Re: [O] Org Protocol error, does not recognize template

[Nick Dokos]

address@hidden (Samuel W. Flint) writes:

>>>>>> Samuel W Flint writes:
>
>     SF> Hello, I have an issue with org-protocol at the moment.  If
>     SF> using new-style links, one of my templates is not recognized.
>     SF> If I try the following link:
>     SF> 
> org-protocol://capture?template=b&title=FlintFam.org+Home&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflintfam.org
>
>     SF> I get an error:
>
>     SF> *ERROR*: Capture template ‘b’: nil
>
> As it turns out, it can't find that template in any situation (including
> if it's called accurately).
>

Can you see the "b" choice in the capture menu?

I tried it with a minimal init.el, setting org-capture-templates as you describe
(and creating the ancillary structures as needed). Saving a link with `C-c l'
and then interactively calling org-capture and selecting the "b" template,
saves the link into ~/org/bookmarks.org.

I did not try with org-protocol.

> org-capture-templates is set as follows:
>
> (setq org-capture-templates
>       `(("a" "Create Appointment" entry
>          (file+olp "~/org/agenda.org" "Main Agenda, including diary" 
> "Current")
>          (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/appointment-template.org")
>          :empty-lines 1 :prepend nil)
>         ("t" "TODO Items")
>         ("tt" "Standard TODO" entry
>          (file+headline "~/org/main.org" "To Do")
>          (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/todo-template.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("td" "Deadline TODO" entry
>          (file+headline "~/org/main.org" "To Do")
>          (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/todo-deadline-template.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("tl" "Linked TODO" entry
>          (file+headline "~/org/main.org" "To Do")
>          (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/todo-link-template.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("n" "Notes")
>         ("nn" "General Notes" entry
>          (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
>          (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/notes-journal-template.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("nl" "Linked Note" entry
>          (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
>          (file 
> "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/linked-note-journal-template.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("nq" "Quoting Note" entry
>          (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
>          (file 
> "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/quoting-note-journal-template.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("nt" "Linked/Quoted Notes" entry
>          (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
>          (file 
> "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/technical-journal-template.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("nd" "Note on Date" entry
>          (file+datetree+prompt ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
>          (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/notes-journal-template.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("nc" "Clocking Notes")
>         ("ncn" "General Notes" entry
>          (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
>          (file 
> "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/notes-journal-template-clocking.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("ncl" "Linked Note" entry
>          (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
>          (file 
> "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/linked-note-journal-template-clocking.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("ncq" "Quoting Note" entry
>          (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
>          (file 
> "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/quoting-note-journal-template-clocking.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("nct" "Linked/Quoted Notes" entry
>          (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
>          (file 
> "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/technical-journal-template-clocking.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("A" "Assignment" entry
>          (file "~/org/school.org")
>          (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/assignment-template.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("j" "Journal Entry" entry
>          (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/journal/%Y.org.gpg"))
>          (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/journal-template.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("c" "calfw2org" entry
>          (file+olp "~/org/agenda.org" "Main Agenda, including diary" 
> "Current")
>          (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/clfw-template.org")
>          :empty-lines 1)
>         ("b" "Bookmark" item
>          (file+olp "~/org/bookmarks.org" "Unsorted Bookmarks")
>          "%a"
>          :immediate-finish t)
>         ("m" "Mail Message Follow-up" entry
>          (file+olp "~/org/agenda.org" "Main Agenda, including diary" "Mail 
> Message Follow-up")
>          (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/mail-followup-template.org")
>          :immediate-finish t :empty-lines 1)))
>
>     SF> What can I do to fix this?
>
>     SF> Thanks,
>
>     SF> Sam Flint
>
>     SF> -- Samuel W. Flint 4096R/266596F4 (9477 D23E 389E 40C5 2F10 DE19
>     SF> 68E5 318E 2665 96F4) λs.(s s) λs.(s s)

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Nick