Simon Guest <simon.guest@tesujimath.org> writes:

> At Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:56:51 -0400,
> Nick Dokos wrote:
>> Indeed: it would require a bit of refactoring of Simon's code to provide the
>> function(s) to apply to each entry, and changes to the top level functions to
>> use the mapping API instead of looping explicitly.
>
> That sounds like a good idea.  I may at some stage want to exclude
> counting certain trees, and then I may have another look at this if
> someone else hasn't already done it.
>
> But for now, time pressure dictates I stop hacking on my word count
> function.
>
> cheers,
> Simon

I'm afraid this is a bit of a two-steps-forward, one-step-back
situation, but I've rejiggered Simon's code so that it now:

1. Uses the mapping and property APIs
2. Allows selection of subtrees for count via a tag
3. Sets wordcount totals for each subtree as a property, instead of an
   overlay

First of all, this requires the fix to
=org-end-of-meta-data-and-drawers= that I sent (and then re-sent) to
this list earlier today. Otherwise it will "work funny".

I changed it to use properties instead of overlays because I wanted
something that was persistent, and available for programmatic
manipulation. Plus, you can get an overlay effect with column view.

So right now M-x org-word-count will do the following:

1. Add the subtree word count as a property (=org-wc-prop-name=) to each
   headline in the buffer
2. Respect the region, if it's active
3. Operate only on trees tagged with =org-wc-include-tag=, if that tag
   is present
4. Report a buffer/region word count total in the minibuffer
5. With a prefix arg, *only* give a minibuffer report, don't set
   properties

The two variables =org-wc-include-tag= and =org-wc-prop-name= are buffer
local, unless I've misunderstood how buffer local works and screwed it
up.

There's a helper function, =org-wc-remove-all-props= that can be used to
remove the =org-wc-prop-name= property from all headlines. Does anyone
else think that =org-entry-delete= should remove the whole drawer if
there are no other properties left?

This is very much a proposal, and I've got a bit of time to work on it,
so I'm willing to field requests, though my elisp is bad. Two immediate
possibilities would be: automatically excluding subtrees tagged
"noexport", and using =org-context= to be cleverer about what to avoid.

Further suggestions (and code fixes) welcome!

Eric