You could turn on org-indent-mode manually using `M-x org-indent-mode`. Alternatively, you could add an org-mode hook that turns on org-indent-mode.
I do not know emacs lisp, so I'll leave it to someone else to suggest how to write the hook. Jeff Documentation: C-h f org-indent-mode On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:56 AM, <bozo...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm just starting with org-mode and so far I like it very much. I have a > question though: > > I like the indented view, but I also like that the number of stars gives me > a quick visual indication of the level I'm in. So I tried setting > > #+STARTUP: indent > #+STARTUP: showstars > > in order to get the following look > > * level 1 > ** level 2 > *** level 3 > **** level 4 > > However, that does not seem to work. What am I doing wrong? > > Cheers, > > bozo > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Jeffrey Horn Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics George Mason University (704) 271-4797 jh...@gmu.edu jrhorn...@gmail.com http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/ _______________________________________________ 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