On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 8:17 AM Allen Li <darkfel...@felesatra.moe> wrote:
>
> 0. Make /tmp/tmp.org containing
>
> * TODO foo bar
>
> 1. emacs -Q
> 2. Eval (setq org-agenda-custom-commands '(("n" "n" alltodo "" 
> ((org-agenda-overriding-columns-format "%TODO")))))
> 3. Eval (setq org-agenda-files '("/tmp/tmp.org"))
> 4. M-x org-agenda RET n
> 5. Move point to item
> 6. C-c C-x C-c (column view)
> 7. g
>
> Expected:
>
> Column format is preserved
>
> Actual:
>
> Column format is reset
>
> (The example uses the version of Org shipped with Emacs, but I can
> reproduce with my personal config using latest org-contrib-plus)

I think the right way to fix this is by using a separate variable for
setting buffer local values.

I have attached a patch implementing this on maint.

>
> Emacs  : GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.30)
>  of 2018-07-05
> Package: Org mode version 9.2.1 (9.2.1-2-gc6d37c-elpaplus @ 
> /home/ionasal/.emacs.d/elpa/org-plus-contrib-20190204/)
From eba87f9de87cc661c99d12ef31b961c36b3d528b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Allen Li <darkfel...@felesatra.moe>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 17:21:04 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Fix buffer local org-agenda-overriding-columns-format bug

Setting org-agenda-overriding-columns-format as a buffer local value
interferes with how it is used as a dynamically scoped var, so use a
separate variable for buffer local setting.
---
 lisp/org-agenda.el  | 3 ++-
 lisp/org-colview.el | 9 ++++++++-
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lisp/org-agenda.el b/lisp/org-agenda.el
index 489ecec95..054c0b268 100644
--- a/lisp/org-agenda.el
+++ b/lisp/org-agenda.el
@@ -3768,6 +3768,7 @@ FILTER-ALIST is an alist of filters we need to apply when
       (setq buffer-read-only nil))))
 
 (defvar org-agenda-overriding-columns-format)  ; From org-colview.el
+(defvar org-agenda-local-overriding-columns-format)  ; From org-colview.el
 (defun org-agenda-finalize ()
   "Finishing touch for the agenda buffer, called just before displaying it."
   (unless org-agenda-multi
@@ -3783,7 +3784,7 @@ FILTER-ALIST is an alist of filters we need to apply when
 	(unless org-agenda-with-colors
 	  (remove-text-properties (point-min) (point-max) '(face nil)))
 	(when (bound-and-true-p org-agenda-overriding-columns-format)
-	  (setq-local org-agenda-overriding-columns-format
+	  (setq-local org-agenda-local-overriding-columns-format
 		      org-agenda-overriding-columns-format))
 	(when org-agenda-view-columns-initially
 	  (org-agenda-columns))
diff --git a/lisp/org-colview.el b/lisp/org-colview.el
index 746426bc7..2fbb5aa6c 100644
--- a/lisp/org-colview.el
+++ b/lisp/org-colview.el
@@ -567,7 +567,13 @@ for the duration of the command.")
 
 (defvar org-agenda-overriding-columns-format nil
   "When set, overrides any other format definition for the agenda.
-Don't set this, this is meant for dynamic scoping.")
+Don't set this, this is meant for dynamic scoping.  Set
+`org-agenda-local-overriding-columns-format' instead.")
+
+(defvar-local org-agenda-local-overriding-columns-format nil
+  "When set, overrides any other format definition for the agenda.
+This can be set as a buffer local value to avoid interfering with
+dynamic scoping for `org-agenda-overriding-columns-format'.")
 
 (defun org-columns-edit-value (&optional key)
   "Edit the value of the property at point in column view.
@@ -1564,6 +1570,7 @@ PARAMS is a property list of parameters:
 	 (fmt
 	  (cond
 	   ((bound-and-true-p org-agenda-overriding-columns-format))
+	   ((bound-and-true-p org-agenda-local-overriding-columns-format))
 	   ((let ((m (org-get-at-bol 'org-hd-marker)))
 	      (and m
 		   (or (org-entry-get m "COLUMNS" t)
-- 
2.20.1

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