Hi Bastien,
> There are many more occurrences of this notion
Yes! you are right. But I didn't mean it.
A comment from Bernt describes more clearly.
> The <TAB> key is listed twice on that page which I think feels a little
> weird.
It is separated into P.13 and P.14. So, I make a patch, please find it below.
I just jointed the separated descriptions.
Best regards,
Takaaki
--- a/doc/org.texi
+++ b/doc/org.texi
@@ -1651,6 +1651,10 @@ the cursor is on a plain list item. For more details,
see the variable
headlines. The level of an item is then given by the
indentation of the bullet/number. Items are always subordinate to real
headlines, however; the hierarchies remain completely separated.
+In a new item with no text yet, the first @key{TAB} demotes the item to
+become a child of the previous one. Subsequent @key{TAB}s move the item to
+meaningful levels in the list and eventually get it back to its initial
+position.
@orgcmd{M-@key{RET},org-insert-heading}
@vindex org-M-RET-may-split-line
@vindex org-list-automatic-rules
@@ -1664,11 +1668,6 @@ one.
@kindex M-S-@key{RET}
@item M-S-@key{RET}
Insert a new item with a checkbox (@pxref{Checkboxes}).
-@orgcmd{@key{TAB},org-cycle}
-In a new item with no text yet, the first @key{TAB} demotes the item to
-become a child of the previous one. Subsequent @key{TAB}s move the item to
-meaningful levels in the list and eventually get it back to its initial
-position.
@kindex S-@key{down}
@item S-@key{up}
@itemx S-@key{down}
