Re: bug? org does not seem to sort by prioritiy #A, #B, #C, #D

[Rainer Stengele <rainer.stengele@diplan.de>]

Am 21.10.2010 09:21, schrieb Carsten Dominik:
>
> On Oct 21, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Rainer Stengele wrote:
>
>> Am 21.10.2010 09:07, schrieb Carsten Dominik:
>>>
>>> On Oct 21, 2010, at 9:01 AM, Rainer Stengele wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> maybe this is a bug: (Org-mode version 7.01trans (release_7.01h.605.gc540)
>>>>
>>>> Having set
>>>>
>>>> ==============================================================================
>>>> Org Enable Priority Commands: Hide Value Toggle  on (non-nil)
>>>>  State: STANDARD.
>>>>  Non-nil means priority commands are active. Hide Rest
>>>>  When nil, these commands will be disabled, so that you never accidentally
>>>>  set a priority.
>>>>
>>>> Org Highest Priority: Hide Value A
>>>>  State: STANDARD.
>>>>  The highest priority of TODO items.  A character like ?A, ?B etc. More
>>>>
>>>> Org Lowest Priority: Hide Value D
>>>>  State: SAVED and set.
>>>>  The lowest priority of TODO items.  A character like ?A, ?B etc. More
>>>>
>>>> Org Default Priority: Hide Value D
>>>>  State: SAVED and set.
>>>>  The default priority of TODO items. More
>>>>
>>>> resulting correctly in
>>>>
>>>> (custom-set-variables
>>>> ...
>>>> '(org-highest-priority 65)
>>>> '(org-default-priority 68)
>>>> '(org-lowest-priority 68)
>>>> ...
>>>> ==============================================================================
>>>>
>>>> the custom agenda command
>>>>
>>>>    ("Tp" "all todos sorted by prio"
>>>>     (
>>>>      (alltodo "all todos" ))
>>>>     ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down))))
>>>>
>>>> will sort correctly by priorities #A, #B, #C, descending,
>>>> but will then mix up the rest of the todos with "#D" or without priority.
>>>> "#D" does not seem to be included in the sorting.
>>>
>>> The meaning of the default priority is that tasks without a priority do have
>>> the default priority.  If you need 4 priorities all higher than "normal tasks",
>>> make E your lowest and default priority
>>>
>>> - Carsten
>>>
>> Yes, works now. A bit counterintuitive, isn't it?
>
> What would be the "intuitive" meaning of default priority then?
>
> - Carsten
Well, I would have expected that if I define a priority #D as lowest priority it is not excluded from sorting.
The meaning of the default priority is ok und understandable!

- Rainer