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can #+BIND: be wrapped?

Correct Version:

#+BIND: org-html-postamble-format (("en" "abcxyz"))

but if the format string is very long, is there a way to wrap it to multilines?

something like this:

#+BIND: org-html-postamble-format (("en" "abc ~
# xyz"))
Solution

  • Unfortunately no. Keywords in org-mode are constrained to a single line and there is no wrapping character. If you feel strongly about your line length you might consider:

    1. Using the #+SETUPFILE mechanism (see: In-buffer settings)
    2. Defining that format in your dotemacs file so you can span multiple lines.
    3. Using some form of local file or directory variables. For example local variables may span multiple lines:
    # Local Variables:
# eval: (setq org-html-postamble t)
# eval: (setq org-html-postamble-format '(("en" "foo
# bar \
# baz")))
# End:

    Note: You may notice that some some particular keywords have "wrapping" behavior such as node properties (http://orgmode.org/manual/Property-syntax.html):

     #+PROPERTY: var  foo=1
 #+PROPERTY: var+ bar=2

    Behavior like this is special and limited to those keywords. No equivalent wrapping behavior exists for the BIND keyword.

    Current org-mode version (as of this post): 8.3.4