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Re: [Orgmode] Incompatible change in latest push


From: Carsten Dominik
Subject: Re: [Orgmode] Incompatible change in latest push
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:21:03 +0200

Hi James,


If I follow your example, this is what I get:

* TODO Test
  SCHEDULED: <2008-10-17 Fri +1d>
  - State "DONE"       [2008-10-16 Thu 13:14]
  :PROPERTIES:
  :LOGGING:  lognoterepeat
  :EFFORT:   2:00
  :OtherProperty: fish
  :END:


which looks OK to me.  The property drawer is not part of the item,
because it is indented like the bullet itself.

I guess what you are referring to might be this:  Do you have set
org-cycle-include-plain-lists?  Then indeed, if you fold
the note item with TAB, the property drawer disappears under
the item.  This is a "bug" in the implementation of plain list
folding which really should only extend to the end of the item.
However, the implementation currently used simply makes the
plain list item an outline heading just like a line starting
with stars.

Is this what you are referring to, or do I misunderstand?

- Carsten

On Oct 16, 2008, at 12:02 PM, James TD Smith wrote:

Hi Carsten,

On 2008-10-16 06:55:02(+0200), Carsten Dominik wrote:
Hi,

after a request, I just added a new variable
`org-log-state-notes-insert-after-drawers' with default nil.
This means that state change notes are now by default
inserted again *before* any drawers.  This was the
original behaviour, which changed temporarily in version 6.08.

I'm trying to figure out why anyone would want this behaviour. I first noticed it when the clock and properties drawers in some of my org entries seemed to disappear. After working out what was going on I decided it was a bug and wrote
a patch to fix it.

It makes no sense to me for the drawers in an entry to be swallowed up by state change notes. The drawers are not part of the entry, not the note, and should remain outside of the note. While having the drawers in the notes does not stop org from finding them, it does mean that you can't tell at a glance if an entry has clocked times or properties set as the relevant drawers will be hidden in
one of the notes and not visible when the entry is first opened.

For example, say you have a task as below:

,----
| * TODO Test
|   SCHEDULED: <2008-10-16 Wed +1d>
|   :PROPERTIES:
|   :LOGGING:  lognoterepeat
|   :EFFORT:   2:00
|   :OtherProperty: fish
|   :END:
`----

When the entry is initially opened it appear as below:

,----
| * TODO Test
|   SCHEDULED: <2008-10-16 Wed +1d>
|   :PROPERTIES:...
`----

If filing notes before drawers is enabled, the first time this is marked done the properties drawer will be included in the note, so the next time the user
looks at it they will see this:

,----
| * TODO Test
|   SCHEDULED: <2008-10-17 Wed +1d>
|   - State "DONE"       [2008-10-16 Thu 10:45]...
`----

I imagine new org users will find it confusing when adding a note to an entry makes their drawers appear to vanish. It confused me and I've been using org for
quite a while.

I have no problem with keeping this a configurable option so anyone who wants
the old behaviour can have it, but I think the default should be t.

James

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|-<James TD Smith>-<email/address@hidden>-|






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