Re: long delay after selecting capture template

[Allan Streib <astreib@indiana.edu>]

Eric Abrahamsen <eric@ericabrahamsen.net> writes:

> Another thing you can try is edebugging `org-capture-fill-template' and
> stepping through it, and just see if anything weird happens. See the
> Elisp manual for how to edebug, if you haven't before.
>
> Does it only happen for the "t" template? What's the "t" template look
> like?

I've really just started with org mode and task capture; so far I've
only used the default "todo" (t) template.

Debugging the function, the "stall" happens on the indicated line below,
the call to org-get-x-clipboard with the value 'SECONDARY

     [...]
     
	 ;; Is the link empty?  Then we do not want it...
	 (v-a (if (equal v-a "[[]]") "" v-a))
	 (clipboards (remove nil (list v-i
				       (org-get-x-clipboard 'PRIMARY)
				       (org-get-x-clipboard 'CLIPBOARD)
				 >>>   (org-get-x-clipboard 'SECONDARY)  <<<
				       v-c)))

     [...]

I've heard of primary and clipboard X11 selections, but not secondary. I
found a web post[1] suggesting it's a "near-extinct" feature.

If I comment out that line the delay vanishes.


Footnotes: 
[1]  https://sjohannes.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/what-is-the-x11-secondary-selection/

Allan