Re: [Orgmode] Re: Announcing my Python module to read org-mode files

[Mark Elston]

* Charles Cave wrote (on 3/16/2009 6:22 PM):
> Mark Elston <m.elston <at> advantest-ard.com> writes:
>  
> > The only thing better would be a way to use this package to
> > update the nodes and then write them back out.  Hmmmmm......
>
> The changes to the package to write the node output out are...
>
> 1. A means of storing the org-mode preamble .. all the lines before
> the first headline.  Maybe this could be in a node with level 0
> and headline of null. The bodytext of this object could be
> the preamble lines.
>
> 2. A method to output a node in ord-mode format echoing the
> ** prefix, TODO tag, headline, tags, properties and body text.
>
> 3. The module currently discards lines beginning with #.
> These should now be preserved.
>
> I wouldnt imagine this being a great deal of work.
> I will add this to my (very long list) of things to do!

Actually, for my purposes, I think the problem is simpler.  As these
files are automatically generated (and, eventually, updated) the
preamble is 'pre-defined' for each file.  It could be written out
new each time the file is updated.  So #1 and #3 are non-issues as far
as I am concerned.

#2 is, of course, the primary issue.  I will probably need to deal with
properties as I get more involved in 'tweaking' my generators so I am
thrilled to see you already support them.

Mark