From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Eric Schulte" Subject: Re: Re: org-babel - utility to ease chopping src chunks into smaller org entries Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 07:04:23 -0600 Message-ID: <871v8nfd2i.fsf@gmail.com> References: <878w2xfllt.fsf@gmail.com> <877hihdqtz.fsf@gmail.com> <87fwx4sco2.fsf@gmail.com> <87iq20p473.fsf@stats.ox.ac.uk> <4C9865B2.1040103@christianmoe.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=37366 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Oy2m3-0001Sj-1t for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:20:57 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oy2ln-0007TU-1e for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:20:42 -0400 Received: from mail-pv0-f169.google.com ([74.125.83.169]:47716) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Oy2lm-0007TA-TV for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:20:27 -0400 Received: by pvc30 with SMTP id 30so3742866pvc.0 for ; Tue, 21 Sep 2010 06:20:26 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: mail@christianmoe.com Cc: Dan Davison , Richard Riley , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Christian, I agree generalizing this function over all block types would be very useful. When I find the time I will make this change. Thanks -- Eric Christian Moe writes: > Hi, > > I'm late to this discussion, but just a lateral thought: > > Would you consider rewriting this as `org-demarcate-block' or similar, > to operate on all #+begin_...end blocks, not just src? > > If generalized this function could be equally useful for non-src > blocks as well. Example blocks come immediately to mind, but there are > non-coding applications too. > > For instance, I store many notes with quotes from various texts, > sometimes in fairly long =#+begin_quote= blocks, which I then need to > split up when I want to write an extended discussion of a passage, > quoting a few lines at a time. > > For those who use verse blocks (I all too seldom have the need...), it > may be even more useful. > > For personal use, I already have a little org-insert-block utility > function to insert/wrap [q]uote, [s]rc, e[x]ample, [v]erse or [o]ther > blocks at a keystroke. This works for me since I use at least the > first two more or less equally often. A generalized demarcate-block > function would be a nice complement. > > Yours, > CM > > > > >>> I've just added this to the org-mode repo. >>> >>>> Not in the babel key map - in the org key map (I use it most in normal >>>> non src org entries to mark a block of elisp as src for samples/examples). >>> >>> For now it still lives in the babel keymap behind (C-c C-v d) since it >>> is fundamentally code-block related, >> >> For me, "fundamentally code-block related", in the absence of >> execution-related functionality, points to org-src.el rather than >> org-babel, so I suggest naming this function >> org-src-demarcate-block. The babel keymap is still a good place for a >> binding -- I think it's reasonable for the babel keymap to accomodate >> pure code block stuff in addition to execution/tangling stuff. >> >> Dan >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emacs-orgmode mailing list >> Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. >> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >>