Can't get column view working

Can't get column view working

[Torsten Wagner]

Hi,

after I converted all my BibTeX stuff into a org-mode file, I thought
I can create (for the first time) a column view to see nicely title,
autors, year and bibtex-key. This would look very similar to Jabrefs
table view, which I used before.
I created the following line.

#+COLUMNS: %25TITLE %10AUTHOR %5YEAR %10CUSTOM_ID

However, switching into the column-view creates the column header with
the correct spacing but all headlines are empty now. Only many spaces
later in the same row I find the ... end markers. Tab still opens the
headline and q let me switch back.
Is there anything I do wrong? I tried

#+COLUMNS: %25ITEM %10AUTHOR %5YEAR %10CUSTOM_ID

as well as

#+COLUMNS: %25ITEM

without success.

It seems the column view is not working at all for my system. I tried
the example for org-mode beamer on worg as  well as the example in the
manual. I always get long blank rows.

Any idea?

Torsten

Re: Can't get column view working

[Torsten Wagner]

Hi again,

could someone please confirm about the status of column view in the
present git.
I can't even get examples in worg working. All I get are long empty lines
Any ideas

Torsten


On 25 November 2011 22:42, Torsten Wagner <torsten.wagner@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> after I converted all my BibTeX stuff into a org-mode file, I thought
> I can create (for the first time) a column view to see nicely title,
> autors, year and bibtex-key. This would look very similar to Jabrefs
> table view, which I used before.
> I created the following line.
>
> #+COLUMNS: %25TITLE %10AUTHOR %5YEAR %10CUSTOM_ID
>
> However, switching into the column-view creates the column header with
> the correct spacing but all headlines are empty now. Only many spaces
> later in the same row I find the ... end markers. Tab still opens the
> headline and q let me switch back.
> Is there anything I do wrong? I tried
>
> #+COLUMNS: %25ITEM %10AUTHOR %5YEAR %10CUSTOM_ID
>
> as well as
>
> #+COLUMNS: %25ITEM
>
> without success.
>
> It seems the column view is not working at all for my system. I tried
> the example for org-mode beamer on worg as  well as the example in the
> manual. I always get long blank rows.
>
> Any idea?
>
> Torsten
>

Re: Can't get column view working

[Nick Dokos]

Torsten Wagner <torsten.wagner@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi again,
> 
> could someone please confirm about the status of column view in the
> present git.
> I can't even get examples in worg working. All I get are long empty lines
> Any ideas
> 

C-c C-c on the #+COLUMNS: line? But if you open the file anew,
everything should be set up correctly.

In any case, it seems to be working for me: I tried

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
#+COLUMNS: %25TITLE %10AUTHOR %5YEAR %10CUSTOM_ID


* foo

** bar
   :PROPERTIES:
   :TITLE: Catch-22
   :AUTHOR: Joseph Heller
   :YEAR: 1967
   :CUSTOM_ID: supercalifrag
   :END:

** baz
   :PROPERTIES:
   :TITLE: Catch-23
   :AUTHOR: U.N.Known
   :YEAR: 2011
   :CUSTOM_ID: ilisticexpi
   :END:
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---


Org-mode version 7.7 (release_7.7.597.g7fab)

Did you try with emacs -q -l minimal.emacs? Maybe some customization
of yours is messing it up. 

Nick


> Torsten
> 
> 
> On 25 November 2011 22:42, Torsten Wagner <torsten.wagner@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > after I converted all my BibTeX stuff into a org-mode file, I thought
> > I can create (for the first time) a column view to see nicely title,
> > autors, year and bibtex-key. This would look very similar to Jabrefs
> > table view, which I used before.
> > I created the following line.
> >
> > #+COLUMNS: %25TITLE %10AUTHOR %5YEAR %10CUSTOM_ID
> >
> > However, switching into the column-view creates the column header with
> > the correct spacing but all headlines are empty now. Only many spaces
> > later in the same row I find the ... end markers. Tab still opens the
> > headline and q let me switch back.
> > Is there anything I do wrong? I tried
> >
> > #+COLUMNS: %25ITEM %10AUTHOR %5YEAR %10CUSTOM_ID
> >
> > as well as
> >
> > #+COLUMNS: %25ITEM
> >
> > without success.
> >
> > It seems the column view is not working at all for my system. I tried
> > the example for org-mode beamer on worg as  well as the example in the
> > manual. I always get long blank rows.
> >
> > Any idea?
> >
> > Torsten
> >
>