Re: [Orgmode] Question about remeber templates

[Carsten Dominik]

On Jun 23, 2009, at 2:41 PM, Cameron Horsburgh wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I've just tried making myself my very own org-remember template. If I
> follow the example in the manual I come up with this:
>
> ,----
> |
> | ("* Diary entry: %?
> | %^T" ?d "~/gtd/diary.org" "Diary date")
> |
> `----

This is not how the manual advertises to make remember templates.

("My diary entry" ?d "* Diary entry: %?
| %^T" "~/gtd/diary.org" "Diary date")


would be the form in the manual.  The form you describe below
is still supported for backward compatibility.

HTH

- Carsten

> However, when I call org-remember I get a blank buffer called
> 'Remember' and a message saying "org-select-remember-template: Not
> enough arguments for format string"
>
> After looking at templates that I once made via customize I came up
> with this:
>
> ,----
> |
> | (100 "* Diary entry: %?
> | %^T" "~/gtd/diary.org" "Diary date")
> |
> `----
>
> This works perfectly. I define the shortcut character by its ASCII
> number in the first field of the template, not as a ?-character combo
> in the second field.
>
> I'm guessing that the format and the manual have parted ways at some
> stage!
>
> I'm using org-mode 6.27 trans, and the manual is the same vintage.
>
> --
>
> Cameron Horsburgh
>
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>
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