From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: andrea.rossetti@gmail.com Subject: problems while editing in org-columns mode Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:30:01 +0100 Message-ID: <8438moi69y.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50425) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VjwQe-0003gs-D6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:30:21 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VjwQT-0007FU-NN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:30:12 -0500 Received: from mail-ea0-x22c.google.com ([2a00:1450:4013:c01::22c]:34260) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VjwQT-0007El-GV for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 22 Nov 2013 14:30:01 -0500 Received: by mail-ea0-f172.google.com with SMTP id q10so697181ead.17 for ; Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:30:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from LAPTOP-ANDREA.laptop-andrea.trieste.it (adsl-ull-90-188.49-151.net24.it. [151.49.188.90]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id k7sm40414853eeg.13.2013.11.22.11.29.58 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:29:59 -0800 (PST) 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@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hello everyone, I get some unexpected behaviour in org-column mode on my workstation (Emacs 24.3, org-version 8.2.2, Win 7 64 bit). May I ask support in order to understand: - if this is reproducible for you as well - if it is actually a bug, or a mess on my local installation, or if I misunderstood how to use org-column properly Thanks in advance to anyone patient enough to read this and give it a try. Kindest regards, Andrea. HOW TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM A: 1) create an example Org file like this: * myproject ** mytask1 ** mytask2 2) click on the word "myproject", C-c C-x C-c to enable column view 3) M-S-, then answer the wizard questions: property=cost, title=cost, width=8, summary=add_numbers 4) now click on the word "myproject", type q to leave org-columns mode 5) you will see that in the first row of the buffer a new line appears: #+COLUMNS: %25ITEM %8cost %TODO %3PRIORITY %TAGS I expected "%8cost{+}" instead of "%8cost". Even if f I change manually "%8cost" to "%8cost{+}" the automatic sums (cost of myproject sums cost of mytask1+mytask2) still don't work. The sums work properly if I remove the entire #+COLUMNS statement and add to the :PROPERTIES: of row "myproject" the following property: :COLUMNS: %25ITEM %8cost{+} %TODO %3PRIORITY %TAGS HOW TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM B: 1, 2, 3) same steps than problem A 4) go on row "mytask1" column "cost", type "e" to edit the value, set it to 1234, type RET 5) type "e" and change the proposed value 1234 into the empty string, then type RET 6) type "e" and set the value to 3456, then type RET 7) go on row "mytask1", type TAB to see the properties: you will see that the properties are now: :PROPERTIES: :cost: :cost: 3456 :END: (I did not expect that empty :cost: column)