org.texi: Updated doc for [+-]n in SRC/EXAMPLE export

* doc/org.texi (Timers): Added information about optional argument to
  -n/+n line-numbering
* etc/ORG-NEWS: Added infomation for "Provide offset to [+-]n in
  SRC/EXAMPLE export"  (commit af8e3d8)

doc/org.texi

@@ -10045,13 +10045,29 @@ shortcuts to easily insert code blocks.
 
 Both in @code{example} and in @code{src} snippets, you can add a @code{-n}
 switch to the end of the @code{BEGIN} line, to get the lines of the example
-numbered.  If you use a @code{+n} switch, the numbering from the previous
+numbered.  The @code{-n} takes an optional numeric argument specifying the
-numbered snippet will be continued in the current one.  In literal examples,
+starting line number of the block.  If you use a @code{+n} switch, the
-Org will interpret strings like @samp{(ref:name)} as labels, and use them as
+numbering from the previous numbered snippet will be continued in the current
-targets for special hyperlinks like @code{[[(name)]]} (i.e., the reference name
+one.  The @code{+n} can also take a numeric argument.  The value of the
-enclosed in single parenthesis).  In HTML, hovering the mouse over such a
+argument will be added to the last line of the previous block to determine
-link will remote-highlight the corresponding code line, which is kind of
+the starting line number.
-cool.
+
+@example
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp -n 20
+ ;; this will export with line number 20
+ (message "This is line 21")
+#+END_SRC
+#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp +n 10
+ ;; This will be listed as line 31
+ (message "This is line 32")
+#+END_SRC
+@end example
+
+In literal examples, Org will interpret strings like @samp{(ref:name)} as
+labels, and use them as targets for special hyperlinks like @code{[[(name)]]}
+(i.e., the reference name enclosed in single parenthesis).  In HTML, hovering
+the mouse over such a link will remote-highlight the corresponding code line,
+which is kind of cool.
 
 You can also add a @code{-r} switch which @i{removes} the labels from the
 source code@footnote{Adding @code{-k} to @code{-n -r} will @i{keep} the

etc/ORG-NEWS

@@ -159,6 +159,22 @@ If the block has a =#+NAME:= attribute assigned, then the HTML element
 will have an ~id~ attribute with that name in the HTML export. This
 enables one to create links to these elements in other places, e.g.,
 ~<a href="#name">text</a>~.
+**** Line Numbering in SRC/EXAMPLE blocks support arbitrary start number
+The ~-n~ option to ~SRC~ and ~EXAMPLE~ blocks can now take a numeric
+argument to specify the staring line number for the source or example
+block.  The ~+n~ option can now take a numeric argument that will be
+added to the last line number from the previous block as the starting
+point for the SRC/EXAMPLE block.
+#+BEGIN_SRC org
+  ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp -n 20
+    ;; this will export with line number 20
+    (message "This is line 21")
+  ,#+END_SRC
+  ,#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp +n 10
+    ;; This will be listed as line 31
+    (message "This is line 32")
+  ,#+END_SRC
+#+END_SRC
 
 *** Babel
 **** Support for SLY in Lisp blocks