From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rustom Mody Subject: Re: Defining capture-templates: custom and init file Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:49:32 +0530 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=59367 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Pwuww-0000Ee-Hm for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:19:35 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pwuwv-0000wG-5n for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:19:34 -0500 Received: from mail-iw0-f169.google.com ([209.85.214.169]:60801) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pwuwv-0000vt-2g for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:19:33 -0500 Received: by iwl42 with SMTP id 42so6671557iwl.0 for ; Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:19:32 -0800 (PST) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode Alan Davis wrote: > I would like to request advice, on how can I set up so most of my capture templates are loaded from a file (~/org/capture-templates.el in > my case) and still retain the ability to define new capture templates on the fly. I want the best of both worlds: > - capture-templates.el is easier for me to tweak by hand, and I can alphabetize the templates in various ways as needed. > > - the capture custom feature is a fantastic way to deine one off templates on the fly. It may be worthwhile to ask this on the emacs list. [I have seen somewhere emacs lead-dev Stefan Monnier recommend that customize be used only for faces and ordinary other methods (setq?) for everything else]