Re: Exporting a subtree

[Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com>]

John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> writes:

> On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Peter Davis <pfd@pfdstudio.com> wrote:
>>
>> For the first time, I'm trying to export just a single subtree of my overall document, by typing
>>
>> C-c C-e C-s H O
>>
>> However, I get this error:
>>
>> apply: Wrong type argument: listp, #("Details, November 2015" 0 22 (:parent (#0)))
>>
>> The portion in quotes is the overall title of my document.
>>
>> Should this work? Is there something I need to do differently?
>
> Would you kindly provide a minimal working example? Perhaps create a
> dummy tree and indicate an analogous subtree export target so that the
> list can try to reproduce. Perhaps someone will catch from the error
> what the problem is, but having something to try is extremely helpful.
> Since my subtree export works, I'm at a loss for how to diagnose why
> yours doesn't.
>
> Even better would be a minimal configuration file that also replicates
> your issue. In this way, users can replicate your exact setup with:
>
> - emacs -Q
> - M-x load-file RET ~/path/to/your/provided/min-config
> - navigate to subtree you've indicated
> - C-c C-e C-s H O
>
> Make sense? This should be standard for any error you encounter sent
> to the list, as a lot of these are likely going to come down to a
> nuance in your actual file, your emacs config, or possible an actual
> bug (in which case M-x org-version is also very helpful).
>
>

You should also provide a backtrace (with uncompiled code) if possible.
See

 (info "(org) Feedback")

and, in particular, the subsection "How to create a useful backtrace".