Is there any package to generate tree-structured lists?
reddit / emacs

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josior · 2022-01-28 02:51

I'm looking for something that transforms something like this:

    * foo
    ** bar
    *** foobar
into this:

      foo
      └── bar
          └── fooobar

Something like the Ascii Tree Generator extension
(https://github.com/aprilandjan/vscode-ascii-tree-generator).

I found some packages like `syntree` and `graph.el`, but I'm looking
for something that could work based on a simplified structure, like an
org list.

Thanks.

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itistheblurstoftimes · 2022-01-28 04:46

hierarchy.el which is built in as of some recent emacs version

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worthless-trash · 2022-01-28 06:47

If you're using org-mode it might be possible to just modify orgs
indentation/character use.. it'd be kinda cool.

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github-alphapapa · 2022-01-28 21:19

I'd suggest being more specific about your use case, because what you
showed can be accomplished by a simple regexp search/replace.

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josior · 2022-01-28 23:47

I think this can help to create what I'm looking for, but I'm not sure
how yet. Thanks for the suggestion.

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josior · 2022-01-28 23:51

But is it possible to set different characters based on the item
having a child/parent in more complex hierarchies? Do you know which
option I should look for? Thanks!

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josior · 2022-01-28 23:58

I think there isn't much to it, it's just a way to display a
"prettified" hierarchy, like a tree. Do you think it would be a simple
regexp to check if each item has a parent/child and replace with the
appropriate symbol? Thanks!

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worthless-trash · 2022-01-30 08:10

I do not, but I hope to spend some time looking into it, I think your
idea looks neat.

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