Org-Capture Window Behavior

Org-Capture Window Behavior

[Amol Vaidya]

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Hello,

I use a widescreen monitor, and when I initiate an org-capture the frame
transforms mid-capture as follows:

+---+---+---+---+     +-------+-------+
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | --> |   1   |capture|
+---+---+---+---+     +-------+-------+

I find this behavior disruptive, as I generally want to condense
information from multiple sources into a single note. Ideally I'd like all
my existing windows to remain open for reference. I would prefer for the
capture buffer to respect my display-buffer settings.

From what I’ve gathered, this behavior seems to be caused by the
delete-other-windows function in org-capture-place-template. While there
are workarounds developed by users, I’d appreciate the developers’ thoughts
on potentially changing the default behavior of how org-capture manages
windows.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards,
Amol Vaidya

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Re: Org-Capture Window Behavior

[Ihor Radchenko]

Amol Vaidya <amolvaidya06@gmail.com> writes:

> I use a widescreen monitor, and when I initiate an org-capture the frame
> transforms mid-capture as follows:
>
> +---+---+---+---+     +-------+-------+
> | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | --> |   1   |capture|
> +---+---+---+---+     +-------+-------+
>
> I find this behavior disruptive, as I generally want to condense
> information from multiple sources into a single note. Ideally I'd like all
> my existing windows to remain open for reference. I would prefer for the
> capture buffer to respect my display-buffer settings.

Have you tried the latest version of Org mode (Org 9.7)?
Org 9.7 should honor `display-buffer-alist'.

-- 
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Org mode contributor,
Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>.
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Re: Org-Capture Window Behavior

[Amol Vaidya]

Thank you for your response.

I have tested this with a clean installation of Emacs, where I
installed Org mode 9.7, but I am still encountering the same behavior.

For reference, I’ve attached a screen recording that demonstrates the
issue. I’ve also verified that Org 9.7 is being used, as shown in the
Messages buffer in the left-most window.
https://0x0.st/X3bi.mp4

Please let me know if you need any further information or if there are
any settings I may have overlooked.

Regards,
Amol Vaidya


On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 2:22 PM Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> wrote:
>
> Amol Vaidya <amolvaidya06@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I use a widescreen monitor, and when I initiate an org-capture the frame
> > transforms mid-capture as follows:
> >
> > +---+---+---+---+     +-------+-------+
> > | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | --> |   1   |capture|
> > +---+---+---+---+     +-------+-------+
> >
> > I find this behavior disruptive, as I generally want to condense
> > information from multiple sources into a single note. Ideally I'd like all
> > my existing windows to remain open for reference. I would prefer for the
> > capture buffer to respect my display-buffer settings.
>
> Have you tried the latest version of Org mode (Org 9.7)?
> Org 9.7 should honor `display-buffer-alist'.
>
> --
> Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
> Org mode contributor,
> Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>.
> Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>,
> or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>

Re: Org-Capture Window Behavior

[Ihor Radchenko]

Amol Vaidya <amolvaidya06@gmail.com> writes:

> I have tested this with a clean installation of Emacs, where I
> installed Org mode 9.7, but I am still encountering the same behavior.
>
> For reference, I’ve attached a screen recording that demonstrates the
> issue. I’ve also verified that Org 9.7 is being used, as shown in the
> Messages buffer in the left-most window.
> https://0x0.st/X3bi.mp4
>
> Please let me know if you need any further information or if there are
> any settings I may have overlooked.

May you share your `display-buffer-alist'? Or, ideally, provide a
reproducer? See https://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#bug-reporting

-- 
Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
Org mode contributor,
Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>.
Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>,
or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>

Re: Org-Capture Window Behavior

[Amol Vaidya]

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(Apologies for replying to this twice Ihor, forgot to reply-all last time.)

The linked video was from an emacs -q, so I have made no modifications to
display-buffer-alist, and my understanding is that emacs -q is equivalent
to an empty init file. If that's not correct, I'm not sure what kind of
reproducer I need to be providing.

I am using Emacs 29.4. I am using org 9.7.11. I don't know what the
protocol for submitting long code excerpts is to this mailing list, so I
apologize if this is not the preferred method, but the output of
org-submit-bug-report is given below. If there is other information I
should provide, please let me know.

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On Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 1:47 PM Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> wrote:

> Amol Vaidya <amolvaidya06@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I have tested this with a clean installation of Emacs, where I
> > installed Org mode 9.7, but I am still encountering the same behavior.
> >
> > For reference, I’ve attached a screen recording that demonstrates the
> > issue. I’ve also verified that Org 9.7 is being used, as shown in the
> > Messages buffer in the left-most window.
> > https://0x0.st/X3bi.mp4
> >
> > Please let me know if you need any further information or if there are
> > any settings I may have overlooked.
>
> May you share your `display-buffer-alist'? Or, ideally, provide a
> reproducer? See https://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#bug-reporting
>
> --
> Ihor Radchenko // yantar92,
> Org mode contributor,
> Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>.
> Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>,
> or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>
>

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