Re: [O] [bug] orgstruct has suddenly become overly opinionated about legal keystrokes

[Sebastien Vauban]

Hello,

Eric Schulte wrote:
> I use orgstruct mode in my message mode, so that I may easily include
> tables and lists when writing and responding to mail.

So do I...

> [...] is new behavior as of the last couple of weeks.

... and I also experience a quite recent change.

Before, when composing an email, I could edit lists and convert them from
itemized to enumerated ones, such in:

  - blond   ->   1. blond
  - brown   ->   2. brown

... by S-right'ing on it:

  ╭────
  │ <S-right> runs the command org-shiftright, which is an interactive Lisp
  │ function in `org.el'.
  │ 
  │ It is bound to <S-right>, <menu-bar> <Org> <TODO Lists> <Select keyword> 
<Next
  │ keyword>, <menu-bar> <Org> <Dates and Scheduling> <Change Date> <1 Day 
Later>.
  │ 
  │ (org-shiftright &optional ARG)
  │ 
  │ Cycle the thing at point or in the current line, depending on context.
  │ Depending on context, this does one of the following:
  │ 
  │ - switch a timestamp at point one day into the future
  │ - on a headline, switch to the next TODO keyword.
  │ - on an item, switch entire list to the next bullet type
  │ - on a property line, switch to the next allowed value
  │ - on a clocktable definition line, move time block into the future
  ╰────

Now, in emails (not in regular Org files), that does not work anymore:

  ╭────
  │ <right> (translated from <S-right>) runs the command right-char, which is an
  │ interactive compiled Lisp function in `bindings.el'.
  │ 
  │ It is bound to <right>.
  │ 
  │ (right-char &optional N)
  │ 
  │ Move point N characters to the right (to the left if N is negative).
  │ On reaching beginning or end of buffer, stop and signal error.
  │ 
  │ Depending on the bidirectional context, this may move either forward
  │ or backward in the buffer.  This is in contrast with C-f
  │ and C-b, which see.
  ╰────

Best regards,
  Seb

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Sebastien Vauban