bibtex org-capture says "Target buffer ".notes" for file+headline should be in Org mode"

bibtex org-capture says "Target buffer ".notes" for file+headline should be in Org mode"

[regcl]

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

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Re: bibtex org-capture says "Target buffer ".notes" for file+headline should be in Org mode"

[regcl]

regcl <regcl@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/)