Hello, I see in the manual http://orgmode.org/manual/Plain-lists.html that with ordered lists, you can for example start one with the number 20 by starting the "text of the item with [@20]" I assume this means I can just have a newline that looks like this [@20] some text for this item and hit M-Return after typing the text for the item, and have a `21. ' appear below it. But when I do, it gives me the top header (`*') instead. What am I doing wrong? Thanks Chris (Org-mode version 7.4)
William Beard <wcbeard10@gmail.com> writes:
> I see in the manual
> http://orgmode.org/manual/Plain-lists.html
> that with ordered lists, you can for example start one with the number
> 20 by starting the "text of the item with [@20]"
> I assume this means I can just have a newline that looks like this
>
> [@20] some text for this item
>
> and hit M-Return after typing the text for the item, and have a `21. '
> appear below it. But when I do, it gives me the top header (`*')
> instead.
> What am I doing wrong?
It needs to be a list.
1. [@20] some text for this item
then M-RET turns it into this
20. [@20] some text for this item
21. <point here>
--
Bernt
Excellent, thank you.
Chris
On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 11:29 PM, Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> wrote:
> William Beard <wcbeard10@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I see in the manual
>> http://orgmode.org/manual/Plain-lists.html
>> that with ordered lists, you can for example start one with the number
>> 20 by starting the "text of the item with [@20]"
>> I assume this means I can just have a newline that looks like this
>>
>> [@20] some text for this item
>>
>> and hit M-Return after typing the text for the item, and have a `21. '
>> appear below it. But when I do, it gives me the top header (`*')
>> instead.
>> What am I doing wrong?
>
> It needs to be a list.
>
> 1. [@20] some text for this item
>
> then M-RET turns it into this
>
> 20. [@20] some text for this item
> 21. <point here>
>
> --
> Bernt
>