Re: Problem with let/cl-letf binding stuff with org-capture

[Bruno Barbier <brubar.cs@gmail.com>]

Arthur Miller <arthur.miller@live.com> writes:

> However I see that the binding for the org-capture-finalizer, in capture buffer,
> is still the default 'org-capture--default-finalize' and not my lambda.
>
> I am really not an expert on emacs lisp; and I do understand that this is
> somewhat "creative" use of org-capture (to put it nicely :-)), but I would like
> to understand what is going on here.
>
> I don't understand why let-binding here does not work?

Your bindings probably work. But, as the function `org-capture'
just *starts* the capture process, they are removed when exiting the
'let', before you even begin editing your capture.

I'm not sure I understand your use case:  if you have a piece
of org text, you can put it anywhere (possibly using refiling).

If you really want to just get the piece of text, you might be able to
use the hook `org-capture-mode-hook' to replace the key binding to
'C-c C-c' in the capture buffer, so that it calls your own function that
will take the string and call `org-capture-kill'.

Note that they are safer way to modify Emacs behavior than overwriting
the functions. You can usually use hooks (like `org-capture-mode-hook'):

  (info "(elisp) Hooks")

or, if it's not possible, you can advise the functions:

  (info "(elisp) Advising Functions")


Bruno