I'm not super advanced in org-mode, so take what I have to say as "non-authoritative", but:
I don't think you need any prefix on lines in your org-mode file. Lines with some number of * are headers as you noted Lines that start with a - make a list of items. I'm not sure what you can do with lists ... but probably that has an effect on formatting. So you can have a paragraph (no prefix), then a list (list items start with -) then another paragraph ... I haven't tried to "export" my org files so I don't know how it would look. I just use the files as a todo/done list/database/thing. bjb On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Chris Patti <cpa...@gmail.com> wrote: > So, this is one of those weird moments where I feel really stupid > saying this, but I can imagine others have dealt with this as well. > > When I first started using org-mode, I thought you prefixed every line > with some number of *. > > Then, I discovered that the *** were headings, and actual items under > those headings were prefixed with '-'. > > This is a simple thing, but WOW did it make a huge difference. > > * I kept wondering why exports to PDF or HTML looked like crud > * Things like beamer wouldn't render my slides properly > > etc etc. > > I'm going to go over the documentation and ensure I wasn't just > looking past something, but I wonder if others have had this problem. > > -Chris > > -- > Christopher Patti - Geek At Large | GTalk: cpa...@gmail.com | AIM: > chrisfeohpatti | P: (260) 54PATTI > "Technology challenges art, art inspires technology." - John Lasseter, > Pixar > >
