From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jens Lechtenboerger Subject: Re: [PATCH] Derive non-default start value for ordered list Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 20:32:06 +0100 Message-ID: <87zhgamsll.fsf@informationelle-selbstbestimmung-im-internet.de> References: <87r21nvkq5.fsf@informationelle-selbstbestimmung-im-internet.de> <87blsryyvm.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:40142) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ibrQe-0005gc-9o for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:32:17 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ibrQZ-00033g-J0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:32:16 -0500 Received: from mx2.mailbox.org ([80.241.60.215]:25485) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ibrQZ-00033L-B8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:32:11 -0500 Received: from smtp2.mailbox.org (smtp2.mailbox.org [80.241.60.241]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx2.mailbox.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 74D8AA1FD1 for ; Mon, 2 Dec 2019 20:32:09 +0100 (CET) Received: from smtp2.mailbox.org ([80.241.60.241]) by spamfilter02.heinlein-hosting.de (spamfilter02.heinlein-hosting.de [80.241.56.116]) (amavisd-new, port 10030) with ESMTP id qCfGIjoSX0YW for ; Mon, 2 Dec 2019 20:32:06 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <87blsryyvm.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> (Nicolas Goaziou's message of "Mon, 02 Dec 2019 08:23:25 +0100") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 2019-12-02, at 08:23, Nicolas Goaziou wrote: > Jens Lechtenboerger writes: > >> [...] >> What do you think about the attached patch that allows to omit the >> @-syntax? Controlled by the new variable >> org-list-use-first-bullet-as-non-standard-counter, the code assigns >> a counter value to the first list item from its bullet string if the >> item >> 1. does not specify a counter itself, >> 2. has an alphanumeric bullet, and >> 3. does not have a default start value (1, a, A). > > I think the current situation is better. It works, as advertised, and it > allows you to re-number any item in the list, not necessarily the first > one. One can still do this. > Of course, it may be less "elegant", but the overhead is negligible, > and, as a data point, I'd rather have continuation lists more visible > than not, as it could create confusion in the document. I understand. > I do not know about org-re-reveal, but included exporters do not display > the [@xxx] part. However, they use its value to start lists at an > appropriate number, if technically possible. I suggest org-re-reveal to > do the same if that's not the case. My backend does this, but maybe the user did not know about the @-syntax. Also, he did not want to change all his preexisting lists. Thanks for your feedback Jens