Re: [O] Confusion with :PROPERTIES: insertion

[Bastien]

Hi Lawrence,

Lawrence Bottorff <address@hidden> writes:

> I've got a header, after which I want to insert
>
> * Header
>   :PROPERTIES:
>   :CUSTOM_ID: [2013-03-15 Fri 11:22]
>   :END:
>
> I've tried C-c C-x d and C-u M-x org-insert-drawer. Sometimes C-c C-x
> d works (offering only [RESULTS] which creates empty :: ... :END:),
> sometime it does nothing. C-u M-x org-insert-drawer sometimes offers
> me choices, sometimes doesn't telling me I should use C-c C-x d. Once
> I do get
>
>   :PROPERTIES:
>  
>   :END:
>
> C-c C-x p offers me choices

`C-c C-x p' is the right thing to use for inserting properties.
`C-c C-x d' is for inserting custom drawers.

>  (I choose :CUSTOM_ID:) and seems to work
> properly, but again, sometimes does nothing after affirming
> prompting,
>
> What am I doing wrong. I simply want to have a timestamp property for
> each header. Can anyone advise me how to create this :PROPERTIES:
> insertion behavior consistently?

Mhh.. I can't reproduce the problem.  Can you provide a recipe with
emacs -Q on how to reproduce this consistently?

Thanks in advance, 

-- 
 Bastien