From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Brand Subject: Re: indirect buffer for properties Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 21:16:50 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87wrhgi6fl.fsf@norang.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:35959) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QOx66-0000zP-1f for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 24 May 2011 15:16:54 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QOx64-0000k0-Nk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 24 May 2011 15:16:54 -0400 Received: from mail-ey0-f169.google.com ([209.85.215.169]:54629) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QOx64-0000jg-JP for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 24 May 2011 15:16:52 -0400 Received: by eyd9 with SMTP id 9so2736938eyd.0 for ; Tue, 24 May 2011 12:16:51 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87wrhgi6fl.fsf@norang.ca> 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-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Bernt Hansen Cc: Org Mode Hi Bernt Thanks for the suggestion. "C-c C-x p" with completion is perfect for me to _edit_ a certain outline item and one of its properties. But I would also like the possibility to fast _walk through_ an outline tree to only see _all_ properties per item _at a glance_. The idea was to have a "primary Org buffer" (see below), opened e. g. in the state org-content, and a second "indirect buffer for properties" (see below) to show all the properties of the item where the point in the primary buffer is currently in. Moving up and down in the primary buffer would automatically update the indirect buffer to follow the current item. Possibly _edit_ a property here and there in the indirect buffer would be a nice add-on as an alternative to "C-c C-x p" for some cases but not the main purpose. /---------------------------------------------------/ / * section / / ** [#C] first subsection... / / ** [#B] second subsection... / / ** DONE third subsection... / / / /------ (the primary Org buffer) -------------------/ / :ITEM: second subsection / / :PRIORITY: B / / :prop: short value / / :property_with_long_key: property with long value / / [... many more custom properties ...] / / / /------ (the indirect buffer for properties) -------/ This idea is inspired by org-tree-to-indirect-buffer (C-c C-x b) and the recently introduced org-table-follow-field-mode with its thread about truncated long lines in tables: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/41584 Michael On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 15:17, Bernt Hansen wrote: > Michael Brand writes: >> What do you think about an indirect buffer for properties (or is there >> already one I don't know of yet?) that lets one view and maybe even >> edit all properties of the typically folded current heading of the >> primary buffer in an indirect buffer? > > I just use C-c C-x p with IDO completion to show property names. =A0This > shows the current value if any and allows editing the value. =A0Does this > do what you want?