From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: Exporting a subtree Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:51:49 -0500 Message-ID: <87fv03owt6.fsf@alphaville.usersys.redhat.com> References: <6sw6c74mgjhx0d.fsf@pfdstudio.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40461) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zz9hy-0002jz-Vt for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:52:04 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zz9hv-0008Lc-PH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:52:02 -0500 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:57536) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zz9hv-0008LC-IG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:51:59 -0500 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Zz9hs-0001ev-S9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:51:57 +0100 Received: from nat-pool-bos-t.redhat.com ([66.187.233.206]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:51:56 +0100 Received: from ndokos by nat-pool-bos-t.redhat.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:51:56 +0100 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 John Hendy writes: > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Peter Davis 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".