Re: [PATCH] Rename headline to heading

[Tim Cross]

Jim Porter <jporterbugs@gmail.com> writes:

>
> In any case, if Org were to add an informative message about this change,
> `org-capture-upgrade-templates' seems to me a reasonable place to do it since
> it's already doing this for other obsolete types. In fact, looking at the 
> commit
> history, that function was added in Feb 2017 (in commit 0f1b5ec496), so 
> perhaps
> it's been long enough that the old datetree migration could be removed 
> entirely
> and be replaced with this new headline -> heading migration. That would have 
> the
> net effect of *reducing* the total amount of compatibility code.

Agreed. Most users will not have a big issue with the change provided
the error message is clear, accurate and points them towards what they
need to fix/change.

>
> That said, this isn't a critical issue for me either way. I keep Emacs and Org
> pretty up to date so I shouldn't have a problem when the time comes to make 
> this
> change in my config.
>

Same here. It is in reality a very trivial change.