From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: Can't get column view working Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:27:12 -0500 Message-ID: <14590.1322454432@alphaville.dokosmarshall.org> References: Reply-To: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:48916) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RUsoF-0008T7-P1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:27:16 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RUsoE-0006rE-Pt for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:27:15 -0500 Received: from g5t0009.atlanta.hp.com ([15.192.0.46]:2431) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RUsoE-0006qm-MA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:27:14 -0500 In-Reply-To: Message from Torsten Wagner of "Mon\, 28 Nov 2011 12\:36\:07 +0900." List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Torsten Wagner Cc: nicholas.dokos@hp.com, Org Mode Mailing List Torsten Wagner wrote: > Hi again, >=20 > could someone please confirm about the status of column view in the > present git. > I can't even get examples in worg working. All I get are long empty lines > Any ideas >=20 C-c C-c on the #+COLUMNS: line? But if you open the file anew, everything should be set up correctly. In any case, it seems to be working for me: I tried --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- #+COLUMNS: %25TITLE %10AUTHOR %5YEAR %10CUSTOM_ID * foo ** bar :PROPERTIES: :TITLE: Catch-22 :AUTHOR: Joseph Heller :YEAR: 1967 :CUSTOM_ID: supercalifrag :END: ** baz :PROPERTIES: :TITLE: Catch-23 :AUTHOR: U.N.Known :YEAR: 2011 :CUSTOM_ID: ilisticexpi :END: --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Org-mode version 7.7 (release_7.7.597.g7fab) Did you try with emacs -q -l minimal.emacs? Maybe some customization of yours is messing it up.=20 Nick > Torsten >=20 >=20 > On 25 November 2011 22:42, Torsten Wagner wrot= e: > > Hi, > > > > after I converted all my BibTeX stuff into a org-mode file, I thought > > I can create (for the first time) a column view to see nicely title, > > autors, year and bibtex-key. This would look very similar to Jabrefs > > table view, which I used before. > > I created the following line. > > > > #+COLUMNS: %25TITLE %10AUTHOR %5YEAR %10CUSTOM_ID > > > > However, switching into the column-view creates the column header with > > the correct spacing but all headlines are empty now. Only many spaces > > later in the same row I find the ... end markers. Tab still opens the > > headline and q let me switch back. > > Is there anything I do wrong? I tried > > > > #+COLUMNS: %25ITEM %10AUTHOR %5YEAR %10CUSTOM_ID > > > > as well as > > > > #+COLUMNS: %25ITEM > > > > without success. > > > > It seems the column view is not working at all for my system. I tried > > the example for org-mode beamer on worg as =C2=A0well as the example in= the > > manual. I always get long blank rows. > > > > Any idea? > > > > Torsten > > >=20