From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lawrence Bottorff Subject: Re: Properties Drawer versus tags Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 10:35:18 -0600 Message-ID: References: <877e2ryqip.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000214574059a2544fe" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:57075) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1iiLFW-00007e-5d for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Dec 2019 11:35:35 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iiLFV-0003c7-2J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Dec 2019 11:35:34 -0500 Received: from mail-lj1-x235.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::235]:44893) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1iiLFU-0003Zh-QM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Dec 2019 11:35:33 -0500 Received: by mail-lj1-x235.google.com with SMTP id u71so10607049lje.11 for ; Fri, 20 Dec 2019 08:35:32 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <877e2ryqip.fsf@gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: emacs-orgmode Mailinglist --000000000000214574059a2544fe Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I might add that a properties/drawer is a sort of "official heading metadata repo," while tags not so much. It would be nice to see (lots of) examples. On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 9:18 AM Ken Mankoff wrote: > > On 2019-12-19 at 22:24 -08, Lawrence Bottorff > wrote... > > Very simple, largely philosophical question: When/why use a properties > > drawer below a heading versus just using tags on the heading? What are > > the advantages, disadvantages of both? > > Tags are binary. They are there or not. > > Property drawers allow you to assign values to variables. > > I've never fully understood why some property drawers are set to binary. > For controlling LaTeX export I have both a property ":clearpage: t" and a > tag ":ignore:", and the tag makes more sense to me. Some of those may only > exist in my personal config. > > -k. > --000000000000214574059a2544fe Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I might add that a properties/drawer is a sort of "of= ficial heading metadata repo," while tags not so much. It would be nic= e to see (lots of) examples.

On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 9:18 AM Ken Mankoff &= lt;mankoff@gmail.com> wrote:

On 2019-12-19 at 22:24 -08, Lawrence Bottorff <borgauf@gmail.com>
wrote...
> Very simple, largely philosophical question: When/why use a properties=
> drawer below a heading versus just using tags on the heading? What are=
> the advantages, disadvantages of both?

Tags are binary. They are there or not.

Property drawers allow you to assign values to variables.

I've never fully understood why some property drawers are set to binary= . For controlling LaTeX export I have both a property ":clearpage: t&q= uot; and a tag ":ignore:", and the tag makes more sense to me. So= me of those may only exist in my personal config.

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