On Sat, Mar 26, 2022 at 4:31 AM Ihor Radchenko wrote: > No Wayman writes: > > > I'm open to bringing doct's features into Org mode, but I'd prefer > > it not to be spread out over another two years. > > Proper integration of doct into org-capture.el would indeed be ideal. I > am happy that you are ok with such option. > > Practically, we can do it step-by-step in separate patches: > 1. Introduce alist format for org-capture-templates. No new > functionality yet, just change the existing supported template > options to :keyword value pairs. Also, make sure that we keep > backwards compatibility. > 2. Extend the alist with new options, like ${keyword} expansion, hooks, > contexts, children, etc Maybe in a sequence of patches. > 3. Provide validation of capture templates. > > WDYT? > > Best, > Ihor > I'll just say that I would be an enthusiastic adopter of the new syntax (just one data point). I agree wholeheartedly that named properties in plists are much easier to remember and adjust than positional arguments, especially when there are lots of the latter. So, I hope this move sforward.