From: Laurenz Wiskott <laurenz.wiskott@rub.de>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: new org mode, changed folding behavior could be improved / more consistent
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2023 21:44:33 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Y+FmsYiuH8taKozy@curry> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Y+FeMGGZiLqaPxLO@curry>
PS: I use org-mode version 9.4
On Mon, Feb 06, 2023 at 09:08:16PM +0100, Laurenz Wiskott wrote:
> Hi,
>
> org mode has apparently been rewritten somehow. At least I noticed a few differences
> after updating to the new Debian version. For instance, it got much faster. GREAT!
>
> There is one feature however that I really miss: It used to be that I could add an entry
> with a certain number of stars in the first line, and then 'org-global-cycle' using S-TAB
> would allow to make all the headlines visible only up to that many stars. For instance,
> a file with
>
>
> *** -
> * 1
> Text 1
> ** 2
> Text 2
> *** 3
> Text 3
> **** 4
> Text 4
>
> after one or two S-TAB (depending on the initial folding state) would look like
>
> *** -
> * 1
> ** 2
> *** 3
>
> without the 4-star headline visible. If I remove one star in the first line and type
> S-TAB once or twice, then it looks like
>
> ** -
> * 1
> ** 2
>
> I found that a convenient way of controlling the depth of the CONTENT view (I believe it
> is called). That does not work any more. Typing S-TAB once or twice leads to the
> CONTENTS view that shows all headlines, no matter how many stars and independently of the
> first line.
>
> I have read that I can get the desired behavior with a numerical argument. So, I have a
> work around. GREAT!
>
> However, I find it inconsistent, that 'org-global-cycle' and 'org-cycle' work
> differently. The latter shows the old behavior (GREAT!), but can apparently not be
> controlled directly with a numerical argument, while for the former it is the other way
> around.
>
> I suggest, to enable the trick with the first line for both 'org-global-cycle' and
> 'org-cycle' and to also enable overwriting this with a numerical argument.
>
> Here is an example for 'org-cycle'
>
> * 1
> *** -
> ** A
> *** Aa
> Text
> ** B
> *** Ba
> **** Ba1
> Text
>
> Typing TAB once or twice (depending on the initial folding state) on the main headline (*
> 1) yields the view:
>
> * 1
> *** -
> ** A
> *** Aa
> ** B
> *** Ba
>
> If I remove one star in the second line (*** -), typing TAB yields
>
> * 1
> ** -
> ** A
> ** B
>
> So, that still works. But a numerical argument has no effect. However, I found that C-c
> TAB (org-show-children) does this, but why not just numerical argument plus TAB, like for
> S-TAB?
>
> Anyhow, I am extremely grateful for the org-mode and I use it daily. Thanks a lot.
>
> Best,
>
> Laurenz Wiskott.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-02-07 14:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-02-06 20:08 new org mode, changed folding behavior could be improved / more consistent Laurenz Wiskott
2023-02-06 20:44 ` Laurenz Wiskott [this message]
2023-02-08 11:31 ` Ihor Radchenko
[not found] ` <Y+OR/4eRUdrSJQ6P@curry>
[not found] ` <874jrvccwo.fsf@localhost>
[not found] ` <Y+USPxfpI4FXeNuX@curry>
2023-02-10 11:03 ` Ihor Radchenko
[not found] ` <Y+i5i7oQ8BdSfBmk@curry>
2023-02-13 15:02 ` [FR] Use empty ***** heading to indicate folding depth in org-cycle for a subtree (was: new org mode, changed folding behavior could be improved / more consistent) Ihor Radchenko
2023-03-29 13:00 ` new org mode, changed folding behavior could be improved / more consistent Ihor Radchenko
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