Re: list items not treated as such.

[Paul Rudin <paul-sqPYmOVXOov10XsdtD+oqA@public.gmane.org>]

Paul Rudin <paul-sqPYmOVXOov10XsdtD+oqA@public.gmane.org> writes:

> Daniele Pizzolli <dan-zJXtmFUY6h0@public.gmane.org> writes:
>
>> On 09/29/2013 08:40 PM, Paul Rudin wrote:
>>>
>>> Example:
>>>
>>> 1. Some text that extends over more than one line, I'm not sure if the exact
>>>     length is relevant.
>>>     a) stuff; and then
>>>     b) this item will not be recognised as a list item, which can be a bit of a
>>>     pain, so if you're typing with auto-fill on it will be formatted like this,
>>>     but really the second line should align underneath the text of the start of
>>>     the item.
>>>
>>>
>>> Is this working as intended? It seems wrong to me - if I type item b)
>>> above it surely should fill properly?
>>
>> Hello Paul,
>> Be sure to have this setting:
>>
>> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :results none
>> (setq org-list-allow-alphabetical t)
>> #+END_SRC
>
> Yeah, I have that in my init.el, it's not a general problem with
> alphabetic labels, it's only in some contexts that problem happens.
> hitting alt-enter at the end of item a) works just fine for example - I
> get the b) label inserted correctly for example.

Another data point on this. I have just noticed that if there is a blank
line prior to the first list item then things work as they should.