On 14.7.2011, at 20:01, Nick Dokos wrote: > [email protected] wrote: > >> >>> [email protected] writes: >>> >>> [email protected] writes: >>> >>>> (setq outline-regexp "[-\f]+") >>>> so as to use - as the headline starter character in outline mode. >>>> Switch to another buffer, enter the text >>>> >>>> - first heading >>>> -- second heading >>>> some stuff here >>>> >>>> Activate org-mode. M-x org-mode. >>> >>> You should not do this. org-mode lists start with a "-", using >>> this character for headlines will just confuse things. >> >> Let me rephrase my message then. >> >> BUG. How to reproduce. >> Starting with emacs -Q (this is emacs 23.2 together with org-mode 6.33), >> execute in the scratch buffer >> (setq outline-regexp "[•\f]+") >> so as to use a bullet as the headline starter character in outline mode. >> Switch to another buffer, enter the text >> >> • first heading >> •• second heading >> some stuff here >> >> Activate org-mode. M-x org-mode. >> >> Then go to the first heading. TAB folds the text as expected. >> Go to the second heading. TAB inserts a TAB instead of folding >> the second heading. >> >>> Can't you live with the "*" as the headline character? >> >> That's a pretty rude answer, I must say. I don't know a single > > No, it's not. It is as clear an indication as anybody can give you that > asterisks are pretty much embedded into org structure. > > Patient: "Doctor, it hurts when I do that" > Doctor: "Don't do that" > > You may not like it but that's the way it is. Trying to change it at a > superficial level (as you did by changing outline-regexp) is likely to > land you in a world of pain.
Yes. While in principle it might be possible to change the headline character, in practice is would be very difficult, because it is hard-coded not only in regular expressions but also in the structure-editing commands and in many other places. Org-mocde has many syntax elements using many characters, and any modification of the headline character would likely lead to conflicts in other areas. So I do not recommend even trying to change this. Outline-mode is a general mode to do outlining and can change this. Org-mode is a specific file format. BTW, this discussion has happened in the mailing list before several times - a FAQ entry might indeed be appropriate. - Carsten > > Nick > >> language (language as e.g. english, russian, spanish...) that >> uses * as an headline character. BTW, I know that bugs should be >> reported through the bug tracker, I will do that asap, and >> no, I don't have a patch, I don't understand how org-mode >> works. >> >
