FR: pre-select applicable templates depending on the context

FR: pre-select applicable templates depending on the context

[Bastien]

I have a few templates in `org-remember-templates': one that I mainly
use when I'm in my mailbox, another one that I mainly use when I'm
coding, one that I mainly use when I'm reading the web, etc.

I think it would make sense to reduce the number of available templates
when calling `org-remember'. This would be done by adding a new element
to each template:

            t: force pre-selection of this template in every context
'(major-mode): pre-select this template only in major mode (actually a
               list of major modes)
          nil: never pre-select this template, unless there are no other
               pre-selected templates

The default value would be `nil' for all template, so that the current
behavior wouldn't be touched.

Would people find this useful?

-- 
Bastien

Re: FR: pre-select applicable templates depending on the context

[Carsten Dominik]

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On Mar 1, 2008, at 2:56 PM, Bastien wrote:

> I have a few templates in `org-remember-templates': one that I mainly
> use when I'm in my mailbox, another one that I mainly use when I'm
> coding, one that I mainly use when I'm reading the web, etc.
>
> I think it would make sense to reduce the number of available  
> templates
> when calling `org-remember'. This would be done by adding a new  
> element
> to each template:
>
>           t: force pre-selection of this template in every context
> '(major-mode): pre-select this template only in major mode (actually a
>              list of major modes)
>         nil: never pre-select this template, unless there are no other
>              pre-selected templates
>
> The default value would be `nil' for all template, so that the current
> behavior wouldn't be touched.
>
> Would people find this useful?

I would with the addition that I'd also like to allow a function
in there that would determine if the template should be pre-selected.

The trouble with implementing this is that you need to modify the
customize type, in a way that is compatible with older versions.
This has happened before with the org-remember-templates, therefore  
there
is already a :get element that normalizes the value.  Please modify this
in a way so that customize will swallow old settings.

Thanks, great idea.

- Carsten

>
>
> -- 
> Bastien


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Re: FR: pre-select applicable templates depending on the context

[Bastien]

Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl> writes:

> I would with the addition that I'd also like to allow a function
> in there that would determine if the template should be pre-selected.

Done.  I've also updated the documentation.

Maybe the new (info "(org)Remember templates") section of the manual is
now to big, but I couldn't figure out a better place for this.

> The trouble with implementing this is that you need to modify the
> customize type, in a way that is compatible with older versions.
> This has happened before with the org-remember-templates, therefore there
> is already a :get element that normalizes the value.  Please modify this
> in a way so that customize will swallow old settings.

It should be safe... let me know if it's working ok.

-- 
Bastien