Hi Thomas,
Lists depend entirely on indentation.
Sidenote:
For long mails and similar texts I use a drawer:
(setq org-drawers (quote ("PROPERTIES" "CLOCK" "PHONE" "EMAIL"
"REMAIL" "HIDDEN" "LOGBOOK")))
:EMAIL: and :REMAIL: are the ones I use for mails from and to
customers.
Sebastian
"Thomas S. Dye" <t...@tsdye.com> writes:
> Aloha all,
>
> First, org-mode is really useful. The more I use it, the more useful it gets
> and the more I appreciate its flexibility. I've been using it for several
> months but still feel like a newbie. Perhaps the problem I'm having stems
> from
> this.
>
> I use the checkbox feature a lot, with good effect, like this:
>
> *** Task 1 [/]
> - [ ] Step 1
> - [ ] Step 2
> - [ ] Step 3
>
> Recently, I received via email comments from 4 reviewers on a paper I'd
> submitted for publication. The editor asked me to keep track of how I'd
> responded to all of the comments, so I tried this:
>
> *** Reviewer 1 [/]
> - [ ] Comment 1
> - [ ] Comment 2
> etc.
>
> I cut the comments out of the email message and pasted them directly into the
> org file in Aquamacs Emacs. Some of the comments are quite lengthy, others
> are
> short.
>
> My problem is that midway down a list of comments org-mode ceases to recognize
> that the comment checkboxes are associated with the heading. In each case,
> the
> last comment checkbox that is correctly associated with the heading formats
> differently (with Esc-Q) than the comments above it. The comment checkboxes
> that are associated correctly format as indented blocks with the second and
> subsequent lines of text left justified on the "[" of the first line. The
> last
> associated checkbox justifies the second and subsequent lines two characters
> left of the "-" of the first line. Subsequent, unassociated checkboxes align
> the "-" of the first line with last line of the item above it. Here is an
> example:
>
>
> *** Reviewer 3 [2/6]
>
> ... (Several items omitted)
>
> - [X] p. 7 In 1779, Kamehameha was a young man on his way up as a
> favored nephew of Kalaniopu`u, but isn't it a little early to
> refer to his dynasty?
> - [X] p. 7 It is true Kamehameha benefited greatly from Western
> advice and weapons, but the tradition of conquest was well
> established by the time he embarked on his career as a conqueror by
> chiefs including Kalaniopu`u, and especially Kahekili.
> - [X] p. 7 According to traditions 'Umi's father had been recognized
> as paramount of the island. `Umi regained his father's status by
> putting down a rebellion of the five districts other than Hamakua
> and reunited the polity. I think of this as a civil war rather
> than the capture of territory to which he had no previous claim.
>
> In this case the first two items are counted in the headline, but the last one
> isn't.
>
> If someone could point out what might be going wrong, I'll appreciate it.
>
> All the best,
> Tom
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