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To: Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>
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There have been several requests for priority inheritance over the 
years. If it can't currently be done, I am willing to take a look at 
implementing it.


On 01/04/2018 12:15 AM, Nicolas Goaziou wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Jesse Johnson <bbuknight@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> 1. Set |org-use-property-inheritance '("PRIORITY")|
>>
>> 2. Create a new org file with this content:
>>
>> * [#A] parent
>> ** child A
>> ** child B
>>
>> 3. View org-columns (C-c C-x C-c in my setup)
>>
>> 4. Note that the children have priority B, while parent has priority
>> A.
> Oh yes, I realize now. PRIORITY is a special property:
>
>    (info "(org) Special properties")
>
> They follow their own inheritance rules -- in this case, none.
>
> Regards,
>