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From: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
Subject: Re: Completely hide the :PROPERTIES: drawer in org-mode.
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:32:28 +0100
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Cc: Keith David Bershatsky <esq@lawlist.com>, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org

Hello,

Micha=C3=ABl Cadilhac <michael@cadilhac.name> writes:

> Agreed, hiding properties entirely seems overkill and quite limited in
> use cases.  However, I think this stems from a more general need to
> hide properties that are irrelevant to the user=E2=80=94for instance, UIDs
> created by ox-icalendar, or other internal properties.  As a user, I
> see no need whatsoever to see=E2=80=94let alone edit=E2=80=94such a prope=
rty, and feel
> that it clutters the display.  Assuming that properties are edited
> using the suitable commands, no clash would be created by having a set
> P of properties such that drawers with only P-properties would be
> hidden.  What do you think?

Since properties drawers are almost exclusively folded, I don't think
incriminated properties clutter display. Besides, I don't think any
property is irrelevant to every user. How would we know?

More generally, I feel uneasy about completely hiding stuff. Org format
is not meant to be opaque. I think the current situation is fine, as far
as /core/ Org is concerned. Of course, users are free to extend it to
their own needs.

Regards,

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Nicolas Goaziou