> I posted this question here: > https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/58337/how-remove-active-date-from-a-dynamic-block-using-columnview > regarding removing the active dates from a columnview. A user replied > suggesting this could maybe be a bug. > > According to the docs: > https://orgmode.org/manual/Special-Properties.html#Special-Properties > Using DEADLINE or SCHEDULED should not include the angular brackets.
Thanks for the report. There is certainly a document/code mismatch. Digging a bit, it seems that brackets started being included quite a while ago: 8d8ad9838 (Rewrite `org-entry-properties', 2014-09-30). I didn't spot anything in that commit that suggests that it was an intended change.
