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Can a plain list be folded like a headline?
Items can be folded just like headline levels. Normally this works only if point is on a plain list item. For more details, see the variable org-cycle-include-plain-lists. If this variable is set to integrate, plain list items are treated like low-level headlines. The level of an item is then given by the indentation of the bullet/number.
What can I do with org mode in Emacs?
Fortunately, org-mode has an extremely granular face selection, so you can easily customize them to have different elements shown in the correct font, color, and size.
Do you still need monospace fonts in org mode?
After all the changes above, you will have nice, proportional fonts in your Org buffers. However, there are some things for which you still want monospace fonts! Things like source blocks, examples, tags and some other markup elements still look better in a fixed-spacing font, in my opinion.
How to enable visual line mode in Emacs?
You can enable visual-line-mode automatically for org buffers by setting up another hook: After all the changes above, you will have nice, proportional fonts in your Org buffers. However, there are some things for which you still want monospace fonts!
How are items treated in a plain list?
If this variable is set to integrate, plain list items are treated like low-level headlines. The level of an item is then given by the indentation of the bullet/number. Items are always subordinate to real headlines, however; the hierarchies remain completely separated.
Do you know how to format a list in org?
Org supports editing such lists, and every exporter (see Exporting) can parse and format them. Org knows ordered lists, unordered lists, and description lists. Unorderedlist items start with ‘-’, ‘+’, or ‘*’9as bullets.
How to make a plain list into a subtree?
C-c C-* Turn the whole plain list into a subtree of the current heading. Checkboxes (see Checkboxes) become ‘TODO’, respectively ‘DONE’, keywords when unchecked, respectively checked. S-LEFT S-RIGHT
How to create new heading in org mode?
If you do not want the line to be split, customize org-M-RET-may-split-line . Calling the command with a C-u prefix unconditionally inserts a new heading at the end of the current subtree, thus preserving its contents. With a double C-u C-u prefix, the new heading is created at the end of the parent subtree instead.
How to turn a normal line into a headline?
Turn a normal line or plain list item into a headline—so that it becomes a subheading at its location. Also turn a headline into a normal line by removing the stars. If there is an active region, turn all lines in the region into headlines. If the first line in the region was an item, turn only the item lines into headlines.
How to select a region of a headline?
To select a region of headlines, it is best to place both point and mark at the beginning of a line, mark at the beginning of the first headline, and point at the line just after the last headline to change. Promote the current subtree by one level. Demote the current subtree by one level.