On 2019-12-02, at 08:23, Nicolas Goaziou wrote: > Jens Lechtenboerger <jens.lechtenboer...@fsfe.org> writes: > >> [...] >> What do you think about the attached patch that allows to omit the >> @-syntax? Controlled by the new variable >> org-list-use-first-bullet-as-non-standard-counter, the code assigns >> a counter value to the first list item from its bullet string if the >> item >> 1. does not specify a counter itself, >> 2. has an alphanumeric bullet, and >> 3. does not have a default start value (1, a, A). > > I think the current situation is better. It works, as advertised, and it > allows you to re-number any item in the list, not necessarily the first > one.
One can still do this. > Of course, it may be less "elegant", but the overhead is negligible, > and, as a data point, I'd rather have continuation lists more visible > than not, as it could create confusion in the document. I understand. > I do not know about org-re-reveal, but included exporters do not display > the [@xxx] part. However, they use its value to start lists at an > appropriate number, if technically possible. I suggest org-re-reveal to > do the same if that's not the case. My backend does this, but maybe the user did not know about the @-syntax. Also, he did not want to change all his preexisting lists. Thanks for your feedback Jens
