Re: [Orgmode] Re: A nice feature to suggest

[Daniel J. Sinder]

Bastien wrote:
> "Egli Christian (KIRO 43)" <address@hidden> writes:
> 
>>>  **: a headline
>>> It would be convenient when you need to store inline tasks that are
>>> neither proper headlines nor list items.  Such a headline wouldn't
>>> (un)fold, not because its content must stay invisible, but because it
>>> has no content.
>> What is the use case for this?
> 
> For example : 
> 
>   * A new project
> 
>   Here is some content describing the expected process for a project.
>   Then i want to list some preliminary scheduled tasks to organize a
>   few things :
> 
>   **: SOMEDAY Build a website
>   **: NEXT Set up a discussion list
>   
>   Then i continue describing the project.  My point is that this very
>   three lines of content are not related to the headline "Set up a
>   discussion list", but to the headline "A new project".
> 
> For now, i use list items like this :
> 
>   - [ ] Build a website
>   - [ ] Set up a discussion list
> 
> But i can't add tags, schedule or archive them, etc., as you do with
> other kinds of (headlined) tasks.  Does this describtion make more
> sense for you ?
> 
> ...
> 
> I'm aware this might first be confusing for the user, because this is
> not the general approach of org-mode.  And i'm also aware this might
> be a very specific need.  But i like org-mode for its flexibility and
> this was just a suggestion concerning "unfoldable" headline (while we
> were at it).
> 
> Hope that makes more sens now :)
> 
> Best,
> 

This is much clearer to me, for one, and I see how the need can
arise.  But it appears somewhat redundant in that you could always
re-organize your file to achieve the same effect (at the cost of a
deeper hierarchy).  For example:

* A new project
** Expected process
   Here is some content, etc.
*** SOMEDAY Build a website
*** NEXT Set up a discussion list
** Additional details
   Then continue describing the project.


Dan