Re: [Orgmode] Re: list indentation

[Carsten Dominik]

I don't quite understand yet what you mean.  Please try to explain  
again.

- Carsten

On Feb 9, 2008, at 1:29 AM, cezar wrote:

> On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:24:39 +0100, Carsten Dominik wrote:
>
> > On Feb 7, 2008, at 7:58 PM, cezar wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am using org-mode version 5.17a and I sometimes need to write some
> > > details on a task like:
> > >
> > > ** TODO something to be done
> > >  notes about this task
> > >  come here and they include a list
> > >  - blah
> > >  - blah
> > >    And another list
> > >    - foo
> > >    - foo
> > >      And one more list
> > >      - bar
> > >      - bar
> > >
> > > Now, this is not what it should look like ! The lists need to be
> > > aligned properly.
> >
> >
> > Hi Cezar,
> >
> > Org-mode tries its best to guess what you mean and then do it.   
> > However,
> > it is not a true mind reader, and it cannot know how you intend your
> > lists to be structured.  This structure you show is valid and might  
> > just
> > as well be what you mean.
> >
> > However, Org-mode helps you to create the lists either way. What you
> > probably did is (I am guessing here):
> >
> >     - type "And another list"
> >     - press RET to get a new line
> >     - press TAB to indent, Org assumes that you want to continue
> >       text as *part* of he current item.
> >     - type "-" to make a new item
> >     - press TAB in the hope that the line would be outdented
> >       to match your intended structure.  Bummer.  Org keeps the
> >       structure because it assumes by setting the indentation, this  
> > is
> >       what you mean.
> >
> > What you could have done
> >     - type "And another list"
> >     - press RET to get a new line
> >     - type "-" to make a new item
> >     - press TAB to indent, now org-mode matches up the "-"
> >       with the previous ones, because before indenting the line you
> >       told it that you intended it to be an item in time.
> >
> > What you really should have done
> >     - type "And another list"
> >     - M-RET to create the next item.
> >
> > Hope this helps
> >
> > - Carsten
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Am I making any sense ?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Cezar
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> My problem is that "Another list" is indented (because it's under a  
> list
> element row). So what I'd want is org-mode to know that/when the list
> ends which is at the end of the line (maybe use a dot)
>
> Thank you for explaining.
>
> Cezar
>
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