>From 3278c7dd9d426bf205542c78d51456a96196988b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Branham <address@hidden>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:38:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] New minor mode org-pretty-mode

* lisp/org-pretty.el: New file
* etc/ORG-NEWS: Document new minor mode
---
 etc/ORG-NEWS       |  9 ++++++
 lisp/org-pretty.el | 71 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 80 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 lisp/org-pretty.el

diff --git a/etc/ORG-NEWS b/etc/ORG-NEWS
index 0edd77115..0339a2df3 100644
--- a/etc/ORG-NEWS
+++ b/etc/ORG-NEWS
@@ -228,7 +228,16 @@ parameters.  See example bellow.
   select sysdate from dual;
   ,#+END_SRC
 #+END_SRC
+*** New minor mode ~org-pretty-mode~ supports showing prettier characters.
+By default, it replaces asterisks in headings with a utf8 bullet: •
 
+To enable, either call M-x org-pretty-mode or add
+
+#+BEGIN_SRC elisp
+  (add-hook 'org-mode-hook #'org-pretty-mode)
+#+END_SRC
+
+to your configuration file.
 ** New functions
 *** ~org-insert-structure-template~
 
diff --git a/lisp/org-pretty.el b/lisp/org-pretty.el
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f2aaa68d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lisp/org-pretty.el
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+;;; org-pretty.el --- Support for prettify-symbols-mode  -*- lexical-binding: t; -*-
+
+;; Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;;
+;; Author: J. Alexander Branham <alex.branham at gmail dot com>
+;; Maintainer: address@hidden
+;;
+;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
+;;
+;; GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;; (at your option) any later version.
+
+;; GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+;;
+;;; Commentary:
+;;
+;; This file adds support for `prettify-symbols-mode' in Org buffers.
+;; To use, call M-x org-prettify-mode or put
+;;
+;; (add-hook 'org-mode-hook #'org-prettify-mode)
+;;
+;; in your configuration file.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(require 'org)
+
+(defvar-local org-pretty-alist '(("*" . ?•))
+  "An alist of symbols to prettify, see `prettify-symbols-alist'.
+Whether the symbol actually gets prettified is controlled by
+`org-pretty-compose-p', which see.")
+
+(defun org-pretty-compose-p (start end match)
+  "Return non-nil if the symbol between START and END is to be prettified.
+MATCH is the string match.  See also
+`prettify-symbols-compose-predicate'."
+  (if (string= match "*")
+      ;; Prettify asterisks in headings.
+      (and (org-match-line org-outline-regexp-bol)
+	   (< end (match-end 0)))
+    ;; Else rely on the default function.
+    (funcall #'prettify-symbols-default-compose-p start end match)))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(define-minor-mode org-pretty-mode
+  "Set up `prettify-symbols-mode' in org buffers."
+  :lighter nil
+  :keymap nil
+  (if org-pretty-mode
+      ;; Turn on.
+      (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
+	(setq-local prettify-symbols-alist org-pretty-alist)
+	(setq-local prettify-symbols-compose-predicate #'org-pretty-compose-p)
+	(prettify-symbols-mode))
+    ;; Turn off.
+    (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
+      (setq-local prettify-symbols-alist nil)
+      (setq-local prettify-symbols-compose-predicate #'prettify-symbols-default-compose-p)
+      (prettify-symbols-mode -1))))
+
+(provide 'org-pretty)
+
+;;; org-pretty.el ends here
-- 
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