Tommy Kelly <tommy.ke...@verilab.com> writes: > *Am I correct that colons are forbidden for TODO keywords (at very least as > the last character)? * > I can't see an explicit prohibition in the manual, or in > https://orgmode.org/worg/dev/org-syntax.html, but I'm seeing behavior that > suggests there perhaps should be, as follows.
Colons should be allowed, AFAIK. > However I've just noticed that the colons do seem to be a problem for smart > tree construction. For example, if I run 'C-c / T' and provide "DONE:" > (with colon) as the keyword, no headlines are found, despite there being > many with that keyword in the relevant file. But if I provide "DONE" (no > colon)[1] as the keyword, then all of my "DONE:" (with colon) headlines are > found. Could you please provide an MWE? See https://orgmode.org/manual/Feedback.html#Feedback -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode contributor, Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>. Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>, or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92>