Hiho! I can't use the '/' command from the agenda. Here's a backtrace: Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument char-or-string-p nil) insert("Query: " nil "\n") (save-window-excursion (if expert (set-buffer ...) (delete-other-windows) (split-window-vertically) (org-switch-to-buffer-other-window ...)) (erase-buffer) (org-set-local (quote org-done-keywords) done-keywords) (insert "Query: " current "\n") (org-agenda-query-op-line op) (insert "\n\n") (org-fast-tag-show-exit exit-after-next) (setq tbl fulltable char 97 cnt 0) (while (setq e ...) (cond ... ... ...)) (setq ntable (nreverse ntable)) (insert "\n") (goto-char (point-min)) (if (and ... ...) (fit-window-to-buffer)) (setq rtn (catch ... ...)) (if rtn current nil)) (let* ((fulltable ...) (maxlen ...) (fwidth ...) (ncol ...) (expert ...) (exit-after-next org-agenda-query-selection-single-key) (done-keywords org-done-keywords) tbl char cnt e groups ingroup tg c2 c c1 ntable rtn) (save-window-excursion (if expert ... ... ... ...) (erase-buffer) (org-set-local ... done-keywords) (insert "Query: " current "\n") (org-agenda-query-op-line op) (insert "\n\n") (org-fast-tag-show-exit exit-after-next) (setq tbl fulltable char 97 cnt 0) (while ... ...) (setq ntable ...) (insert "\n") (goto-char ...) (if ... ...) (setq rtn ...) (if rtn current nil))) org-agenda-query-selection(nil "+" nil (("REMINDER" . 114) ("DONE" . 107) ("CANCELLED" . 99) ("DOING" . 100) ("TODO" . 116))) (let ((q ...)) (when q (setq org-agenda-query-string q) (org-agenda-redo))) org-agenda-query-generic-cmd("+") org-agenda-query-and-cmd() call-interactively(org-agenda-query-and-cmd nil nil) Not sure what's wrong here, because it looks like this works for other people. org-agenda-query-string seems to be nil by default and it's only set on the first successful query Emacs : GNU Emacs 23.1.50.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.18.3) of 2009-11-11 on abrasax Package: Org-mode version 6.33trans (release_6.33c.27.g1bb0d) current state (redacted): ========================= (setq org-mutt-link-terminal-emulator "runinscreen" org-log-done '(state) org-clock-in-switch-to-state "DOING" org-export-with-LaTeX-fragments t org-archive-default-command 'org-toggle-archive-tag org-todo-keyword-faces '(("REMINDER" :foreground "green4")) org-special-ctrl-a/e t org-agenda-files-common-someday '("~/Org/Someday.org") org-agenda-custom-commands '(("d" todo "DOING" nil) ("S" tags "STALLED" ((org-use-tag-inheritance nil))) ("w" tags "WAITING" ((org-use-tag-inheritance nil))) ("r" "Describe command here" todo "REMINDER" nil) ("l" "\"Shopping List\" (just the headings)" tags-todo "List" ((org-agenda-remove-tags t) (org-agenda-prefix-format "") (org-agenda-todo-keyword-format "") (org-agenda-sorting-strategy (quote (category-up priority-down))) (org-habit-graph-column nil)) ) ("p" "Project List" tags "Project" ((org-use-tag-inheritance nil))) ) org-agenda-include-diary t org-blocker-hook '(org-depend-block-todo) org-export-with-sub-superscripts '{} org-hide-leading-stars t org-mairix-display-hook 'org-mairix-gnus-display-results org-agenda-exporter-settings '((htmlize-output-type (quote inline-css))) org-checklist-export-function 'org-export-as-ascii org-completion-use-ido t org-startup-truncated nil org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-done t org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-checklist org-clock-out-if-current) org-combined-agenda-icalendar-file "~/git/Org/home/org.ics" org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled t org-clock-history-length 15 org-icalendar-timezone "Europe/Berlin" org-startup-folded 'content org-odd-levels-only t org-use-fast-tag-selection nil outline-minor-mode-prefix "" org-special-ctrl-k t org-id-include-domain t org-agenda-remove-times-when-in-prefix 'beg org-agenda-sorting-strategy '((agenda time-up priority-down category-keep) (todo priority-down category-keep tag-down) (tags priority-down category-keep tag-down) (search category-keep)) org-agenda-columns-add-appointments-to-effort-sum t org-keep-stored-link-after-insertion t org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-done t org-stuck-projects '("+Project/-DONE" ("TODO" "DOING") ("WAITING") "") org-clock-in-resume t org-trigger-hook '(org-depend-trigger-todo) org-export-preprocess-hook '(org-export-blocks-preprocess) org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance '("Project") org-tab-first-hook '(org-hide-block-toggle-maybe) org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) org-export-with-priority t org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-clock-persist t org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) org-icalendar-include-sexps nil org-effort-property "EFFORT" org-icalendar-use-scheduled '(event-if-not-todo event-if-todo) org-default-notes-file "~/Org/Notes.org" org-use-property-inheritance '("DEADLINE PRIORITY") org-directory "~/Org" org-insert-heading-hook '((lambda nil (save-excursion (insert "\n") (org-insert-time-stamp (current-time) t t) (org-indent-line-function)) ) ) org-export-mark-todo-in-toc t org-export-html-use-infojs t org-blank-before-new-entry '((heading) (plain-list-item)) org-habit-graph-column 50 org-use-extra-keys t org-icalendar-verify-function 'my-icalendar-verify org-n-level-faces 12 org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide-drawers org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change) org-link-to-org-use-id t org-mode-hook '((lambda nil (setf comment-start nil)) imenu-add-menubar-index (lambda nil (org-add-hook (quote change-major-mode-hook) (quote org-show-block-all) (quote append) (quote local)) ) ) org-clock-out-remove-zero-time-clocks t org-mairix-gnus-select-display-group-function 'org-mairix-gnus-select-display-group-function-gg org-global-properties '(("EFFORT_ALL" . "0 0:02:00 0:05:00 0:10:00 0:20:0 0:30:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64") ) org-refile-targets '((org-agenda-files :maxlevel . 5)) org-return-follows-link t org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-icalendar-use-deadline '(event-if-not-todo event-if-todo) org-refile-use-outline-path 'full-file-path org-fast-tag-selection-single-key t org-icalendar-categories '(all-tags category todo-state) org-log-into-drawer t org-agenda-start-on-weekday nil org-agenda-skip-deadline-if-done t org-refile-allow-creating-parent-nodes 'confirm org-insert-heading-respect-content t org-icalendar-store-UID t org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) org-icalendar-include-body 1000 org-icalendar-use-plain-timestamp nil org-drawers '("PROPERTIES" "CLOCK" "LOGBOOK" "SCHEDULE" "HIDDEN") org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines t org-modules '(org-bbdb org-bibtex org-gnus org-id org-info org-jsinfo org-habit org-irc org-mew org-mhe org-protocol org-rmail org-vm org-wl org-w3m org-annotate-file org-bookmark org-depend org-elisp-symbol org-interactive-query org-mairix org-man org-toc) org-columns-default-format "%66ITEM %8TODO %3PRIORITY %SCHEDULED %DEADLINE %6EFFORT{:} %TAGS %5CLOCKSUM{:}" org-agenda-auto-exclude-function 'org-my-auto-exclude-function org-agenda-after-show-hook '(show-all) org-remember-templates '(("" 119 "* %?\n%u\n%c\n%a\n%i" "~/Org/Collect.org" "Web links" nil) ("" 116 "* TODO %?\n %u\n %a\n %c\n %i" "~/Org/Collect.org" "Tasks" nil) ("" 110 "* %?\n %u\n %a\n %c\n %i" "~/Org/Collect.org" "Notes" nil) ) org-ellipsis 'org-ellipsis ) -- Friedrich Delgado Friedrichs TauPan on Ircnet and Freenode ;)