From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Sebastien Vauban" Subject: Re: how to include effort in agenda prefix? Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:01:05 +0200 Message-ID: <80aab6qvse.fsf@somewhere.org> References: <2E9F83B0-E755-4EF5-9A8B-54C73388528C@gilbert.org> <87ty9ftktc.wl%max@openchat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Hi, Michael C Gilbert wrote: > On Aug 17, 2011, at 9:17 PM, Max Mikhanosha wrote: > >> Use %e format for effort. If it gives you an error you need newer >> org-mode, as the patch to fix %e format only got applied recently. > > I do try to keep current, but apparently I missed that! I see it in the > docstring, but I don't see its usage explained (in the docstring or in the > manual). Am I overlooking it? I confirm the explanation is missing from the doc. > Thank you, regardless =E2=80=94 exactly what I needed. This is to be used with caution: I had put it in my config file, used by ot= her Org users, and they experienced immediately an "out-of-args" error, inhibit= ing them forever to access the agenda from that point in time. Cause: they use the stable 7.7, hence do not have that feature accessible. Though, is there a way to make a unknown format specifier have less problematic impact on users? Best regards, Seb --=20 Sebastien Vauban