From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Guido Van Hoecke Subject: why is 'no' the default value of :tangle Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:18:10 +0200 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:37962) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1US09h-0006t3-O5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:18:19 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1US09g-0004H9-AU for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:18:17 -0400 Received: from mail-wi0-x233.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c05::233]:33529) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1US09g-0004H1-3U for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:18:16 -0400 Received: by mail-wi0-f179.google.com with SMTP id hn17so137641wib.12 for ; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:18:15 -0700 (PDT) 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-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: orgmode Hi, I am wondering why the default value of header argument :tangle is 'no' rather than 'yes'. Back to google-calendar.org as an example. Is it normal that whomever wants to use the embedded elisp file needs to edit the source and e.g. insert a '#+PROPERTY: tangle yes'? It is clear that this file will need to be tangled by every single person that wants to use the embedded code, so should the default not allow for tangling without having the edit the input file? There are probably some very valid reasons why the default is 'no' rather than 'yes'. Please enlighten me. Respectfully, Guido -- The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. -- H. L. Mencken