[Orgmode] Re: Capture mode seems to be easily confused in Emacs 22

[Carsten Dominik]

On Jun 24, 2010, at 2:26 PM, Bernt Hansen wrote:

> Carsten Dominik <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > On Jun 24, 2010, at 4:57 AM, Bernt Hansen wrote:
> >
> > > In my Emacs 22 on Debian
> > >
> > > GNU Emacs 22.2.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.11) of
> > > 2008-11-09
> > > on raven, modified by Debian
> > >
> > > if I start a capture buffer with C-c c t and then immediately try to
> > > file it with C-c C-c (with the point still on the heading) it  
> > > prompts
> > > for tags instead of filing.  This seems to work fine in Emacs 23.
> > >
> > > In Emacs 22 I end up in the CAPTURE-refile.org buffer with the  
> > > overlay
> > > on line 1 stating to use C-c C-c to file and C-c C-k to abort but
> > > these
> > > keys no longer work.  Widening the buffer and using C-c C-c on
> > > the #+STARTUP line refreshes the config and makes it possible to
> > > continue.
>
> > this is strange, and also a sign that org-capture-mode is not active
> > in that buffer. My preliminary test show that it works here under
> > emacs 22.
> >
> > Anything suspicious in *Messages* ?
>
> The toggling capture mode off message look suspicious.
>
> ,----
> | Loading /home/bernt/git/org-mode/lisp/org-capture.el (source)...done
> | Template key:
> | Loading tabify...done
> | Clipboard pasted as level 1 subtree
> | Toggling org-capture-mode off; better pass an explicit argument.
> | Clock starts at [2010-06-24 Thu 08:24] - showing entire task time.
> `----

Hi Bernt,

I suspect that you use

    (org-capture-mode)

in one of your hook function, in order to check if the mode is on.
However, this is a function call, and it will TOGGLE the mode, so you
are turning it off.

Just remove the parenthesis, to test the *variable*

    (if org-capture-mode
           .........

If you want to protect yourself from running this hook before org- 
capture
is is loaded and org-capture-mode defined, you can do

    (if (and (boundp 'org-capture-mode) org-capture-mode
            ......

I am willing to bet that this is the problem you are experiencing. :-)

Cheers

- Carsten