Re: [O] [RFC] Remove Org Struct mode

[Eric Abrahamsen]

Nicolas Goaziou <address@hidden> writes:

> Hello,
>
> I would like to remove Org Struct minor mode from Org code base. Here is
> the rationale:
>
> 1. It is broken. It might look like using Org in another buffer, but it
>    is not. In particular, it just cannot cope with lists, indentation,
>    filling in, e.g., Message mode, as soon as we try something
>    non-trivial. Really, that's a poor-man's Org mode.
>
> 2. Its implementation is very hackish. In particular, it is not modular
>    at all. It rewrites some core functions according to the major mode
>    in use. For example `org-fill-function' tries to handle specially
>    text in a Message mode buffer, basically short-circuiting regular
>    behaviour. There no support for other major modes. If we want some,
>    we need to hard-code it.

+1. I've tried two or three times to refactor it, and it was a
nightmare. I only use lists in orgstruct-mode, so I'd be happy with a
very reduced version, or nothing at all.