Re: list indentation

[cezar <cezar@mixandgo.ro>]

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