Special properties -- doc buglet?

Special properties -- doc buglet?

[Tommy Kelly]

In section "7.2 Special properties" the current online org manual says:

"The following property names are special and should not be used as keys
in the properties drawer:

...
CATEGORY
...
"


Is it correct to have "CATEGORY" in that list? I thought that putting it
as a key into the property drawer was exactly how to specify categories.

Tommy

Re: Special properties -- doc buglet?

[David Maus]

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At Sat, 22 Jan 2011 07:01:18 -0600,
Tommy Kelly wrote:
>
> In section "7.2 Special properties" the current online org manual says:
>
> "The following property names are special and should not be used as keys
> in the properties drawer:
>
> ...
> CATEGORY
> ...
> "
>
>
> Is it correct to have "CATEGORY" in that list? I thought that putting it
> as a key into the property drawer was exactly how to specify categories.

As I see this, listing the CATEGORY property in Chapter 7.2 is okay.
Chapter 7 is about property drawers in general.  CATEGORY belongs to
the list of reserved property names with a special meaning to Org.
You should not use this property because it modifies Org mode's
behavior and does not work like any other property.

Best,
  -- David
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Special properties -- doc buglet?

[Tommy Kelly]

In section "7.2 Special properties" the current online org manual says:

"The following property names are special and should not be used as keys
in the properties drawer:

...
CATEGORY
...
"


Is it correct to have "CATEGORY" in that list? I thought that putting it
as a key into the property drawer just is how to specify categories.

Tommy

Re: Special properties -- doc buglet?

[Carsten Dominik]

On Jan 22, 2011, at 5:22 PM, Tommy Kelly wrote:

> In section "7.2 Special properties" the current online org manual  
> says:
>
> "The following property names are special and should not be used as  
> keys
> in the properties drawer:
>
> ...
> CATEGORY
> ...
> "
>
>
> Is it correct to have "CATEGORY" in that list? I thought that  
> putting it
> as a key into the property drawer just is how to specify categories.

It is in the list because it is a special property.  So for example
	
     (org-entry-get nil "CATEGORY")

will get you a value for the category even it it is not defined as a  
property of the current entry.  It will use inheritance and also # 
+CATEGORY lines.

But you are right that it *is* allowed in drawers - I have updated the  
manual accordingly.

- Carsten