From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Adam Porter Subject: Re: [RFC] Document level property drawer Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2019 20:05:13 -0500 Message-ID: <87y2xy4rau.fsf@alphapapa.net> References: <87eezxrcwv.fsf@alphapapa.net> <84tv8tjywm.fsf@gmail.com> <87pnjgk1tz.fsf@alphapapa.net> <84eezvmodx.fsf@gmail.com> <87muehbt5x.fsf@alphapapa.net> <847e5kixdl.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:36889) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1iGv3k-00082S-QR for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Oct 2019 21:10:05 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iGv3j-0004Db-UF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Oct 2019 21:10:04 -0400 Received: from 195-159-176-226.customer.powertech.no ([195.159.176.226]:34772 helo=blaine.gmane.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iGv3j-0004DI-O6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Oct 2019 21:10:03 -0400 Received: from list by blaine.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.89) (envelope-from ) id 1iGv3i-000svF-Ec for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 06 Oct 2019 03:10:02 +0200 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" To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Marco Wahl writes: > Just I got the idea that for a good part this discussion is about > personal preferences. Personal preferences are relevant to this issue in that Org is flexible and allows users to configure it accordingly. But that is not the only consideration at stake. Consistency, compatibility, and longevity are even more important. > What I really find irritating is that "Org ... allows #+KEYWORD: lines > to appear anywhere in a file" (This sentence is from you) with the > meaning that the settings apply to the whole file. I think this > interpretation of #+KEYWORD: lines is unnecessary and confusing. Regardless, that is the way Org works, and how it has for many years. We can't break that.