Re: Bug: Org column view, property edit bug [7.8.11]

[Nicolas Goaziou <n.goaziou@gmail.com>]

Hello,

Teemu Likonen <tlikonen@iki.fi> writes:

> Remember to cover the basics, that is, what you expected to happen and
> what in fact did happen.  You don't know how to make a good report?  See
>
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>
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>
> Org's column view has "e" key for editing fields such as property
> values. Properties are messed up if user tries to clear the property's
> value with "e". See the following example.
>
> Start "emacs -Q" and load this org file:
>
>     #+COLUMNS: %9ITEM %5foo
>     * heading
>     :PROPERTIES:
>     :foo: value
>     :END:
>
> Turn on the column view with "C-c C-x C-c". The buffer should look like
> this:
>
>     ITEM______|_foo___|_
>     #+COLUMNS: %9ITEM %5foo
>     * heading | value |
>     :PROPERTIES:
>     :foo: value
>     :END:
>
> Now move the point to the "value" column and edit it with "e". Clear all
> the text from the minibuffer prompt and press enter. The buffer looks
> like this:
>
>     ITEM______|_foo___|_
>     #+COLUMNS: %9ITEM %5foo
>     * heading |       |
>     :PROPERTIES:
>     :foo: 
>     :END:
>
> Don't move the point. Press "e" again to edit the same value again.
> Insert "xxx" to the minibuffer prompt. The buffer looks like this:
>
>     ITEM______|_foo___|_
>     #+COLUMNS: %9ITEM %5foo
>     * heading |       |
>     :PROPERTIES:
>     :foo: 
>     :foo: xxx
>     :END:
>
> See, there are now two "foo" properties: one with empty value and one
> with the value "xxx". The column view will always show the empty value
> but the edit command "e" will edit the latter value (currently "xxx").
>
> I think the last "e" command in my example shouldn't create new "foo"
> property line; it should edit the empty "foo" instead.
>
>
> Emacs  : GNU Emacs 24.2.3 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1)
>  of 2012-10-14 on mithlond
> Package: Org-mode version 7.8.11

Thanks for the report.

For what it's worth, though, I cannot reproduce it on Org mode 7.9.2.


Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou