Re: capture problem

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

On Oct 20, 2010, at 8:02 AM, Jeff Horn wrote:

> Steps so far: Clear pasteboard by killing some text. Confirm that
> org-capture creates capture buffer successfully when pasteboard
> contains text. To reproduce bug:
>
> 1) Find an image online in a modern graphical browser on a modern, GUI
> OS. Linux should do (I'm using Snow Leopard)
> 2) Right-click the image, select "copy image" or similar.
> 3) Return to emacs, and visit any buffer.
> 4) Call org-capture. Press the key indicating the template you'd  
> like to use.
> 5) Observe the mini-buffer complains that the "pastboard does not
> contain valid data"
>
> Again, I'm using **Aquamacs** on Snow Leopard. Can anyone else confirm
> using a different emacsen/os combination?
>
> I've downloaded the patched org-capture.el you've sent, and pressed
> `C-u C-c C-x !`. I've observed the minibuffer reloading uncompiled
> source and stating that I'm using org-mode 7.1trans "dirty". When I
> try to reproduce the bug, the minibuffer again complains, but I see no
> backtrace or additional errors in the Messages buffer.

You need to set debug on error from the options menu.

- Carsten

>
> Jeff
>
> On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 2:18 AM, Carsten Dominik
> <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Oct 12, 2010, at 6:55 AM, Jeff Horn wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 12:51 AM, Carsten Dominik
>>> <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Could one of you try to make a backtrace for this problem?
>>>
>>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Capture abort: (quit  
>>> pasteboard
>>> doesn't contain valid data)")
>>>  signal(error ("Capture abort: (quit pasteboard doesn't contain  
>>> valid
>>> data)"))
>>>  ad-Orig-error("Capture abort: %s" (quit "pasteboard doesn't contain
>>> valid data"))
>>>  apply(ad-Orig-error ("Capture abort: %s" (quit "pasteboard doesn't
>>> contain valid data")))
>>>  error("Capture abort: %s" (quit "pasteboard doesn't contain valid  
>>> data"))
>>>  byte-code("\301\302!\203\n
>>
>> Hi Jeff,
>>
>> unfortunately the error is hard to identify because I have a  
>> handler in
>> place when it happens.
>>
>> Can I ask you to apply the patch below, and then again hit the  
>> error to
>> make me a backtrace?  With uncompiled code, please.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> - Carsten
>>
>> diff --git a/lisp/org-capture.el b/lisp/org-capture.el
>> index 7915f7f..b2aade6 100644
>> --- a/lisp/org-capture.el
>> +++ b/lisp/org-capture.el
>> @@ -405,11 +405,7 @@ bypassed."
>>                         (or org-overriding-default-time
>>                             (org-current-time)))
>>        (org-capture-set-target-location)
>> -       (condition-case error
>> -           (org-capture-put :template (org-capture-fill-template))
>> -         ((error quit)
>> -          (if (get-buffer "*Capture*") (kill-buffer "*Capture*"))
>> -          (error "Capture abort: %s" error)))
>> +       (org-capture-put :template (org-capture-fill-template))
>>
>>        (if (equal goto 0)
>>            ;;insert at point
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jeffrey Horn
>>> Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics
>>> George Mason University
>>>
>>> (704) 271-4797
>>> jhorn@gmu.edu
>>> jrhorn424@gmail.com
>>
>>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Jeffrey Horn
> Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics
> George Mason University
>
> (704) 271-4797
> jhorn@gmu.edu
> jrhorn424@gmail.com
>
> http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/