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From: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
Subject: Re: Capture template expansion: feature or bug?
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 15:17:52 +0100
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To: =?utf-8?Q?Fran=C3=A7ois?= Allisson <francois@allisson.co>
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Hello,

Fran=C3=A7ois Allisson <francois@allisson.co> writes:

> When one uses the following template expansion,
>
>> %^{prop}p   Prompt the user for a value for property =E2=80=98prop=E2=80=
=99.
>
> it supposes one to supply a non-empty string of characters. If one
> simply hits RETURN on a given prompt for property, the capture process
> ends with an
>
>> org-capture: Capture abort: (quit)
>
> message. This means that all prompts for properties are mandatory. It
> this a feature or a bug?

I tried reproducing your issue with the following template:

  ("B" "BUG" entry (file "/tmp/bug-capture.org") "* %?%^{prop}p")

However, I cannot reproduce it.

> Of course, if I ask the question, it is because I clearly see use cases
> for optional properties prompts (which would leave empty the property in
> question): you ask for several information, which you don't always have;
> and you don't want the capture process to quit because of that. But may
> be there is a better way to achieve this?

Another problem is: do you want to skip the property altogether, or set
it to an empty string?

> Org 9.0.10 / Emacs 25.2.1

I suggest to update Org, BTW.

Regards,

--=20
Nicolas Goaziou