Re: Open Outline-mode file in collapsed state

[bev]

On Mar 27, 12:48 pm, Evans Winner <tho...@timbral.net> wrote:
> bev <f...@comcast.net> writes:
>
>     Yep, a slight variation of your solution works. I now
>     have in my .emacs:
>     (add-hook 'outline-mode-hook '(lambda () (hide-sublevels 1)))
>
> Forgot to quote it.  Sorry.
>
>     I've never seen that syntax before -- putting a '1'
>     after a function that takes no args. Does that just mean
>     'make it so'? I don't know why just having
>     hide-sublevels without the '1' won't work.
>
> `hide-sublevels' used non-interactively actually does take
> one argument[1].  Its interactive definition must give it some
> way around that, since used interactively it behaves as if
> it were passed the argument `1'.  I am not sure how it works
> after a quick glance.
>
> Footnotes:
> [1]  The documentation for `hide-sublevels' is:
>
> ,----[ C-h f hide-sublevels RET ]
> | hide-sublevels is an interactive compiled Lisp function in
> | `outline.el'.
> |
> |
> | (hide-sublevels LEVELS)
> |
> | Hide everything but the top LEVELS levels of headers, in whole buffer.
> |
> | [back]
> `----

Ahhhh.... a great light begins to dawn!

Gracias amigo.

Bev