I did -want- to do that.
On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Omid <omidl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Then I misunderstood you. I thought you wanted to create tables side > by sides. This of course allows you to look at different parts of your > buffer side by side, with the additional features I mentioned. > > On 06/05/2014 03:54 PM, Aldric Giacomoni wrote: > > Omid: The idea is C-x 3, clone-indirect-buffer, so I can see and modify > > the same buffer in two different places. So.. A workaround, not a > solution. > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 3:28 PM, Omid <omidl...@gmail.com > > <mailto:omidl...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > > > With clone-indirect-buffer you'll get a twin copy of your original > > buffer. You are in effect editing the same buffer in two different , > > with some additional niceties like having separate modes and > > narrow-to-region, etc (see an example usage at > > http://demonastery.org/2013/04/emacs-narrow-to-region-indirect/). I > > don't see how this can help with your problem, though. > > > > On 06/05/2014 12:52 PM, Thorsten Jolitz wrote: > > > Aldric Giacomoni <trev...@gmail.com <mailto:trev...@gmail.com>> > > writes: > > > > > >> I'd like to be able to create multiple tables on the same rows, > like > > >> such: > > >> > > >> | Group | Name | | Something | Else | > > >> |----------+----------| |-----------------+----- --| > > >> | 1 | foo | | Yes | No | > > >> |----------+----------| |-----------------+-------| > > >> > > >> This might be based on a pretty fundamental misunderstanding of > > how to > > >> use tables, org-mode and emacs, but I would find it useful to be > able > > >> to compare tables and making changes easily without scrolling too > > >> much. > > >> > > >> Someone on #emacs pointed me towards clone-indirect-buffer, which > > >> works for my purposes, but I figured I'd ask here and ask all you > > >> experts if this idea is reasonable or crazy-pants. > > > > > > 1+ for crazy-pants > > > > > > > -- > > Omid > > > > Sent from my Emacs > > > > > > -- > Omid > > Sent from my Emacs >
