Re: Set org-todo-keywords as file-local variables

[Andreas Leha <andreas.leha@med.uni-goettingen.de>]

Hi Thorsten,


Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz@gmail.com> writes:
> Hi List,
>
> I set 'org-todo-keywords' as file-local variables in a file, and 'C-h v
> org-todo-keywords' in that file's buffer suggests I was successfull:
>
> ,----
> | org-todo-keywords is a variable defined in `org.el'.
> | Its value is shown below.
> | 
> |   This variable's value is file-local.
> | 
> | Documentation: [...]
> | Value:
> | ((sequence "|" "E(e)" "X(x)" "C(c)" "R(r)" "M(m)"))
> | 
> | Original value was 
> | ((sequence "TODO" "DONE"))
> | 
> | Local in buffer foo-test.org; global value is 
> | ((sequence "TODO(t)" "NEXT(n)" "|" "DONE(d!/!)")
> |  (sequence "WAITING(w@/!)" "HOLD(h@/!)" "|" "CANCELLED(c@/!)" "PHONE"))
> | 
> | [back]
> `----
>
> but when doing C-c C-t in that buffer, 'org-todo' still offers me the
> usual selection menu based on the variable's global value.
>
> Am I missing something here?

I have some files with locally set todo keywords.  I use a different
interface through:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
#+TODO: TODO(t) WAITING(w!) | DONE(d!) CANCELED(c@/!)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Does that help?
Andreas