Convert row to note of parent row?

[Curt Clifton]

On Jan 15, 2006, at 10:29 PM, Ethan J. A. Schoonover wrote:

> As an aside, the delete problem Curt describes can be worked around  
> by repeating through a list of rows in reverse order. It's faster  
> to use a single filter (like the "every row" sample) but reverse  
> repeating through a list of rows will not alter the sequence of the  
> rows in the filtered list. I'm sure there is a better way than  
> this... anyone?
>
> I suppose another option would be a recursive delete function that  
> strips out the last row. That's how I handle deletions (more or  
> less) in kgtd. Also probably not the best solution.

Another refinement is to use the 'expel descendants' command to  
reduce the list to the smallest one possible.  You still need to  
iterate over it in reverse, but the loop is a bit tighter this way.

Cheers,

Curt