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From: Maxim Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH] org-faq.org: Expand "What is the best setup for indenting?"
Date: Thu, 20 May 2021 00:08:06 +0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <s83glm$pnc$2@ciao.gmane.io> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87zgwvg1qg.fsf@gnu.org>

---
 org-faq.org | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/org-faq.org b/org-faq.org
index 9cc193c4..0f8934af 100644
--- a/org-faq.org
+++ b/org-faq.org
@@ -1029,21 +1029,33 @@ something like this:
    :CUSTOM_ID: indentation
    :END:
 
-Indentation is a matter of personal preferences.  General indentation
-preferences are controlled in Emacs via ~electric-indent-mode~.  Org
-indentation behavior changes depending on ~org-adapt-indentation~, which
-accepts three values: =nil= (no special indentation), =t= (always indent
-relatively the the element above) and =headline-data= (only indent the
-~PROPERTIES/LOGBOOK~ drawers relatively to the current level).  On top
-of these two configuration areas, there the difference between =RET= and
-=C-j=.
-
-Here are two tables summarizing the behavior depending on whether
-~electric-indent-mode~ is enable (the default) or not:
-
-With `electric-indent-mode' enabled:
-
-| org-adapt-indentation =>  | nil                    | t                          | headline-data              |
+Indentation, both appearance and behavior, is a matter of personal
+preferences.  You may try if the following adjustments suits better
+for you than the defaults.  Set ~org-adapt-indentation~ to have
+content aligned to headline titles.  Disable ~electric-indent-mode~ to
+avoid automatic indentation in response to =RET= key.
+
+In more details, ~org-adapt-indentation~ controls indentation with
+regards to previous element.  Apparent effect is increased indentation
+for content of deeper nested headings.  The variable accepts three
+values: =nil= (no special indentation), =t= (always indent relatively
+the the element above) and =headline-data= (only indent the
+~PROPERTIES/LOGBOOK~ drawers relatively to the current level).  Value
+=t= is suitable for short entries especially if you plan to share your
+documents with someone who does not use Emacs.  If you just want to
+make heading level more prominent then consider adding visual left
+margin using =#+STARTUP: indent= as described in the [[https://orgmode.org/manual/Clean-View.html#Clean-View][Clean View]]
+section of the manual.  The option works without adding extra spaces
+to the document text.
+
+Configured indentation may be applied in response to =RET= or to
+=C-j= depending on the state of ~electric-indent-mode~.  The following
+tables summarizes the difference.  Version number is added to column
+header if it describes default settings.
+
+With ~electric-indent-mode~ enabled:
+
+| org-adapt-indentation =>  | nil (Org >= 9.5)       | t (Org 9.4)                | headline-data              |
 |---------------------------+------------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------|
 | RET after a headline      | Do not indent          | Indent                     | Do not indent              |
 | C-j after a headline      | Do not indent          | Do not indent              | Do not indent              |
@@ -1051,9 +1063,9 @@ With `electric-indent-mode' enabled:
 | C-j anywhere              | Do not indent wrt prev | Do not indent wrt previous | Do not indent wrt previous |
 | Insert PROPERTIES/LOGBOOK | Do not indent          | Indent wrt headline        | Indent wrt headline        |
 
-With `electric-indent-mode' disabled:
+With ~electric-indent-mode~ disabled:
 
-| org-adapt-indentation =>  | nil                 | t                          | headline-data              |
+| org-adapt-indentation =>  | nil                 | t                          | headline-data (Org < 9.4)  |
 |---------------------------+---------------------+----------------------------+----------------------------|
 | RET after a headline      | Do not indent       | Do not indent              | Do not indent              |
 | C-j after a headline      | Do not indent       | Indent                     | Do not indent              |
@@ -1061,6 +1073,21 @@ With `electric-indent-mode' disabled:
 | C-j                       | Indent wrt previous | Indent wrt previous        | Indent wrt previous        |
 | Insert PROPERTIES/LOGBOOK | Do not indent       | Indent wrt headline        | Indent wrt headline        |
 
+Do not try to avoid or to ignore indentation of heading body or
+properties drawer determined by current state of
+~org-adapt-indentation~ and ~electric-indent-mode~ by pressing =C-j=
+instead of =RET= (or vice versa). The result is transient and you will
+lost formatting when you refile heading or change its level (promote
+or demote it).
+
+You may have noticed recommendation to disable ~electric-indent-mode~
+to restore behavior prior to Org 9.4.  In Org 9.5
+~org-adapt-indentation~ default value changed to =nil= and, that is
+more important, a number of bugs related to indentation were fixed.
+Using =RET= with enabled ~electric-indent-mode~ should be convenient
+now.  Just customize ~org-adapt-indentation~ variable accordingly to
+you preferences.
+
 ** Can I migrate from Planner?
 
    Yes.  This [[http://www.c0t0d0s0.de/plan2org/plan2org.pl][perl script]] or [[http://gitorious.org/bkuhn-small-hacks/org-mode/blobs/master/planner2org.plx
-- 
2.25.1




  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-05-19 17:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 46+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-05-02  6:09 [POLL] Setting `org-adapt-indentation' to nil by default? Bastien
2021-05-02  7:13 ` Tim Cross
2021-05-02  8:06 ` Jean Louis
2021-05-02  8:47   ` Tim Cross
2021-05-02 20:18     ` Jean Louis
2021-05-02 22:25       ` Tim Cross
2021-05-03  7:41         ` Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-05-03 10:15         ` Jean Louis
2021-05-02  8:56   ` Bastien
2021-05-02  8:59     ` Bastien
2021-05-02 20:24       ` Jean Louis
2021-05-02 20:21     ` Jean Louis
2021-05-02 20:22     ` Jean Louis
2021-05-02 10:07 ` Eric S Fraga
2021-05-02 15:01 ` Detlef Steuer
2021-05-02 15:44   ` Colin Baxter
2021-05-02 15:46 ` Amin Bandali
2021-05-02 18:11   ` Tom Gillespie
2021-05-02 18:19     ` Nicolas Goaziou
2021-05-02 18:48       ` Tom Gillespie
2021-05-02 19:20         ` Nicolas Goaziou
2021-05-03 10:11   ` Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
2021-05-02 18:31 ` Jim Porter
2021-05-02 20:44 ` Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-05-03  7:33   ` Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-05-03  8:06     ` Bastien
2021-05-03 12:53       ` Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-05-03 13:40         ` Bastien
2021-05-03 14:57           ` Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-05-06 14:50       ` Maxim Nikulin
2021-05-15 20:51         ` Bastien
2021-05-19 17:02           ` [PATCH] etc/ORG-NEWS: Suggest against disabling `electric-indent-mode' Maxim Nikulin
2021-05-20 12:25             ` Bastien
2021-05-19 17:08           ` Maxim Nikulin [this message]
2021-05-19 18:06             ` [PATCH] org-faq.org: Expand "What is the best setup for indenting?" Greg Minshall
2021-05-20 15:57               ` Maxim Nikulin
2021-05-21  2:45                 ` Greg Minshall
2021-05-27 16:11                   ` Maxim Nikulin
2021-05-21  9:38                 ` Bastien
2021-05-20 12:28             ` Bastien
2021-05-19 17:08           ` [POLL] Setting `org-adapt-indentation' to nil by default? Maxim Nikulin
2021-05-02 21:07 ` Jack Kamm
2021-05-05  7:54 ` Bastien
2021-05-06 14:13   ` Bastien
2021-05-09 16:42     ` Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-05-15 12:46       ` Bastien

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