i have not been able to follow this conversation, but is it possible that /all/ of this complexity is due to outline-mode's dubious choice of not considering the final newline in an entry to be part of an entry?
-- The Kafka Pandemic: <http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com> What is misopathy? https://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com/2013/10/why-some-diseases-are-wronged.html The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. And ANYBODY can get it at any time.