Here is a solution that works on your paragraph.
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
(defun explode-paragraph ()
(interactive)
(let (start end)
;; narrow to paragraph
(backward-paragraph) (forward-line)
(setq start (point))
(forward-paragraph) (previous-line)
(setq end (point))
;; now move by sentence, insert number and \n. at the end go to beginning
;; insert a number and use C-cC-c to renumber the list.
(save-restriction
(narrow-to-region start end)
(goto-char (point-min))
(while (< (point) (point-max))
(forward-sentence)
(insert "\n1. "))
(goto-char (point-min))
(insert "1. ")
(org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c))))
(defun unfill-paragraph ()
"Unfill paragraph at or after point."
(interactive "*")
(let ((fill-column most-positive-fixnum))
(fill-paragraph nil (region-active-p))))
(defun list-to-paragraph ()
"Convert list at point to a paragraph."
(interactive)
;; make sure we are at the beginning of the list
(beginning-of-line)
(let ((element (org-element-context))
contents)
(when (eq 'item (car element))
(setq element (org-element-property :parent (org-element-context)))
(goto-char
(org-element-property
:begin
element)))
;; collect each sentence, minus the numbers.
(setq contents (loop for node in
(org-element-property :structure element)
collect
;; remove number and space
(replace-regexp-in-string
(regexp-quote (nth 2 node)) ""
(buffer-substring (nth 0 node)
(nth 6 node)))))
;; replace the list, and then unfill the paragraph.
(setf (buffer-substring (org-element-property :begin element)
(- (org-element-property :end element) 1))
(mapconcat 'identity contents ""))
(goto-char (org-element-property :begin element))
(unfill-paragraph)))
#+END_SRC
marvin doyley writes:
> Hi there,
>
> Does anybody know how to convert a paragraph to a plain list, and vice versa.
> For example, I would like to convert
>
> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse viverra
> consectetur euismod. Donec non tempor turpis.
>
> to
>
> 1. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
> 2. Suspendisse viverra consectetur euismod.
> 3. Donec non tempor turpis.
>
> In one key stroke, this would speed up my brain storming process.
>
> Thanks,
> M
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