---
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
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