This can help to get out of an inconsistent state produce for example
by viewing from the agenda. Reported by Matt Lundin:
> I'd like to report a minor issue with org-agenda-goto and inline tasks.
> Let's say one has the following file:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> * Here is an entry.
> Blah blah blah blah.
> *************** Here is an inline task.
> *************** END
> Blah blah blah blah blah.
> *************** TODO Here is a second inline task.
> *************** END
> Blah blah blah blah blah.
> *************** Here is a third inline task
> *************** END
> Blah blah blah blah blah.
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Let's say one also has the following settings:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> (setq org-show-hierarchy-above t)
> (setq org-show-siblings '((default . nil) (isearch . t) (agenda . t)))
> (setq org-show-entry-below '((default . nil) (isearch . t) (agenda . t)))
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> If 1) one tries to jump to the TODO from the agenda and 2) the entry is
> currently folded, org-show-context reveals only the headlines. E.g.,
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> * Here is an entry.
> *************** Here is an inline task.
> *************** END...
> *************** TODO Here is a second inline task.
> *************** END...
> *************** Here is a third inline task
> *************** END...
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Invoking org-cycle on the END headline does nothing, since all headlines
> deeper than org-inlinetask-min-level are exempted from cycling. As a
> result, the only way to reveal the text in the entry is to cycle the
> parent twice (first to close, then to reveal).
Ruud Brekelmans writes about problems with spurious footnotes:
> I still find similar behavior when exporting to LaTeX with:
>
> #+BEGIN_LaTeX
> \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\lVert#1\rVert}
> #+END_LaTeX
Emilio Arias writes:
> egallego@babel.ls.fi.upm.es (Emilio Jesús Gallego Arias) writes:
>
> To reproduce save this minimal org file:
>
> #+STARTUP: even
> * A
> :PROPERTIES:
> :ARCHIVE: a
> :END:
> ** B :ARCHIVE:
> Some text
>
> and hit TAB when in the * A headline; then the ** B headline contents
> will be incorrectly shown.
>
> I've found the culprit in org-hide-archived-subtrees:
>
> ,----
> | (defun org-hide-archived-subtrees (beg end)
> | "Re-hide all archived subtrees after a visibility state change."
> | (save-excursion
> | (let* ((re (concat ":" org-archive-tag ":")))
> | (goto-char beg)
> | (while (re-search-forward re end t)
> | (and (org-on-heading-p) (org-flag-subtree t))
> | (org-end-of-subtree t)))))
> `----
>
> The problem is that the RE matches the first archive "property" and
> then does an org-end-of-subtree which skips all the subtrees of the
> parent tree where the ARCHIVE property is located.
>
> I've replaced this part
>
> | (and (org-on-heading-p) (org-flag-subtree t))
> | (org-end-of-subtree t)))))
>
> by
>
> | (when (org-on-heading-p)
> | (org-flag-subtree t)
> | (org-end-of-subtree t)))))))
>
> so org-end-of-subtree is only called if we are really in a headline. I
> think that makes sense.
>
Wes Hardaker writes:
> Attached is a patch that lets local variables define whether or not todo
> dependency blocking should be used (both for TODOs and for checkboxes).
> I have one file in particular that I'm using checkboxes to quickly
> indicate multi-selections from a list but for most of my files I want
> TODOs blocked by uncompleted checkboxes.
>
> Normally org uses hook methods for checking for TODO blocks and this
> patch just inserts a check at the top to test and see if the variable
> turning on the blocking type is still set.
Jan Böcker writes:
> Consider the following situation:
>
> * A
> Some text.
> * B
>
> - Place the cursor on A, press C-x n w (org-narrow-to-subtree).
> - Go to the very end of the buffer and insert "xyz".
> - C-x n w (widen).
>
> You end up with:
>
> * A
> Some Text
> xyz* B
Geert Kloosterman writes:
> When an org link is created from an URL containing a hex escape
> `org-make-link-string' creates a link that ends up corrupted the moment
> it is followed (e.g. using `org-open-at-point').
>
> I've traced this back to `org-link-escape' and `org-link-unescape'. The
> following shows how the hex code "%2B" is converted to a "+" after an
> escaping round trip:
>
> (org-link-unescape (org-link-escape
> "http://some.host.com/form?&id=blah%2Bblah"))
> ==>
> "http://some.host.com/form?&id=blah+blah"
>
> In my case this small change ended up in a broken URL.
>
> Additionally, when the URL-escape happens to be in lower case (or
> otherwise not present in `org-link-escape-chars') we end up with an
> error:
>
> (org-link-unescape (org-link-escape
> "http://some.host.com/form?&id=blah%2bblah"))
> ==>
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument characterp nil)
> char-to-string(nil)
> ...
>
> When `org-url-encoding-use-url-hexify' is set to `t' we do get a proper
> round trip of the URL containing hex-escapes:
>
> (setq org-url-encoding-use-url-hexify t)
> (org-link-unescape (org-link-escape
> "http://some.host.com/form?&id=blah%2bblah"))
> ==>
> "http://some.host.com/form?&id=blah%2bblah"
>
>
> Setting `org-url-encoding-use-url-hexify' does not fix the complete
> problem however: `org-open-at-point' still did not end up with the
> proper URL. Within `org-open-at-point' there is another call to
> `org-link-escape':
>
> (org-link-escape path org-link-escape-chars-browser)
>
> This time a mapping table is passed in explicitly (the second argument).
> However, when `org-url-encoding-use-url-hexify' is set,a this mapping
> table isn't used, resulting (again) in a broken URL.
>
> I have attached a patch that fixes the problem: do not use url-hexify in
> `org-link-escape' and `org-link-unescape' when an explicit mapping table
> has been specified.
>
> In summary:
> - the default behaviour of `org-link-escape', with
> `org-url-encoding-use-url-hexify' set to nil, has some issues with
> handling URLS which contain url-encoded hex escapes
> - when a mapping table is passed to `org-link-escape' and
> `org-link-unescape', they should probably not use url-hexify.
> Patch attached.
Manish writes:
> I noticed a small inconsistency. If you start with following sample
> org file and press C-c C-c in the first cookie, it doesn't get updated
> correctly whereas the second one does. The only difference is that
> one has children TODO tasks and the other has a list of checkboxes.
>
> Starting file:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> * Item 1 [/]
> 1. [X] line 1
> 2. [ ] line 2
> * Item 2 [/]
> *** TODO Sub-item 2.1
> *** DONE Sub-item 2.2
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Status after C-c C-c in the summary cookie.
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> * Item 1 [0/0]
> 1. [X] line 1
> 2. [ ] line 2
> * Item 2 [1/2]
> *** TODO Sub-item 2.1
> *** DONE Sub-item 2.2
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
Charles Sebold writes:
> This is with a clean Emacs, nothing in .emacs except for what is
> necessary to add my org-mode lisp directory to the load path and
> (require 'org-install), Emacs pulled down from bzr this morning, and
> current git download of org-mode, pulled a few minutes ago.
>
> With an org file like this:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> * TODO Try out [[elisp:(org-version)][link problem]] if possible
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Pull this into an agenda view, then put cursor over the link and try to
> follow it. The result is as follows:
Oscar Fuentes writes:
> When a [/] is used on a header that does not contain subitems, pressing
> C-c C-c on it signals an error on the minibuffer:
>
> org-update-statistics-cookies: No data for statistics cookie
>
> and the cookie appears with the same face (text color) as if it were
> incomplete.
>
> IMHO, [/] on a header without subitems should show [0/0] with the same
> face used for the case where all subitems are done.
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file+sys:/path/to/file will use the system to open the file, like
double-clicking would
file+emacs:/path/to/file will force opening by Emacs
Also, when using C-c C-o on a headline of get a list of links in the
entry, pressing RET will open *all* links. This allows something like
projects to be defined, with a number of files that have to be opened
by different applications.
These were requests by John Wiegley.
PT writes:
> [Orgmode] org-read-date-prefer-future 'time doesn't always prefer future
>
> This is a very useful setting, because it allows the user to
> quickly schedule a task into the future by simply entering the
> time, but it doesn't always do the right thing.
>
> Suppose I scheduled a task to 1pm, but I didn't have time to deal
> with it during the day. It's 5pm now. If I want to reschedule the task to
> tomorrow 10am then I can write simply 10am to the time prompt and
> it puts the task correctly to tomorrow 10am. However, if I want
> to reschedule it to tomorrow 2pm then I can't write simply 2pm,
> because then it schedules the task at 2pm today (which is past
> already, since it's 5 pm).
>
> The problem is the feature uses the task's own scheduled time to
> determine if a time is in the past, instead of the current time.
>
>
> It's Org-mode version 6.33
Matt Lundin writes
> I believe that commit b8e0d6fdb4 broke
> accessing timestamps with the org-entry-get.
>
> With that commit, several functions I use to check whether an entry has
> a timestamp stopped working.
>
> In other words,
>
> (org-entry-get nil "TIMESTAMP_IA")
>
> or
>
> (org-entry-get nil "TIMESTAMP")
>
> always return nil, even if a timestamp exists.
>
> Strangely, the org-entry-properties alist includes values for TIMESTAMP
> and TIMESTAMP_IA.
>
> I tested this by evaluating the expressions in the sample entry below:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> * TODO Test 💻
> <2009-12-19 Sat>
> [2009-12-19 Sat 17:47]
>
> (org-entry-get nil "TIMESTAMP_IA")
> (org-entry-get nil "TIMESTAMP")
> (org-entry-properties)
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
Samuel Wales writes:
> I found three places where the lowercase version of a todo
> kw is treated specially in the latest org. For example,
>
> * todo this is lowercase
>
> First, in the agenda, they have a special face.
>
> Second, when inserting an id link, they are removed.
>
> Third, when printing the olpath, they are removed. To
> reproduce, place point at bol on 5 and press the spacebar.
> I expect todo to be in the olpath, but it is not.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Samuel
>
>
> * 1
> *** 2
> ***** here are some keywords i like
> ******* todo
> ********* 5
David Maus writes:
> Just realized that there a lot of broken links in the published
> version of Worg. Seems like something went totally wrong with the
> export to html. For instance:
>
> http://orgmode.org/worg/
>
> "The main resources"
>
> The link to the official page reads http:/g and leads to
> http://orgmode.org/worg/g
>
> -or-
>
> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-protocol.php
>
> "Firefox"
>
> As of March 2009 Firefox users follow the steps documented on
> http:l. Here is a summary: ...
>
> the link reads "http:l" and leads to
> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/l
>
> And so on.
>
