Re: C-u C-c C-t not behaving as documented

[david@adboyd.com (J. David Boyd)]

Brian van den Broek <brian.van.den.broek@gmail.com> writes:

> Hi all,
>
> I have
>
> (setq org-todo-keywords
>        '((sequence "TODO(t!)" "STARTED(s!)" "WAITING(w@/@)" "|" "DONE(d@/@)"
>                    "CANCELLED(c@/@)" "DEFERRED(D@/@)")))
>
> in my .emacs.
>
> In http://orgmode.org/org.html#TODO-basics I read
>
> C-u C-c C-t
>     Select a specific keyword using completion or (if it has been set
> up) the fast selection interface.
>     For the latter, you need to assign keys to TODO states, see
> Per-file keywords, and Setting
>     tags, for more information.
>
> When I hit C-u C-c C-t on a headline, the result is that the headline
> cycles through my TODO states (as defined above). In effect, C-u C-c
> C-t behaves as C-c C-t is documented to.
>
> I've checked through my org configuration for other settings that
> affect todo sequences and states and don't think I've got anything
> that accounts for this.
>
> I'm perfectly happy with the behaviour I observe. But, it isn't what
> one would expect from reading the docs. (I suspect that the docs might
> not have been updated when org-todo-keywords was introduced. Or, as
> has happened before, I've misunderstood something.)
>
> Org-mode version 7.9.2 (7.9.2-dist @ /home/brian/.emacsd/site-lisp/org/)
> Mark set
> GNU Emacs 23.2.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1) of
> 2010-12-11 on brahms, modified by Debian
>
> Best,
>
> Brian vdB

I get the same exact behavior, and like you, I'm fine with it too.