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Subject: org-columns and tags
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If I define columns using a specification like

#+COLUMNS: %25ITEM(name) %25EMAIL(email)

then tags associated with the entries seem to appear in the ITEM column.
But if I include a TAGS entry in the column spec, like this:

#+COLUMNS: %25ITEM(name) %15TAGS %25EMAIL(email) 

then tags show up only in the TAGS column.

Well, I'm happy with the behavior in the presence of a TAGS column, but
I wonder if the behavior in the absense of such a column is optimal?
E.g. I can imagine a situation in which one might want to use column
mode while being uninterested in the TAGS.

best,
gm

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