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From: Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
Subject: Re: Feature Request? #+CONFIG keyword - to abstract more
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Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:23:51 -0400
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To: Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>
Cc: Tim O'Callaghan <tim.ocallaghan@gmail.com>, org-mode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>

Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> writes:

> "Tim O'Callaghan" <tim.ocallaghan@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Expand the #+<KEYWORD> in-org file configuration possibilities with
>> a #+CONFIG or similar keyword.
>>
>> The idea being to abstract more configuration into actual org files,
>> and let extensions have an easy way to use #+KEYWORD configuration.  I
>> expect it could also be used to auto-load suitably registered
>> extensions/contributions.
>>
>> So for example, my org-action-verb extension might use a line like:
>>
>> #+CONFIG org-action-verb TODO|NEXT Address Ask Buy Change Clarify
>>
>> Where there is handler function CONFIG:org-action-verb, that is
>> defined as auto-loadable and called with the rest of the line to
>> configure the extension.
>>
>> I guess this mechanism could also be extended to abstract more
>> core-org configuration - such as agenda keys, stuck projects, or
>> whatever.
>>
>> what do people think?
>
> Can you use the #+BIND: keyword to set arbitrary variables and achieve
> the same result?

If I understand it correctly, #+BIND only works for export related
variables.

For local options that are not part of the default in-buffer syntax, I
use Local Variables. E.g.,

,----
| * COMMENT Local Variables
| # Local Variables:
| # org-footnote-section: "References"
| # End:
`----

Best,
Matt