Re: Re: Re: Entering effor estimates in column view of agenda view gives wrong-type-argument stringp, nil

[Charles Cave <charles_cave@optusnet.com.au>]

Carsten,

Thanks for enhancing the error message for when users
like me make silly mistakes!

I think I was in the middle of adding a heading to the
column name, got distracted and never completed
the work. 

Writing the tutorial has helped consolidate my understanding
of how these features work, especially effort, column view
and refile targets.

Charles




> Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Jan 13, 2009, at 11:46 AM, Manish Sharma wrote:
> 
> >>>>>> "Charles" == Charles Cave <charles_cave@optusnet.com.au> writes:
> >
> > Charles> I recently installed 6.17c org-mode on Windows XP withg GNU
> > Charles> Emacs.  When I create an agenda view, switch on column view,
> > Charles> then attempt to modify the effort estimate with shift-right
> > Charles> arror keys I get an error message Wrong type argument  
> > stringp,
> > Charles> null.
> >
> > Charles> I know this was working the other day but I think it was an
> > Charles> earlier version of org-mode.
> >
> > Charles> This is the configuration of my file:
> >
> > Charles> #+STARTUP: overview #+STARTUP: hidestars #+STARTUP: logdone
> > Charles> #+PROPERTY: Effort_ALL 0:10 0:20 0:30 1:00 2:00 4:00 6:00  
> > 8:00
> > Charles> #+COLUMNS: %40ITEM(Details) %TAGS(Context) %9TODO(To Do)
> > Charles> %5Time{:} %6CLOCKSUM{Total} #+PROPERTY: Effort_ALL 0 0:10  
> > 0:20
> > Charles> 0:30 1:00 2:q00 3:00 4:00 8:00 #+TAGS: { OFFICE(o) HOME(h) }
> > Charles> COMPUTER(c) PROJECT(p) READING(r) #+TAGS: DVD(d) WAITING(w)
> > Charles> #+SEQ_TODO: TODO(t) STARTED(s) WAITING(w) APPT(a) | DONE(d)
> > Charles> CANCELLED(c) DEFERRED(f)
> >
> > #+COLUMNS: %40ITEM(Details) %TAGS(Context) %9TODO(To Do) %5Effort{:}  
> > %6CLOCKSUM{Total}
> >                                                           ^^^^^^
> > #+PROPERTY: Effort_ALL 0 0:10 0:20 0:30 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 8:00
> >                                               ^
> >
> 
> Thanks Manish,
> 
> I have also modified the code to give a better error message in this  
> case.
> 
> - Carsten
> 
> 
> 
> > Two small changes and I hope it should work.
> >
> > -- 
> > Manish
> >
> >
> >
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Charles Cave
Sydney, NSW, Australia

Email:  charles_cave@optusnet.com.au
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