Re: How to evaluate source code while in the edit buffer?

[Pankaj Jangid]

Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support> writes:

> * Mirko Vukovic <mirko.vukovic@gmail.com> [2020-12-04 16:59]:
>> Creating/editing UML diagrams using plantuml mode is an iterative process.
>> My current workflow is
>> 
>>    1. Enter edit buffer (C-c ')
>>    2. Perform edits in the window
>>    3. Exit edit mode (C-c ')
>>    4. Evaluate code (C-c C-c)
>>    5. Monitor changes to resulting png file
>> 
>> I would prefer instead to skip step 3, and evaluate the code from within
>> the edit mode. I tried evaluating org-babel-execute-src-block from the edit
>> buffer, but that resulted in an error:
>> helm-M-x-execute-command: Wrong type argument: consp, nil
>
> Pozdrav Mirko,
>
> If you are editing source block in Org file, why not just do C-c C-c
> right there in the block to evaluate it?

Because major-mode features for the language are not available in org-mode.