org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift with reverse order

[Christian Barthel <bch@online.de>]

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I'd like to suggest adding a new prefix arg i.e.
`C-u C-u org-clone-subtree-with-item-shift' to reverse
the order of newly created / cloned siblings.  Would
that be of interest for other orgmode users?

Diff file is attached.

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Christian Barthel

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diff -u --label \#\<buffer\ org.el.gz\> --label \#\<buffer\ org.el\> /tmp/buffer-content-gd7Tiz /tmp/buffer-content-QbeeNi
--- #<buffer org.el.gz>
+++ #<buffer org.el>
@@ -7342,7 +7342,11 @@
 As described above, N+1 clones are produced when the original
 subtree has a repeater.  Setting N to 0, then, can be used to
 remove the repeater from a subtree and create a shifted clone
-with the original repeater."
+with the original repeater.
+
+The new siblings will normally be appended.  When using `C-u C-u'
+prefix argument, the siblings will be prepended.
+"
   (interactive "nNumber of clones to produce: ")
   (unless (wholenump n) (user-error "Invalid number of replications %s" n))
   (when (org-before-first-heading-p) (user-error "No subtree to clone"))
@@ -7388,7 +7392,7 @@
 	(setq nmin 0)
 	(setq nmax (1+ nmax))
 	(setq n-no-remove nmax))
-      (goto-char end)
+      (goto-char (if (equal current-prefix-arg '(16)) beg end))
       (cl-loop for n from nmin to nmax do
 	       (insert
 		;; Prepare clone.
@@ -7418,7 +7422,8 @@
 			  (goto-char (match-beginning 0))
 			  (when (looking-at "<[^<>\n]+\\( +[.+]?\\+[0-9]+[hdwmy]\\)")
 			    (delete-region (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1)))))))
-		  (buffer-string)))))
+		  (buffer-string)))
+	       (if (equal current-prefix-arg '(16)) (goto-char beg))))
     (goto-char beg)))

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