From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Question about remeber templates Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:05:27 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87iqinjf5t.wl%cammo@netcall.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v935.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MJ5gv-00060v-Q0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:05:37 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MJ5gr-0005w0-29 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:05:37 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=33964 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MJ5gq-0005vs-Su for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:05:32 -0400 Received: from mail-ew0-f220.google.com ([209.85.219.220]:56329) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MJ5gq-0002un-Af for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:05:32 -0400 Received: by ewy20 with SMTP id 20so68602ewy.42 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:05:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87iqinjf5t.wl%cammo@netcall.com.au> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Cameron Horsburgh Cc: emacs-orgmode Mailinglist On Jun 23, 2009, at 2:41 PM, Cameron Horsburgh wrote: > Hi folks, > > I've just tried making myself my very own org-remember template. If I > follow the example in the manual I come up with this: > > ,---- > | > | ("* Diary entry: %? > | %^T" ?d "~/gtd/diary.org" "Diary date") > | > `---- This is not how the manual advertises to make remember templates. ("My diary entry" ?d "* Diary entry: %? | %^T" "~/gtd/diary.org" "Diary date") would be the form in the manual. The form you describe below is still supported for backward compatibility. HTH - Carsten > > However, when I call org-remember I get a blank buffer called > 'Remember' and a message saying "org-select-remember-template: Not > enough arguments for format string" > > After looking at templates that I once made via customize I came up > with this: > > ,---- > | > | (100 "* Diary entry: %? > | %^T" "~/gtd/diary.org" "Diary date") > | > `---- > > This works perfectly. I define the shortcut character by its ASCII > number in the first field of the template, not as a ?-character combo > in the second field. > > I'm guessing that the format and the manual have parted ways at some > stage! > > I'm using org-mode 6.27 trans, and the manual is the same vintage. > > -- > > Cameron Horsburgh > > Blog: http://spiritcry.wordpress.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode