Re: [Orgmode] Column mode a whole file
On Jul 31, 2009, at 6:22 AM, Ethan wrote: On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Bastien bastiengue...@googlemail.com wrote: Sebastian Rose sebastian_r...@gmx.de writes: Column view by default only shows a single subtree. In order to do column mode over an entire buffer, you have to have text before the first headline, and go there. I would guess that having text before the first headline is quite a common pattern. Adding one is not that much work either. Does this requirement is okay for you? Yes, that's a fine answer. The only thing I would suggest is that maybe it should go in the manual (in the section about outlines and headlines) that most people put some text before the first headline. Also, I think the documentation on column view could be improved. I think you should start the section by saying how to activate it (go to beginning of file and C-c C-x C-c). The summary given is currently: C-c C-x C-c Create the column view for the local environment. This command searches the hierarchy, up from point, for a :COLUMNS: property that defines a format. When one is found, the column view table is established for the entire tree, starting from the entry that contains the :COLUMNS: property. If none is found, the format is taken from the #+COLUMNS line or from the variable org-columns- default-format, and column view is established for the current entry and its subtree. I found this somewhat hard to understand (what is included by the local environment? Which is the entire tree? Why did it only create a column view for the headline I was on? Why is #+COLUMNS different from the :COLUMNS: property?). I have improved the documentation of `C-c C-x C-c'. Thanks. - Carsten ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
Re: [Orgmode] Column mode a whole file
Ethan ethan.glasser.c...@gmail.com writes: Hi! I've been playing with org-mode column view (org version 6.28trans, fresh from git!) and working my way through the Org manual to try to understand this tool and see what neat tricks I can pick up by using it. Today I have been playing with column view. Column view by default only shows a single subtree. In order to do column mode over an entire buffer, you have to have text before the first headline, and go there. An empty line is enough. Sebastian ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
Re: [Orgmode] Column mode a whole file
Sebastian Rose sebastian_r...@gmx.de writes: Column view by default only shows a single subtree. In order to do column mode over an entire buffer, you have to have text before the first headline, and go there. I would guess that having text before the first headline is quite a common pattern. Adding one is not that much work either. Does this requirement is okay for you? An empty line is enough. As well, yes. -- Bastien ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
Re: [Orgmode] Column mode a whole file
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 7:55 PM, Bastien bastiengue...@googlemail.comwrote: Sebastian Rose sebastian_r...@gmx.de writes: Column view by default only shows a single subtree. In order to do column mode over an entire buffer, you have to have text before the first headline, and go there. I would guess that having text before the first headline is quite a common pattern. Adding one is not that much work either. Does this requirement is okay for you? Yes, that's a fine answer. The only thing I would suggest is that maybe it should go in the manual (in the section about outlines and headlines) that most people put some text before the first headline. Also, I think the documentation on column view could be improved. I think you should start the section by saying how to activate it (go to beginning of file and C-c C-x C-c). The summary given is currently: C-c C-x C-c Create the column view for the local environment. This command searches the hierarchy, up from point, for a :COLUMNS: property that defines a format. When one is found, the column view table is established for the entire tree, starting from the entry that contains the :COLUMNS: property. If none is found, the format is taken from the #+COLUMNS line or from the variable org-columns-default-format, and column view is established for the current entry and its subtree. I found this somewhat hard to understand (what is included by the local environment? Which is the entire tree? Why did it only create a column view for the headline I was on? Why is #+COLUMNS different from the :COLUMNS: property?). Thanks! Ethan ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
[Orgmode] Column mode a whole file
Hi! I've been playing with org-mode column view (org version 6.28trans, fresh from git!) and working my way through the Org manual to try to understand this tool and see what neat tricks I can pick up by using it. Today I have been playing with column view. Column view by default only shows a single subtree. In order to do column mode over an entire buffer, you have to have text before the first headline, and go there. It seems to me that the usefulness of showing a single subtree is more limited than showing the whole buffer in column view. (This seems to be confirmed by the fact that in Agenda mode, C-c C-x C-c brings up column mode over the whole file.) But as far as I can tell, there's no way to force a whole-buffer approach -- not by a special function, not by invoking with a special argument, and as far as I can tell not by hacking up a simple function (assuming there isn't text already before your first headline). I guess what I'd like to know is: what am I missing? Do most users only do column view over subtrees? Is column view really only used in agenda view? Do all org users keep text at the top of their files to specify file settings, and just use that? Is there a simple way to column-view a whole file that I'm missing? Thanks! Ethan ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
