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Re: [Orgmode] Backspacing into folded items
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Martin Pohlack |
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Re: [Orgmode] Backspacing into folded items |
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Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:28:02 +0200 |
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Hi David,
On 25.08.2010 11:22, David Abrahams wrote:
> I've gotten myself in trouble several times today by backspacing after
> an org-link that ends a headline. That's a typical pattern for
> editing an org-link, right? Well it turns out that if the item is
> folded, then the backspace writes over the end of the un-folded item
> but **appears to have no effect**, and you can easily hit backspace
> several times to test your sanity before you realize that something is
> wrong, badly corrupting your file.
I have had similar such accidents, but not involving links. You
probably backspaced into the "..."?
> Seems to me that attempts to edit a folded item should either:
>
> a) restrict changes to the item's headline, or
> b) unfold the item and do nothing
>
> Is there a way to set that up?
Just two quick ideas from me here:
* You could add a modification hook to all hidden areas to unfold them
on modification, or
* You could set the read-only property for all hidden areas. This could
be setup at the same location where hiding is done.
See also here:
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/elisp/html_node/Special-Properties.html#Special-Properties
I proposed a patch for image overlay which show a related problem here:
http://patchwork.newartisans.com/patch/31/
Cheers,
Martin