Re: [Orgmode] structure editing in brainstorming mode

2009-01-01 Thread Matthew Lundin
Hi everyone, Carsten Dominik writes: > > Matt, we clearly need a FAQ entry about transient-mark-mode :-) > > - Carsten I've put up a new FAQ on transient mark mode and Momentary Mark: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php#transient-mark-mode Feel free to suggest any corrections. Best, Matt

Re: [Orgmode] structure editing in brainstorming mode

2009-01-01 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Jan 1, 2009, at 7:42 AM, Rustom Mody wrote: On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Carsten Dominik > wrote: I thought that transient-mark-mode was the only way to make use of commands that automatically use the region if one is active. But because of your mail, I went back to the Emacs manual and

Re: [Orgmode] structure editing in brainstorming mode

2008-12-31 Thread Rustom Mody
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Carsten Dominik wrote: > I thought that transient-mark-mode was the only way to make use > of commands that automatically use the region if one is active. > But because of your mail, I went back to the Emacs manual and > learned about the Momentary Mark, which is >

Re: [Orgmode] structure editing in brainstorming mode

2008-12-31 Thread Daniel Martins
I wish you a (transient-mark-mode -1) and a happy new year :-) ??? May your transition into the next year be highlighted ??? (comment-add 0) (setq happy-new-year t) Daniel 2008/12/31 Carsten Dominik > > On Dec 31, 2008, at 12:36 PM, Daniel Clemente wrote: > > >> Thanks. But I had to turn

Re: [Orgmode] structure editing in brainstorming mode

2008-12-31 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Dec 31, 2008, at 12:36 PM, Daniel Clemente wrote: Thanks. But I had to turn on transient mark mode for it to work. Intended behavior I guess? Yes. Everybody should turn it on. Why would you not? Why „should“ everyone use transient mark mode? Not everyone has to like that setting

Re: [Orgmode] structure editing in brainstorming mode

2008-12-31 Thread Daniel Clemente
>> Thanks. But I had to turn on transient mark mode for it to work. >> Intended behavior I guess? > > Yes. Everybody should turn it on. Why would you not? > Why „should“ everyone use transient mark mode? Not everyone has to like that setting, and some may prefer to work without it. I mys

Re: [Orgmode] structure editing in brainstorming mode

2008-12-31 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Dec 31, 2008, at 7:04 AM, Rustom Mody wrote: On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 5:25 AM, Carsten Dominik > wrote: On Dec 29, 2008, at 1:51 PM, Matthew Lundin wrote: For this, you can use M- and M-, which promote and demote headlines. (M-S- demotes the entire subtree.) Hi Rustom, have you seen

Re: [Orgmode] structure editing in brainstorming mode

2008-12-30 Thread Rustom Mody
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 5:25 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote: > > On Dec 29, 2008, at 1:51 PM, Matthew Lundin wrote: >> For this, you can use M- and M-, which promote and demote >> headlines. (M-S- demotes the entire subtree.) > > Hi Rustom, > > have you seen this part of the reply? Matt is correct th

Re: [Orgmode] structure editing in brainstorming mode

2008-12-30 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Dec 29, 2008, at 1:51 PM, Matthew Lundin wrote: Hi Rustom, "Rustom Mody" writes: 1. Multiple heading demotion Lets say I start writing down some points maybe with/without some additional text * Cat * Dog And now I decide to put all these into a superheading 'My Pets' The only way I kn

Re: [Orgmode] structure editing in brainstorming mode

2008-12-29 Thread Matthew Lundin
Hi Scott, Scott Otterson writes: > On 12/29/2008 9:00 AM, Matthew Lundin wrote: > > <...> > "Rustom Mody" writes: > > <..> > > 2. Converting heading type > > C-c - or S-/ should do the trick. > > This does replace '+' or whatever with '*' but it doesn't add t

Re: [Orgmode] structure editing in brainstorming mode

2008-12-29 Thread Scott Otterson
On 12/29/2008 9:00 AM, Matthew Lundin wrote: <...> "Rustom Mody" writes: <..> 2. Converting heading type C-c - or S-/ should do the trick. This does replace '+' or whatever with '*' but it doesn't add the leading stars, turning a list into a heading.  But C-* does the trick.

Re: [Orgmode] structure editing in brainstorming mode

2008-12-29 Thread Matthew Lundin
Hi Rustom, "Rustom Mody" writes: > 1. Multiple heading demotion > > Lets say I start writing down some points maybe with/without some > additional text > * Cat > * Dog > > And now I decide to put all these into a superheading 'My Pets' > The only way I know is to enter > * My Pets > before Cat

[Orgmode] structure editing in brainstorming mode

2008-12-28 Thread Rustom Mody
There are certain use-cases that come up -- typically when using org-mode in 'brainstorming mode'. I am sure they are so basic that there must be ways of doing it that I dont know of... 1. Multiple heading demotion Lets say I start writing down some points maybe with/without some additional text