Re: [tip for EXWM users] An alternative method for isolate trees

["Julian M. Burgos" <julian.burgos@hafogvatn.is>]

Hi Juan,

You are right. :) I have not noticed that org-tree-to-indirect-buffer reuses the indirect buffer when you call it for a second time.  According to the manual, "with a C-u prefix, do not remove the previously used indirect buffer", but that does not seem to work.  When you do Cu-Cc-Cx-b from a buffer that already has an indirect buffer you get a "cannot modify an area being edited in a dedicated buffer".  If you try it from a different buffer, the prefix is ignored and the indirect buffer is assigned to the tree from the last buffer.

This does not seem to be a limitation from emacs, as it is possible to open multiple indirect buffers from a base buffer, using for example clone-indirect-buffer.  So it should be possible to make a function combining "clone-indirect-buffer" and "org-narrow-to-subtree" perhaps?  I am thinking so this option is available not only to EXWM users.

Ideally, there should be an option to allow org-tree-to-indirect-buffer to create more than one indirect buffer if desired.

My best,

Julian

Juan Manuel Macías writes:

> Hi Julian, thanks for your comment.
>
> "Julian M. Burgos" <julian.burgos@hafogvatn.is> writes:
>
>> Thank you, although I tested your functions and compared with the
>> original org-tree-to-indirect-buffer, the only difference I see is
>> that your function creates a new exwm workspace. The original function
>> already creates indirect buffers with their own names (using a slash
>> instead of the double colons). Or I am missing something?
>
> org-tree-to-indirect-buffer creates a new buffer, but (as far as I know)
> does not allow accumulating buffers. In other words, you cannot have
> several isolated trees at the time. In this method it just occurred to
> me to configure org-indirect-buffer-display as new-frame and take
> advantage of EXWM frame management.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Juan Manuel


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