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Subject: Re: org-capture template property completion
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:18:23 -0500
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To: Bastien <bzg@altern.org>
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While prompting the user for property "MyProtperty", Is there a way to  
get completion on the "MyProperty" value while in the org-capture  
bufffer?(...either ala the %^{prompt} format or by reading the  
property definitions in the destination file or buffer?)

Thank You!

On Oct 29, 2011, at 7:02 AM, Bastien wrote:

> Hi,
>
> dlc <dlc@coateconnection.com> writes:
>
>> I am an emacs novice attempting to use an org-capture template.   
>> The manual
>> indicates completion is available while expanding %^{prompt}.  Can  
>> one get
>> completion on %^{prop}p for a property?  I tried the same syntax  
>> for prompt
>> and that did not work.
>
> If you want to prompt the user for property "MyProperty" you need to  
> use
> %^{MyProperty}p in the capture template.
>
> HTH,
>
> -- 
> Bastien
>