[Orgmode] Re: Org-capture - go to last captured note is not consistent

[Carsten Dominik]

On Jun 28, 2010, at 6:00 PM, Bernt Hansen wrote:

> Hi Carsten,
>
> I've switched to org-capture from remember for capturing new items  
> to my
> refile.org file.

:-)

My private definition of success was if I could make you and
John switch.  I guess that settles it. :-D

> I noticed one inconsistency when visiting the last captured note.
>
> If you create a capture note with a single heading
>
> ,----
> | * TODO do something
> |   :CLOCK:
> |   CLOCK: [2010-06-28 Mon 11:53]--[2010-06-28 Mon 11:54] =>  0:01
> |   :END:
> |   [2010-06-28 Mon 11:53]
> |   [[file:~/News/drafts/drafts/4::If%20you%20create%20a%20capture 
> %20note%20with%20a%20single%20heading][file:~/News/drafts/drafts/ 
> 4::If you create a capture note with a single heading]]
> `----
>
> and go to the last capture location with C-u C-u C-M-r
>
> then it goes to the heading as I expect.  But if you capture a tree it
> goes to the end of the tree instead of the last headline.

Yep, this is (was) a bug.

Thanks!

- Carsten

> The first case goes here
> ,----
> | * TODO do something <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<point on this line>>>>>>>>
> |   :CLOCK:
> |   CLOCK: [2010-06-28 Mon 11:53]--[2010-06-28 Mon 11:54] =>  0:01
> |   :END:
> |   [2010-06-28 Mon 11:53]
> |   [[file:~/News/drafts/drafts/4::If%20you%20create%20a%20capture 
> %20note%20with%20a%20single%20heading][file:~/News/drafts/drafts/ 
> 4::If you create a capture note with a single heading]]
> `----
>
> but capturing this:
>
> ,----
> | * TODO do something else
> |   [2010-06-28 Mon 11:56]
> |   [[file:~/News/drafts/drafts/4::but]]
> | ** TODO Sublevel task
> |    one two three
> |    four five six
> `----
>
> puts the point on the last line
>
> ,----
> | * TODO do something else
> |   [2010-06-28 Mon 11:56]
> |   [[file:~/News/drafts/drafts/4::but]]
> | ** TODO Sublevel task
> |    one two three
> |    four five six  <<<<<<<<<<<<point on this line>>>>>>
> `----
>
> and I really expected it to be on the 'do something else' heading
> instead.
>
> Remember mode used to go to the first line of the captured tree (top
> level heading of the remember note)
>
> It's not a critical issue but it jumped out at me today as being  
> weird.
>
> Thanks,
> Bernt
>
>
> PS.  I have C-M-r bound to org-capture.
>
> ,----
> | C-M-r runs the command org-capture
> |   which is an interactive Lisp function in `org-capture.el'.
> | It is bound to C-M-r.
> | (org-capture &optional goto keys)
> |
> | Capture something.
> |
> | This will let you select a template from org-capture-templates,  
> and then
> | file new captured information.  The text is immediately inserted  
> at the
> | target location, and an indirect buffer is shown where you can  
> edit it.
> | Pressing `C-c C-c' brings you back to the previous state of Emacs,
> | so that you can continue your work.
> |
> | When called interactively with a `C-u' prefix argument goto, don't  
> capture
> | anything, just go to the file/headline where the selected template
> | stores its notes.  With a double prefix arg `C-u C-u', go to the  
> last
> | note stored.
> |
> | When called with a `C-0' (zero) prefix, insert a template at point.
> |
> | Lisp programs can set keys to a string associated with a template in
> | `org-capture-templates'.  In this case, interactive selection will  
> be
> | bypassed.
> |
> | [back]
> `----

- Carsten