Re: Using orgstruct-mode (or just org-cycle) in emacs-lisp-mode

[jorge.alfaro-murillo@yale.edu (Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo)]

Jonas Bernoulli writes:

> `orgstruct-mode' sounds like it could be really useful too, but 
> as I mentioned it doesn't work for me at all.  So for now I 
> would like to stick to just `outline-minor-mode'. 
> 
>   Thanks
>   Jonas 
> 
> Ps: I am still not sure whether I am just doing something stupid 
> or why else `orgstruct-mode' doesn't work for me.  So I would 
> apprechiate a little tutorial starting from emacs -Q that 
> demonstrates what setup is required and what keys I have to 
> press for things to happen. 

Generally it is enough to set orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp and 
turn-on-orgstruct. I do this on a per mode basis, for example:

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  (add-hook 'elisp-mode-hook 'turn-on-orgtbl)
  (add-hook 'elisp-mode-hook
            (lambda ()
                    (setq-local orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp
                                ";; ")))
#+END_SRC

Then you can organize your code using

;; * section-name

;; ** subsection-name

and folding with TAB, shift-TAB, etc will work when you are in 
those lines.

To use lists you just have to start a line with -, +, 1., etc and 
then lists keybindings work, for example M-C-m for new items. I do 
not know why lists do not respect orgstruct-heading-prefix-regexp, 
it has always seem weird to me that I cannot gain orgstruct 
functionality with something like:

;; - first item
;; - second item

-- 
Jorge.