From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Column mode a whole file Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 06:38:50 +0200 Message-ID: <92139984-E8D0-424D-A153-357B05321159@gmail.com> References: <9cd2f5ff0907292112o14fee1b1m11b9cc0f56a5cdde@mail.gmail.com> <87zlamz9sm.fsf@kassiopeya.MSHEIMNETZ> <87eirxlk5z.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <9cd2f5ff0907302122m11d97066s22e603f9c9fc0294@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v935.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MXpK9-0001Z3-D9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:39:01 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MXpK4-0001Th-KG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:39:00 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=33790 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MXpK4-0001TX-EX for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:38:56 -0400 Received: from mail-ew0-f211.google.com ([209.85.219.211]:49806) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MXpK3-00033a-Q1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:38:55 -0400 Received: by mail-ew0-f211.google.com with SMTP id 7so1040643ewy.42 for ; Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:38:55 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <9cd2f5ff0907302122m11d97066s22e603f9c9fc0294@mail.gmail.com> 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: Ethan Cc: Bastien , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Jul 31, 2009, at 6:22 AM, Ethan wrote: > On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Bastien > wrote: > Sebastian Rose writes: > > >> Column view by default only shows a single subtree. In order to > do column > >> mode over an entire buffer, you have to have text before the > first headline, > >> and go there. > > I would guess that having text before the first headline is quite a > common pattern. Adding one is not that much work either. Does this > requirement is okay for you? > > Yes, that's a fine answer. The only thing I would suggest is that > maybe it should go in the manual (in the section about outlines and > headlines) that most people put some text before the first headline. > > Also, I think the documentation on column view could be improved. I > think you should start the section by saying how to activate it (go > to beginning of file and C-c C-x C-c). The summary given is currently: > > C-c C-x C-c > Create the column view for the local environment. This command > searches the hierarchy, up from point, for a :COLUMNS: property that > defines a format. When one is found, the column view table is > established for the entire tree, starting from the entry that > contains the :COLUMNS: property. If none is found, the format is > taken from the #+COLUMNS line or from the variable org-columns- > default-format, and column view is established for the current entry > and its subtree. > > I found this somewhat hard to understand (what is included by the > "local environment"? Which is the "entire tree"? Why did it only > create a column view for the headline I was on? Why is #+COLUMNS > different from the :COLUMNS: property?). I have improved the documentation of `C-c C-x C-c'. Thanks. - Carsten