Hello, Nathan Aclander <nathan.aclan...@gmail.com> writes:
> When using lists in org like the following: > > - Item 1 > - Sub-item 1 > - Sub-item 1 > - Item 2 > - Item 3 > > I can shift them left and right using ~org-shiftmetaright~ or > ~org-shiftmetaleft~. > > This also works on the following list: > > - Item 1 > - This is a very long sub-item that is definitely going to be longer > than 80 characters. > - Sub-item 2 > - Item 2 > - Item 3 > > When my cursor is on the second line ( the line that begins with "This > is a very..." I can move the sub-item left and right as expected. > > When my cursor is on the third line ( the line that begins with "than > 80..." I get a message saying: > > "user-error: This command is active in special context like tables, > headlines or items" > > Because this *does* work when my cursor is on the above line, I know org > knows how to handle multi line items. Therefore I think it's a bug that > org doesn't recognize the cursor being inside a list when it is on the second > line of a multi item list. I don't qualify this as a bug. These commands explicitly work when point is at the beginning of an item. Indeed, the sub-item may be arbitrarily large, contain tables... it would be confusing to move the whole sub-list when its structure is out of sight. Regards, -- Nicolas Goaziou
