Re: Refile error - Kill is not a (set of) trees

[Michael Gilbert <mcg@gilbert.org>]

>> I am a noob - drawn to the alien world of Emacs (from my familiar  
>> Mac environment) by OrgMode. I am uncertain enough that I don't  
>> rightly know if this is best described as an OrgMode error or an  
>> Emacs error. Most likely a human error, I guess.
>>
>> I am using last night's Aquamacs build: GNU Emacs 23.0.94.1 (i386- 
>> apple-darwin9.7.0, NS apple-appkit-949.46)
>> of 2009-06-23 on BRAEBURN.PSY.CMU.EDU - Aquamacs Distribution  
>> 2.0dev. Org-mode 6.21b.
>>
>> In OrgMode, I am trying to learn to refile tasks. I use C-c C-w on  
>> a TODO item in a notes file. It goes through the process of  
>> allowing me to select the destination for the item. But then it  
>> throws an error - "Kill is not a (set of) trees" etc - every time.  
>> Doesn't kill the TODO and obviously doesn't yank it to the new  
>> location.
>
> Are you selecting a region before calling the command? That region  
> might be not a valid tree.

I have done this with the point (that's the emacs word for cursor,  
right?) in a TODO item. I have done it with the entire item selected  
as a region.

I am happy to backtrace this or test in whatever way is needed. I knew  
I was getting into something complex here.

-- Michael


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