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From: Ian Barton <lists@manor-farm.org>
Subject: Re: Problems with Properties and Columns
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> 
>> Taking the snippet below as an example. If I try to add a Property below My
>> Bank using C-c C-x p I am offered completions for the Properties defined
>> under Web Site Passwords, not Bank Details. Is this a bug, or am I
>> misunderstanding the scope of the Columns directive?
> 
> The COLUMN property just defines the column view, not the properties
> themselves.  When you set a property with `C-c C-x p', the prompt offers
> completion over all the properties that are found in the current buffer.
> 
> Does that answer your question?
> 

Thanks Bastien. Yes and no:) In my example if I type ACC in the mini 
buffer Emacs returns No Match, whereas I assume it should offer 
ACCOUNTNO as a completion.

I am using org 5.21 and Xemacs 22.

Ian.