[bug] Must declare value as string in org-agenda-custom-commands easy customize interface

[bug] Must declare value as string in org-agenda-custom-commands easy customize interface

[Jeff Horn]

Only a minor annoyance. Posting in case anyone else runs into the same issue.

In the easy customize interface, when setting the value for a variable
in "local settings" for a custom command, the
org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines value of "all" must be preceded by a
single quote.[1] I expected this to automatically happen, as the easy
customize interface generally takes care of such escaping.

The parenthetical "sexp" leads me to believe this is the intended
behavior. Is this correct?

Footnotes:
[1] http://cl.ly/3ta0

-- 
Jeffrey Horn
http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/

Re: [bug] Must declare value as string in org-agenda-custom-commands easy customize interface

[David Maus]

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At Thu, 6 Jan 2011 11:45:42 -0500,
Jeff Horn wrote:
> 
> Only a minor annoyance. Posting in case anyone else runs into the same issue.
> 
> In the easy customize interface, when setting the value for a variable
> in "local settings" for a custom command, the
> org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines value of "all" must be preceded by a
> single quote.[1] I expected this to automatically happen, as the easy
> customize interface generally takes care of such escaping.
> 
> The parenthetical "sexp" leads me to believe this is the intended
> behavior. Is this correct?

From my understanding this is correct.  The dialog allows you to set
an arbitrary symbol to an arbitrary value, i.e. not limited to another
symbol (e.g. 'all).  Thus a sexp is required and the single quote in
front of the symbol all is the short hand notation of (quote all).

Best,
  -- David
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Re: [bug] Must declare value as string in org-agenda-custom-commands easy customize interface

[Jeff Horn]

On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 5:43 AM, David Maus <dmaus@ictsoc.de> wrote:
> From my understanding this is correct.  The dialog allows you to set
> an arbitrary symbol to an arbitrary value, i.e. not limited to another
> symbol (e.g. 'all).  Thus a sexp is required and the single quote in
> front of the symbol all is the short hand notation of (quote all).

Thanks for your reply, David. If this is the case, shouldn't this be a
dropdown menu with "sexp" as an option for entering your own symbols?

It's just a minor gripe, and one for which I would submit a patch if I
knew enough elisp.

-- 
Jeffrey Horn
http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/

Re: [bug] Must declare value as string in org-agenda-custom-commands easy customize interface

[Bastien]

Hi Jeff,

Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> writes:

> On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 5:43 AM, David Maus <dmaus@ictsoc.de> wrote:
>> From my understanding this is correct.  The dialog allows you to set
>> an arbitrary symbol to an arbitrary value, i.e. not limited to another
>> symbol (e.g. 'all).  Thus a sexp is required and the single quote in
>> front of the symbol all is the short hand notation of (quote all).
>
> Thanks for your reply, David. 

Yes, David is right, in the case demonstrated by your screenshot, the
customize interface asks for the sexp "'all" -- not just "all", since
the value of the variable is indeed "'all" -- not "all" :) 

> If this is the case, shouldn't this be a
> dropdown menu with "sexp" as an option for entering your own symbols?

I'm not sure what you mean.

Defining local settings lets you pick up a local setting from a list
(defined in org-agenda-custom-commands-local-options).  When selecting
the last choice "Any variable", it lets you define a variable that is
*not* in this list (there are so many of them available!)  -- such a 
variable asks for a sexp.

> It's just a minor gripe, and one for which I would submit a patch if I
> knew enough elisp.

Maybe I misunderstood what you ask...  please rephrase if necessary :)

Best,

-- 
 Bastien