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From: Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: empty lines in datetree capture templates
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 10:05:49 -0800
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Hi David,

On Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:31:10 +0100
David Maus <dmaus@ictsoc.de> wrote:

> At Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:50:00 -0800,
> Suvayu Ali wrote:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I am having some problems with a capture template for datetrees.
> >
> > (setq org-capture-templates
> >       '(("m" "Select meeting templates")
> > 	("ms" "Schedule a meeting" entry (file+headline
> > "~/org/meetings.org" "Meetings") "** %? %^t%^{CATEGORY}p\n"
> > 	 :empty-lines 1)
> > 	("mm" "Meeting minutes w/ clock" entry (file+datetree
> > "~/org/meetings.org") "**** %^{prompt} %U%^{CATEGORY}p\n\n     %?"
> > 	 :prepend t :clock-in :empty-lines 1 :immediate-finish)
> > 	))
> >
> > When I use the above "Meeting minutes w/ clock" template, the
> > new entry to the date tree is inserted as below despite the
> > ":empty-lines 1" argument. 

...
> I can confirm that :emtpy-lines 1 seems to have no effect in a
> datetree capture template.  I filed two with the template
> 
> ,----
> | (setq org-capture-templates
> |       '(("X" "FOO" entry (file+datetree "/tmp/org/datetree.org"
> "Place table here" "" :empty-lines 1)))) `----
> 
> And ended up with:
...
> Using
> 
> Org-mode version 7.4 (release_7.4.135.g84087)
> 
> GNU Emacs 23.2.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.0)
>  of 2010-12-11 on raven, modified by Debian
> 

Thanks a lot for confirming this, its reassuring to know it wasn't
a fault on my part. :)

Emacs and org-mode version:

Org-mode version 7.4 (release_7.4.135.g84087.dirty)
GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1) of 2011-01-06

> Best,
>   -- David


-- 
Suvayu

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