regcl <re...@channing.harvard.edu> writes: Oops, my error... Once I did this ...
(setq org-default-notes-file (concat org-directory "/notes.org")) ... everything works great! ... sorry for the false alarm! Best, George > I am having difficult creating an org entry from a bibtex file > entry. Here is what I am doing: > > 1) open .bib file > > 2) position point in entry > > 3) M-x org-capture > > 4) respond to prompt: 'Template key:' with: t > > Instead of an link in the .org file, I get the message: 'Target buffer > ".notes" for file+headline should be in Org mode' > > I believe I am running the latest emacs and org-mode releases (please > see details below). > > BTW, is there a general discussion anywhere of how to use > emacs/org-mode/reftex for reference management that comports with the > latest release? > > And... given this interest, should I switch to bleeding edge? > > Many thanks, > George > > ... from the *Messages* buffer ... > > ("emacs") > Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/00debian-vars.el (source)...done > Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50dictionaries-common.el (source)... > Loading debian-ispell... > Loading /var/cache/dictionaries-common/emacsen-ispell-default.el > (source)...done > Loading debian-ispell...done > Loading /var/cache/dictionaries-common/emacsen-ispell-dicts.el (source)...done > Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50dictionaries-common.el (source)...done > `flet' is an obsolete macro (as of 24.3); use either `cl-flet' or `cl-letf'. > [2 times] > enabling speedbar support > `flet' is an obsolete macro (as of 24.3); use either `cl-flet' or `cl-letf'. > [2 times] > For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a. > Loading vc-git...done > Template key: > (New file) > org-capture-set-target-location: Target buffer ".notes" for file+headline > should be in Org mode > GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.8.6) of 2013-12-22 on > brahms, modified by Debian > Org-mode version 8.2.5c (release_8.2.5c @ > /home/regcl/.emacs.d/lisp/org-mode/lisp/)