starting from commit 6daad64277c43a6589de1c6a146ca8a72fe0e3b9 attempts to use the org-capture template expansion "%x" results in the following backtrace: Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Capture abort: (wrong-type-argument char-or-string-p nil)") signal(error ("Capture abort: (wrong-type-argument char-or-string-p nil)")) error("Capture abort: %s" (wrong-type-argument char-or-string-p nil)) #[257 "\300\301!\203\n\302\301!\210\303\304\"\207" [get-buffer "*Capture*" kill-buffer error "Capture abort: %s"] 4 "\n\n(fn ERROR)"]((wrong-type-argument char-or-string-p nil)) funcall(#[257 "\300\301!\203\n\302\301!\210\303\304\"\207" [get-buffer "*Capture*" kill-buffer error "Capture abort: %s"] 4 "\n\n(fn ERROR)"] (wrong-type-argument char-or-string-p nil)) org-capture(nil) call-interactively(org-capture nil nil) command-execute(org-capture) Older versions work just as described in http://orgmode.org/manual/Template-expansion.html --- Emacs : GNU Emacs 24.5.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) of 2016-07-25 on cervinia Package: Org-mode version 8.3.4 (release_8.3.4-892-g480d35 @ /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/org-mode/) current state: ============== (setq org-hide-leading-stars t org-hide-block-startup t org-tab-first-hook '(org-hide-block-toggle-maybe org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand) org-habit-preceding-days 10 org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-default-hook org-babel-speed-command-hook) org-agenda-category-icon-alist '(("io" "/usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/status/weather-fog.png" nil nil :ascent center) ("habit" "/usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/mimetypes/deb.png" nil nil :ascent center) ("imparare" "/usr/share/icons/gnome/16x16/mimetypes/contents2.png" nil nil :ascent center) ("solere" "~/.emoj/small/Emoji_Natur-116.png" nil nil :ascent center) ) org-clock-history-length 28 org-ellipsis " ⌟" org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe) org-clock-into-drawer "orologio" org-src-window-setup 'current-window org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-columns-default-format "%20ITEM(item) %10TODO(fare) %10SCHEDULED(scheduled) %TAGS" org-speed-commands-user '(("N" . clockin-nope) ("W" . clockin-web) ("J" . org-clock-goto)) org-clock-idle-time 20 org-habit-completed-glyph 10003 org-file-apps '((auto-mode . emacs) ("\\.mm\\'" . default) ("\\.x?html?\\'" . default) ("\\.pdf\\'" . emacs)) org-special-ctrl-a/e t org-agenda-custom-commands '(("f" occur-tree "FIXME")) org-return-follows-link t org-default-notes-file "ciaparme/incollati.org" org-clock-in-resume t org-habit-following-days 3 org-capture-templates '(("f" "facendo" entry (file "roba/facendo.org") "* TODO %^{soggetto} %^g\n - %^{descrizione}" :immediate-finish t :empty-lines-before 1) ("k" "stack" entry (file "roba/facendo.org") "* %^{interrotto} %^g\n prempted: %K at %T\n :orologio:\n:END:\n" :clock-in t :immediate-finish t :empty-lines-before 1) ("s" "secchiata" entry (file "roba/secchiata.org") "* %^{item} %^g\n %^{data}" :immediate-finish t :clock-resume t :empty-lines-before 1) ("i" "incollati" entry (file "ciaparme/ incollati.org") "* %^{descrizione}\n\n %x" :immediate-finish t :clock-resume t :kill-buffer :empty-lines-before 1) ("r" "rae" entry (file "ciaparme/consultare.org") "* [[http://buscon.rae.es/drae/?type=3&val=%x][%x] ]" :immediate-finish t :empty-lines-before 1 :clock-resume t :kill-buffer) ("e" "enes" entry (file "ciaparme/translate.org") "* [[ http://www.wordreference.com/es/translation.asp?tranword=%x][%x]]" :empty-lines-before 1 :immediate-finish t :clock-resume t :kill-buffer) ("l" "lessico" entry (file "ciaparme/lessico.org") "* %^{descrizione}\n\n %x" :immediate-finish t :clock-resume t :kill-buffer :empty-lines-before 1) ) org-startup-indented t org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current) org-from-is-user-regexp "\\\\|\\" org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) org-font-lock-set-keywords-hook '(org-drill-add-cloze-fontification) org-global-properties '(("STYLE_ALL" . "habit")) org-drill-maximum-duration 5 org-mode-hook '((lambda nil (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("*" . 8990)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("**" . 8990)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("***" . 8990)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("****" . 8990)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("*****" . 8990)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("******" . 8990)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("*******" . 8990)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("********" . 8990)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("*********" . 8990)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("**********" . 8990)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("***********" . 8990)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("TODO" . 8801)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("SOMEDAY" . 8609)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("DONE" . 10004)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("STARTED" . 8607)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("SCHEDULED" . 9735)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("DEADLINE" . 8740)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("PROPERTIES" . 9799)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("logbook" . 9801)) prettify-symbols-alist)) (setq prettify-symbols-alist (cons (quote ("END" . 9666)) prettify-symbols-alist)) ) #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-block-all append local] 5 "\n\n(fn)"] #[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all append local] 5] org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes) org-refile-targets '((org-agenda-files :maxlevel . 5) (nil :maxlevel . 5)) org-todo-state-tags-triggers '(("CANCELLED" ("cancelled" . t)) ("WAITING" ("waiting" . t) ("next")) ("SOMEDAY" ("waiting" . t)) (done ("waiting") ("next")) ("TODO" ("waiting") ("cancelled") ("next")) ("STARTED" ("waiting")) ("DONE" ("waiting") ("cancelled") ("next"))) org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe) org-use-speed-commands t org-clock-persist 'history org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c-hook '(org-babel-hash-at-point org-babel-execute-safely-maybe) org-refile-use-outline-path 'file org-clock-auto-clock-resolution nil org-clock-in-switch-to-state "STARTED" org-directory "~/roba/vicenda/orgs/" org-enforce-todo-dependencies t org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide-drawers org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change) org-archive-location "::* archived" org-babel-python-command "python -i ~/.pythonrc.py" org-habit-today-glyph 948 org-enforce-todo-checkbox-dependencies t org-ditaa-eps-jar-path "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/contrib/scripts/DitaaEps.jar" org-refile-allow-creating-parent-nodes 'confirm org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO(t)" "STARTED(s)" "|" "DONE(d!)") (sequence "WAITING(w@)" "STARTED(s)" "|" "DELEGATED(D@)" "SOMEDAY(S@)" "CANCELLED(C@)") ) org-modules '(org-bbdb org-gnus org-id org-habit org-w3m) org-agenda-window-setup 'current-window org-agenda-span 'day org-deadline-warning-days 0 org-babel-tangle-lang-exts '(("ruby" . "rb") ("python" . "py") ("emacs-lisp" . "el") ("elisp" . "el")) org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) org-log-into-drawer "logbook" org-ditaa-jar-path "/home/robaccia/roba/vicenda/sources/org/org-mode/contrib/scripts/ditaa.jar" org-blocker-hook '(org-block-todo-from-checkboxes org-block-todo-from-children-or-siblings-or-parent) org-cycle-separator-lines 1 org-drill-maximum-items-per-session 10 org-babel-load-languages '((shell . t) (python . t) (ditaa . t) (dot . t) (octave . t) (sqlite . t) (ruby . t)) org-agenda-files '("~/roba/vicenda/orgs/agendables/abito.org" "~/roba/vicenda/orgs/agendables/facendo.org" "~/roba/vicenda/orgs/agendables/progetti.org" "~/roba/vicenda/orgs/agendables/secchiata.org") org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer) org-confirm-babel-evaluate nil org-clock-out-remove-zero-time-clocks t org-after-todo-statistics-hook '(org-summary-todo) org-tag-alist '((:startgroup) ("@cubicolo" . 99) ("@lab" . 108) ("@casa" . 97) ("@room" . 114) (:endgroup) (:startgroup) ("refile" . 114) (:endgroup) (:startgroup) ("waiting" . 119) ("started" . 115) ("verify" . 118) ("delegated" . 100) ("someday" . 109) ("cancelled" . 99) (:endgroup) (:startgroup) ("sospeso" . 115) ("interrotto" . 105) (:endgroup) ("citazioni" . 122)) )