From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Shankar Rao Subject: Re: org-capture-template: file+datetree+prompt not using prompted date in template Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 14:54:34 -0800 Message-ID: References: <87pozpifcb.fsf@alphaville.usersys.redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113e5068e417750523bee432 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44914) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zu6wu-0008TE-9s for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:54:37 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zu6wt-0006g2-1k for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:54:36 -0500 Received: from mail-oi0-x22d.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c06::22d]:34582) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Zu6ws-0006fy-RR for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 04 Nov 2015 17:54:34 -0500 Received: by oies66 with SMTP id s66so37116090oie.1 for ; Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:54:34 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87pozpifcb.fsf@alphaville.usersys.redhat.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-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Nick Dokos Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --001a113e5068e417750523bee432 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Earlier in org-capture-fill-template, there is the following: (let* (... (ct (org-capture-get :default-time)) ... The property :default-time defaults to the current time and is overwritten by file+datetree+prompt, If ct was passed as a 2nd argument to format-time-string in your code snippet: ;; The current time (goto-char (point-min)) (while (re-search-forward "%<\\([^>\n]+\\)>" nil t) (replace-match (format-time-string (match-string 1) ct) t t)) this should provide the behavior I'm looking for with file+datetree+prompt, but still use the current time for other capture types. Will this solution break anything? Shankar On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 2:15 PM, Nick Dokos wrote: > Shankar Rao writes: > > > For the following org capture template: > > > > (setq org-capture-templates > > '(("d" "Date Tree Test" plain > > (file+datetree+prompt "~/org/testdt.org") > > "This date should be the date i picked: %<%y%m%d>"))) > > > > Though this is filed under the correct date in the datetree, no matter > what date I select in the prompt, > > the date displayed in the template is the current date. Is this a bug or > a feature? > > > > It's a feature I guess - org-capture.el says: > > ;; The current time > (goto-char (point-min)) > (while (re-search-forward "%<\\([^>\n]+\\)>" nil t) > (replace-match (format-time-string (match-string 1)) t t)) > > and there is no provision for another time to be given here. I don't > think there is any provision in the template for a time other than the > current time: at least I can't see a %-escape that takes a different > time. > > -- > Nick > > > --001a113e5068e417750523bee432 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Earlier in org-capture-fill-template, there is the followi= ng:

(let* (...
=C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0(ct (org-capture-get :default-time))
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0...

The property :defau= lt-time defaults to the current time and is overwritten by file+datetree+pr= ompt,=C2=A0
If ct was p= assed as a 2nd argument to format-time-string in your code snippet:<= /div>

=C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ;; The current time
= =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (goto-char (point-min= ))
= =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (while (re-search-forward "%<\\([^>\n]+\\)&= gt;" nil t)
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (replace-match (format-time-string = (match-string 1) ct) t t))

<= span style=3D"font-size:12.8px">this should provide the behavior I'm lo= oking for with file+datetree+prompt, but still use the current time for oth= er capture types. Will this solution break anything?

Shankar

On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 2= :15 PM, Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> wrote:
Shankar Rao <shankar.rao@gmail.com> writes:

> For the following org capture template:
>
> (setq org-capture-templates
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 '(("d" "Date Tree Test" p= lain
> (file+datetree+prompt "~/org/testdt.org")
> "This date should be the date i picked: %<%y%m%d>")))<= br> >
> Though this is filed under the correct date in the datetree, no matter= what date I select in the prompt,
> the date displayed in the template is the current date. Is this a bug = or a feature?
>

It's a feature I guess - org-capture.el says:

=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ;; The current time
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (goto-char (point-min))
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (while (re-search-forward "%<\\([^>\n]+\\)&= gt;" nil t)
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (replace-match (format-time-string (match-strin= g 1)) t t))

and there is no provision for another time to be given here. I don't think there is any provision in the template for a time other than the
current time: at least I can't see a %-escape that takes a different time.

--
Nick



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