Re: [O] Special alignment in org-mode

[John Kitchin]

In this case though you probably want to specify a fixed
column, and consider using something like indent-rigidly on the heading
body so you don't have an overlay on every single line.


David Cao writes:

> Hi!
>
> This solution works fairly well with the headers themselves, but the actual
> content beneath the headers stays to the side of the buffer (as pictured:
> http://i.imgur.com/nGv8XBI.png).
> Would there be any way to fix this?
>
> David
>
> On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 9:47 AM John Kitchin <address@hidden>
> wrote:
>
>> I think this does approximately what you want:
>>
>> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :results none
>> (require 'ov)
>>
>> (defun org-max-heading-depth ()
>>   "Get maximum depth of a heading."
>>   (let ((max-depth 0)
>>         depth)
>>     (org-map-entries (lambda ()
>>                        (when (> (setq depth (car
>> (org-heading-components))) max-depth)
>>                          (setq max-depth depth))))
>>     max-depth))
>>
>>
>> (defun org-right-align-overlay ()
>>   "Put an overlay on headline * to right align to maximum depth.
>> Should be run while on the headline."
>>   (interactive)
>>   (let* ((diff (- (org-max-heading-depth) (car (org-heading-components))))
>>          ov)
>>     (while (and (setq ov (ov-at (match-beginning 1)))
>>                (overlay-get ov 'right-align))
>>       (delete-overlay ov))
>>
>>     ;; (setq ov (make-overlay (line-beginning-position) (+ 1
>> (line-beginning-position))))
>>     (setq ov (make-overlay (match-beginning 1) (+ 1 (match-beginning 1))))
>>     (overlay-put ov 'before-string (make-string diff ? ))
>>     (overlay-put ov 'right-align t)))
>>
>> (defun org-right-align-clear ()
>>   (interactive)
>>   (ov-clear 'right-align))
>>
>> (defun align-matcher (&optional limit)
>>   (while (re-search-forward org-heading-regexp limit t)
>>     (org-right-align-overlay)))
>>
>> (add-to-list 'org-font-lock-hook 'align-matcher)
>> #+END_SRC
>>
>> Its only light tested, and may be slow on a long document because it is
>> checking the maximum depth each time. You could set this to a constant,
>> e.g. 8 if it is too slow.
>>
>> David Cao writes:
>>
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I was wondering if there is any way to right-align the header indicators
>> > while left-aligning the actual content. Unfortunately I haven't been able
>> > to find any mention of such a feature online.
>> >
>> > For example:
>> >
>> >   * My fancy org file
>> >  ** Header 2
>> >     Some content here
>> > *** Header 3
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance!
>> > David
>>
>>
>> --
>> Professor John Kitchin
>> Doherty Hall A207F
>> Department of Chemical Engineering
>> Carnegie Mellon University
>> Pittsburgh, PA 15213
>> 412-268-7803
>> @johnkitchin
>> http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu
>>


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Department of Chemical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-268-7803
@johnkitchin
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