Re: org-capture regression?

[Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr>]

Hello,

Thomas Holst <Thomas_Holst@gmx.de> writes:

> a view weeks ago a wrote a post about problems I have with one of my
> captue templates. (see:
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2018-08/msg00161.html)

I thought I had answered it.

> Since a few weeks this is not working anymore. I have a capture template
> unsing this feature (which I use rarely but still).
>
> So here is I patch I came up with to re-enable theese features:

Thank you. However, I have two issues with it.

The first one is that I don't like `eval'. See, for example, this
excerpt from the Elisp manual:

    On rare occasions, you may need to write code that evaluates a form
    that is computed at run time, such as after reading a form from text
    being edited or getting one from a property list. On these
    occasions, use the ‘eval’ function. Often ‘eval’ is not needed and
    something else should be used instead. For example, to get the value
    of a variable, while ‘eval’ works, ‘symbol-value’ is preferable; or
    rather than store expressions in a property list that then need to
    go through ‘eval’, it is better to store functions instead that are
    then passed to ‘funcall’.

So, I'd rather use `symbol-value' and `funcall' and forbid arbitrary
Sexps.

Also, this introduces a discrepancy between :table-line-pos and other
parameters, which do not allow variables nor functions. This is another
issue.

IOW, it may need be to be implemented at a lower level, with proper
tooling.

WDYT?

> This works for me. I can use my capture template again. In the
>meantime I signed FSF papers so TINYCHANGE is not required anymore.

Great!

Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou