From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Bug: Description of org agenda columns format in manual not correct/misleading Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 09:52:15 +0200 Message-ID: References: <444878CE-0B62-47D1-9C6D-E9D1FD2ED01F@math.au.dk> <87y2zw82a7.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <87lfvvikpo.fsf@alphaville.usersys.redhat.com> <871rxm7tql.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000cac9ff05903745c2" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:43465) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1hyX2I-00041J-QD for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Aug 2019 03:52:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hyX2H-0000R8-Ha for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Aug 2019 03:52:34 -0400 Received: from mail-ed1-f41.google.com ([209.85.208.41]:42409) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hyX2H-0000Ql-Az for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Aug 2019 03:52:33 -0400 Received: by mail-ed1-f41.google.com with SMTP id m44so4356240edd.9 for ; Fri, 16 Aug 2019 00:52:33 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <871rxm7tql.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> 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: "Fraga, Eric" Cc: Nick Dokos , "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" --000000000000cac9ff05903745c2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi, On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 9:50 AM Fraga, Eric wrote: > On Wednesday, 14 Aug 2019 at 15:57, Nick Dokos wrote: > > "Fraga, Eric" writes: > > > >> I have this setting in my Emacs initialization: > >> > >> (setq org-agenda-overriding-columns-format "%5TODO %TIMESTAMP %40ITEM > %LOCATION %TAGS") > >> > >> HTH, > >> eric > > > > Shouldn't you be using org-columns-default-format instead? > > No because it's about setting the columns format for the agenda view > alone, not the format for normal org buffers. My error was in using a > deprecated variable; the actual variable is > org-overriding-columns-format. > > The OP's post was actually about the documentation (which I > misunderstood). > I have discussed this problem with Allen Li, who fixed a bug in the agenda column setting a while ago. I think what is missing to make this more transparent is a variable `org-default-columns-format-for-agenda' which is a proper user option. This option can be set in your init.el or through customize, and it will provide a default format for the agenda. `org-overriding-columns-format should ONLY EVER be used in the local setting section of a custom agenda view. This new variable is not available in master. - Carsten --000000000000cac9ff05903745c2 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,

<= div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 9:50 AM Fraga,= Eric <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> wr= ote:
On Wednesda= y, 14 Aug 2019 at 15:57, Nick Dokos wrote:
> "Fraga, Eric" <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> writes:
>
>> I have this setting in my Emacs initialization:
>>
>> (setq org-agenda-overriding-columns-format "%5TODO %TIMESTAMP= %40ITEM %LOCATION %TAGS")
>>
>> HTH,
>> eric
>
> Shouldn't you be using org-columns-default-format instead?

No because it's about setting the columns format for the agenda view alone, not the format for normal org buffers.=C2=A0 My error was in using a=
deprecated variable; the actual variable is
org-overriding-columns-format.

The OP's post was actually about the documentation (which I
misunderstood).

I have discussed this p= roblem with Allen Li, who fixed a bug in the agenda column setting a while = ago.

I think what is missing to make this more tra= nsparent is a variable `org-default-columns-format-for-agenda' which is= a proper user option.=C2=A0 This option can be set in your init.el or thro= ugh customize, and it will provide a default format for the agenda.=C2=A0 `= org-overriding-columns-format should ONLY EVER be used in the local setting= section of a custom agenda view.

This new variabl= e is not available in master.

- Carsten
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