Just in case it is relevant, if your using a recent emacs, you might be running into a bug which was recently reported to do with changes in text-mode. The bug was found by an orglist user and affected subsequent line indentation. See the emacs devel list archives for details (was within the last 2 weeks from memory).
Tim Nicolas Goaziou <m...@nicolasgoaziou.fr> writes: > Hello, > > Uwe Brauer <o...@mat.ucm.es> writes: > >> I am using orgalist-mode in mail buffers via. >> >> (add-hook 'mail-mode-hook #'orgalist-mode) >> (add-hook 'message-mode-hook #'orgalist-mode) >> >> >> The filling works nicely if I start like this >> >> 1. Akja kjkajsdk fjadkfjaksdjfa kajskfj sajflksajdf lkjsaljfksadjf >> ksajfdkajsd fkjsadlkfj >> >> >> However if I have already some long text say >> >> >> Ajdfkaj fkasjdkfjasf akjasjfkajslkfj aslkjf asdkj flks ajfk ajslkfj >> sakfjksa >> >> And put the cursor on the first word and insert intent + a number like >> this >> >> >> >> 1. Ajdfkaj fkasjdkfjasf akjasjfkajslkfj aslkjf asdkj flks ajfk ajslkfj >> sakfjksa >> >> >> Then the filling M-q and friends does not result in >> >> 1. Akja kjkajsdk fjadkfjaksdjfa kajskfj sajflksajdf lkjsaljfksadjf >> ksajfdkajsd fkjsadlkfj >> >> >> Any idea how to achieve this desired filling? > > Use TAB on the second line. In any case, I don't think orgalist should > do it. The second line doesn't belong to the list, by definition. > > Regards, -- Tim Cross