Dave Abrahams <d...@boostpro.com> writes: > When using Org for planning, I often find myself corrupting my Org > files. All kinds of things can go wrong, but the basic issue is that
I do have a couple of rules I follow to avoid problems. 1. I usually have a blank line between the meta data (scheduled, properties) and any subsequent text, whether part of that entry or the following headline. I accomplish this by ensuring that my capture templates all insert such a blank line, typically followed by the date of insertion. 2. I also always use the =C-c C-d=, =C-c C-s= and =C-c C-x p= sequences to manage the meta data so org takes care of keeping things sane. However: [...] > So I'm requesting some more help from Org in maintaining proper Org > syntax. Could Org have a mode that prevents things from being modified > incorrectly? For example, it'd be awesome if dates were smart (TAB into > one, hit return, get a smart date editor). This would be quite nice, even something as simple as having RET, within a time stamp, doing the equivalent of org-time-stamp or org-time-stamp-inactive depending on the current state of the time stamp. > It'd be great if there were > a way to make the ID property read-only (or really really hard to > change). This is where column mode comes in quite handy? I tend to use column mode to edit properties and so I never come near the ID property as it usually isn't displayed. > I'd love it if there were a way to create a link to an org > item that narrows the view to just that item, so I don't inadvertently > mess anything else up. org-narrow-to-subtree does some of this... HTH, eric -- : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 23.2.1 : using Org-mode version 7.3 (release_7.3.223.gc6a94) _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
