Re: headings for texinfo-mode using outline-minor-mode

[Jean Louis]

* Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> [2021-05-13 05:50]:
> > There are many modes, various macros, functions. Many modes do not
> > have its outline structure. Emacs Lisp mode does not have "outline"
> > defined, we can just virtualize it and think how to create
> > outline. Its structure would greatly depend of the style, and comments
> > definition, for example to start writing (defun on the beginning of
> > the line. Each user can have different comment definition.
> 
> Being able to have different comment definition for headings would be very 
> valuable.
> I also like the idea that headings become different than code.  This is 
> because, you
> could collapse code independently of headers.  Currently code structures are 
> being
> used as headers, a strategy which is faulty from my point of view.

Hmm...

Maybe strategy is not best hypothetically, but practically it is
useful to collapse code structures: I can get the easy overview or
quick index of functions and faster do the movements. Also copy and
paste is easier.

Only "(" in the first column is collaped.

-- 
Jean

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