Function: org-edit-fixed-width-region

org-edit-fixed-width-region is an interactive and byte-compiled function defined in org-src.el.gz.

Signature

(org-edit-fixed-width-region)

Documentation

Edit the fixed-width ASCII drawing at point.

This must be a region where each line starts with a colon followed by a space or a newline character.

A new buffer is created and the fixed-width region is copied into it, and the buffer is switched into the major mode defined in org-edit-fixed-width-region-mode, which see.

When done, exit with C-c ' (org-edit-src-exit). The edited text will then replace the area in the Org mode buffer.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/org/org-src.el.gz
(defun org-edit-fixed-width-region ()
  "Edit the fixed-width ASCII drawing at point.
\\<org-src-mode-map>
This must be a region where each line starts with a colon
followed by a space or a newline character.

A new buffer is created and the fixed-width region is copied into
it, and the buffer is switched into the major mode defined in
`org-edit-fixed-width-region-mode', which see.

When done, exit with `\\[org-edit-src-exit]'.  The edited text \
will then replace
the area in the Org mode buffer."
  (interactive)
  (let ((element (org-element-at-point)))
    (unless (and (eq (org-element-type element) 'fixed-width)
		 (org-src--on-datum-p element))
      (user-error "Not in a fixed-width area"))
    (org-src--edit-element
     element
     (org-src--construct-edit-buffer-name (buffer-name) "Fixed Width")
     org-edit-fixed-width-region-mode
     (lambda () (while (not (eobp)) (insert ": ") (forward-line))))
    ;; Return success.
    t))