On Jul 26, 2011, at 11:54 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote: > > On Jul 26, 2011, at 11:30 AM, Florian Beck wrote: > >> Christian Moe <m...@christianmoe.com> writes: >> >>>> Firstly, I want to copy the *visible* text (minus the …, but never mind >>>> that); >> >>> In other words: Begin exporting only the visible part with `C-c C-e >>> v', then press space at the prompt for output formats. This leaves you >>> in a second buffer with a copy of the visible part (and yes, you do >>> get rid of the ellipses). Then select all with `C-c h' (alternately, >>> select the region of your choice) and copy. Kill the copy buffer when >>> you're done with it. >> >> Thanks. Seems like `org-export-visible' does exactly what I want. >> >> I also wrote a function to copy the visible part of the region. For >> those curious: >> >> (defun copy-visible (beg end) >> (interactive "r") >> (let ((text "") s) >> (save-excursion >> (save-restriction >> (narrow-to-region beg end) >> (setq s (goto-char (point-min))) >> (while (not (= (point) (point-max))) >> (goto-char (org-find-invisible)) >> (setq text (concat text (buffer-substring s (point)))) >> (setq s (goto-char (org-find-visible)))))) >> (kill-new text))) > > This is a very useful function, thanks! I have added it > to org-mode as `org-copy-visible', currently without a key > binding.
Ando now there is a key (C-c C-x v) and a menu entry, and documentation in manual and refcard for it. Thanks again. - Carsten > > To speed it up a bit, you made it collect the snippets into > a list and then do the concat in one sweep - this might make a > difference for large buffers. > > Cheers > > - Carsten - Carsten
