Re: Re: list indentation

[Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl>]

I don't quite understand yet what you mean.  Please try to explain  
again.

- Carsten

On Feb 9, 2008, at 1:29 AM, cezar wrote:

> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:24:39 +0100, Carsten Dominik wrote:
>
>> On Feb 7, 2008, at 7:58 PM, cezar wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I am using org-mode version 5.17a and I sometimes need to write some
>>> details on a task like:
>>>
>>> ** TODO something to be done
>>>  notes about this task
>>>  come here and they include a list
>>>  - blah
>>>  - blah
>>>    And another list
>>>    - foo
>>>    - foo
>>>      And one more list
>>>      - bar
>>>      - bar
>>>
>>> Now, this is not what it should look like ! The lists need to be
>>> aligned properly.
>>
>>
>> Hi Cezar,
>>
>> Org-mode tries its best to guess what you mean and then do it.   
>> However,
>> it is not a true mind reader, and it cannot know how you intend your
>> lists to be structured.  This structure you show is valid and might  
>> just
>> as well be what you mean.
>>
>> However, Org-mode helps you to create the lists either way. What you
>> probably did is (I am guessing here):
>>
>>     - type "And another list"
>>     - press RET to get a new line
>>     - press TAB to indent, Org assumes that you want to continue
>>       text as *part* of he current item.
>>     - type "-" to make a new item
>>     - press TAB in the hope that the line would be outdented
>>       to match your intended structure.  Bummer.  Org keeps the
>>       structure because it assumes by setting the indentation, this  
>> is
>>       what you mean.
>>
>> What you could have done
>>     - type "And another list"
>>     - press RET to get a new line
>>     - type "-" to make a new item
>>     - press TAB to indent, now org-mode matches up the "-"
>>       with the previous ones, because before indenting the line you
>>       told it that you intended it to be an item in time.
>>
>> What you really should have done
>>     - type "And another list"
>>     - M-RET to create the next item.
>>
>> Hope this helps
>>
>> - Carsten
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Am I making any sense ?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Cezar
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>
> My problem is that "Another list" is indented (because it's under a  
> list
> element row). So what I'd want is org-mode to know that/when the list
> ends which is at the end of the line (maybe use a dot)
>
> Thank you for explaining.
>
> Cezar
>
>
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