Re: Highlighting bug with org-agenda-set-restriction-lock

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

On 5 apr. 2013, at 16:46, Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> wrote:

> Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> I now also see that the patch did not achieve what the purpose of it
>> was.  The problem is not the end of the overlay, but the position of
>> the org-agenda-restriction-end marker.  Indeed, if you add tasks after
>> this marker, they will not be included in the search.  There is not
>> good work-around for this I can think of, so it is a problem we will
>> have to live with.
>> 
>> - Carsten
> 
> I would prefer the original highlighting behaviour as well.
> I normally narrow the buffer to the subtree as well when working on it
> -- and the entire narrowed buffer is bright gaudy yellow currently :).
> 
> My workaround for the adding items to the ends is to remark the subtree
> restriction.  I have added speed keys P, F, W, and N in my setup for
> narrow to project, narrow to file, widen, and narrow to subtree
> respectively.
> 
> I normally narrow to project with P (on any task in the project narrows
> the current buffer to the project.  In the agenda P sets the restriction
> lock on the project -- so if I've added anything new at the end of the
> project I can just hit P on any task in the agenda and the restriction
> lock is reset appropriately including all of the (new) tasks in the
> project.  (My definition of a project is any todo keyword task that has
> at least one subtask with a todo keyword.)

Well, that kind of a work-around, yes.  I meant something like telling
the marker to insert any new text in front of it, but there is now
good way.

I like the speed keys!

- Carsten