In case anybody else finds this thread: the problem is that the "logdrawer"
startup option was added in org-mode 8, but I was using 7.8, so of course
it didn't do anything. If you want this feature, you should use the right
version :-D.


On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Matthew Steffen
<matthew.steffen@gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello emacs-orgmode!
>
> I think I may have encountered a bug (org-mode 7.8.02, emacs 23.3.1,
> ubuntu 12.04.2). It seems that if I have a file with #+STARTUP: logdrawer
> at the top, but the LOG_INTO_DRAWER property unset on an item, clocking in
> and out doesn't get logged into LOGBOOK. To illustrate:
>
> #+STARTUP: logdrawer
> * TODO Finish important task
> :PROPERTIES:
> :Effort: 1:00
> :END:
>
> (clock in and out)
>
> #+STARTUP: logdrawer
> * TODO Finish important task
> CLOCK: [2013-06-07 Fri 15:52]--[2013-06-07 Fri 15:52] =>  0:00
> :PROPERTIES:
> :Effort: 1:00
> :END:
>
> But if I add the LOG_INTO_DRAWER property, now my CLOCK entry goes into
> LOGBOOK:
>
> #+STARTUP: logdrawer
> * TODO Finish important task
> :PROPERTIES:
> :Effort: 1:00
> :LOG_INTO_DRAWER: t
> :END:
>
> (clock in and out)
>
> #+STARTUP: logdrawer
> * TODO Finish important task
> :LOGBOOK:
> CLOCK: [2013-06-07 Fri 15:52]--[2013-06-07 Fri 15:52] =>  0:00
> :END:
> :PROPERTIES:
> :Effort: 1:00
> :LOG_INTO_DRAWER: t
> :END:
>
> I didn't see anything in the manual on this, but I apologize for spamming
> the list if this is intended behavior.
>
> Thanks!
>    -Matthew
>