Splitting (long) list items

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vcsba
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Splitting (long) list items

Post by vcsba »

Simple solution first:
If you want to put just the last paragraph of a list item into a new list item, you can simply press Shift+Tab.

But what if you want to split a list item where mulitple paragraphs (or other elements?) are below the split point that should all end up in the new (next) list item?
For this, I now found this process:
  1. Put the cursor where you want to split the list item.
  2. Press Enter to create a new blank paragraph.
  3. Create a new list (which becomes a nested list).
  4. Move the text cursor up so that is blinks horizontally between the new nested list (with that one blank new paragraph inside) and the elements above that should stay in the original list item.
  5. Press Enter AGAIN. ->> Creates a new list item that now includes all elements that where in the old list item below the text cursor.
  6. Remove that nested list (with that one blank new paragraph) that is now at the beginning of the new list item.
Done.

Technically, this seems to work also without creating an empty paragraph first, but since a nested list obviously needs to be created with some element (which represents tinkering with that element) it is IMHO better to use a blank new "throw-away" paragraph, so that nothing can get changed unintentionally.

I think that could come in handy, if the list item to be split did contain lots of and maybe even complex elements.

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ChoccieMuffin
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Re: Splitting (long) list items

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Looks good, thanks!

Don't suppose you have a way to split a list? Currently I copy the whole list and paste it below, then delete the END of the list from the first list, and delete the START of the list from the copy of the list. Tedious and error-prone, I wish there were a command to "split list". There may be, I just haven't found it yet.
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Re: Splitting (long) list items

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Sure. For example:
Create a new (empty) list item (potentially with one empty paragraph) at the spot where you want to split the list.
Put the text cursor on that new list item.
Press Shift+Tab.
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Re: Splitting (long) list items

Post by ChoccieMuffin »

vcsba wrote:Sure. For example:
Create a new (empty) list item (potentially with one empty paragraph) at the spot where you want to split the list.
Put the text cursor on that new list item.
Press Shift+Tab.
That's brilliant, and so simple! Would have saved hours and hours over my years playing in Flare! Thank you so much!
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Re: Splitting (long) list items

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Glad that I could help. :-)
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