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Re: [O] [PATCH] org-src: allow `org-babel-edit-prep:.*' to mark region


From: Oleh
Subject: Re: [O] [PATCH] org-src: allow `org-babel-edit-prep:.*' to mark region
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 15:34:50 +0100

>>> I don't understand what your use-case is. Note that `org-edit-special'
>>> already preserves region.
>>
>> That's good, but not what I need. I want to go from an unmarked region
>> in an org file with markup
>> to a marked region without markup in the *Org Src* buffer.
>
> That still doesn't explain why you need it.

To automate things.
I'm writing a function reference for a package here:
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abo-abo/lispy/gh-pages/index.org.
Here's the link in case you don't want to compile the org-file:
  http://abo-abo.github.io/lispy/.

Some of the source blocks in this document feature a marked region
that I export marked to HTML.  Most source blocks are step-by-step
examples that assume a certain point and region state in order to
work.  And it's nice to automatically set the region state in order to
text out an example.

>
>> I've defined a custom `org-babel-edit-prep:elisp' that does this, but
>> it's not allowed to mark region in this function.
>
> Why?

Well, I can call `set-mark' in this function, but it won't work unless
the function
that calls it binds `deactivate-mark' to nil.

>
>> Just to sum it up: I want a custom `org-babel-edit-prep:elisp' to be
>> able to mark region, even if it wasn't marked before.
>
> Your markup is very personal. I still don't see the need to turn it into
> a general mechanism.

Well, I'm not trying to push my markup or anything, I just want my
custom `org-babel-edit-prep:elisp' to be able to mark the region.
Currently I'm not given that option.

> Isn't an advice enough?

I don't know how this would work. `org-babel-edit-prep:elisp' is
already the exit point
of `org-edit-src-code' and it's not allowed to mark the region.

regards,
Oleh



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