* Re: Bug: org-ellipsis does not work as a local variable [9.3.1 (release_9.3.1-95-gf93020 @ /home/mark/git-repos/org-mode/lisp/)]
2020-01-16 21:57 Bug: org-ellipsis does not work as a local variable [9.3.1 (release_9.3.1-95-gf93020 @ /home/mark/git-repos/org-mode/lisp/)] Mark E. Shoulson
@ 2020-05-06 0:17 ` Nicolas Goaziou
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From: Nicolas Goaziou @ 2020-05-06 0:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mark E. Shoulson; +Cc: org-mode mailing list
Hello,
"Mark E. Shoulson" <mark@shoulson.com> writes:
> The "org-ellipsis" variable is specifically marked as (potentially) a
> safe local variable, so obviously someone intended for it possibly to be
> used that, and believed that it might be useful to someone as a local
> variable.
>
> However, there is no setup that I can find which makes this work.
> Placing
>
> : # Local Variables:
> : # org-ellipsis: "XXX"
> : # End:
>
> at the end of the file, or setting it in the top line, makes no change
> in the ellipsis, even if you do M-x org-mode again or reload the file
> (with find-alternate-file). Indeed, M-x org-mode clears the local value
> assignment altogether. Setting it by hand with setq-local doesn't work
> (it is cleared when you do M-x org-mode again anyway, as mentioned.)
>
> So, is org-ellipsis really not meant ever to be a local variable? If
> so, that likely should be documented, and certainly the :safe annotation
> on it should be removed, as it strongly implies that using it as a local
> variable is acceptable and useful.
I removed :safe keyword and specified it isn't meant to be a set as
a local variable in its docstring.
Patches are welcome to enable it, tho.
Thank you for the report.
Regards,
--
Nicolas Goaziou
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