Hi David, On 25.08.2010 11:22, David Abrahams wrote: > I've gotten myself in trouble several times today by backspacing after > an org-link that ends a headline. That's a typical pattern for > editing an org-link, right? Well it turns out that if the item is > folded, then the backspace writes over the end of the un-folded item > but **appears to have no effect**, and you can easily hit backspace > several times to test your sanity before you realize that something is > wrong, badly corrupting your file.
I have had similar such accidents, but not involving links. You probably backspaced into the "..."? > Seems to me that attempts to edit a folded item should either: > > a) restrict changes to the item's headline, or > b) unfold the item and do nothing > > Is there a way to set that up? Just two quick ideas from me here: * You could add a modification hook to all hidden areas to unfold them on modification, or * You could set the read-only property for all hidden areas. This could be setup at the same location where hiding is done. See also here: http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp/html_node/Special-Properties.html#Special-Properties I proposed a patch for image overlay which show a related problem here: http://patchwork.newartisans.com/patch/31/ Cheers, Martin _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
