Re: bug? org does not seem to sort by prioritiy #A, #B, #C, #D

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

On Oct 21, 2010, at 9:30 AM, Rainer Stengele wrote:

> Am 21.10.2010 09:21, schrieb Carsten Dominik:
>>
>> On Oct 21, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Rainer Stengele wrote:
>>
>>> Am 21.10.2010 09:07, schrieb Carsten Dominik:
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 21, 2010, at 9:01 AM, Rainer Stengele wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> maybe this is a bug: (Org-mode version 7.01trans (release_7.01h. 
>>>>> 605.gc540)
>>>>>
>>>>> Having set
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>>>>> ==================================================================
>>>>> Org Enable Priority Commands: Hide Value Toggle  on (non-nil)
>>>>> State: STANDARD.
>>>>> Non-nil means priority commands are active. Hide Rest
>>>>> When nil, these commands will be disabled, so that you never  
>>>>> accidentally
>>>>> set a priority.
>>>>>
>>>>> Org Highest Priority: Hide Value A
>>>>> State: STANDARD.
>>>>> The highest priority of TODO items.  A character like ?A, ?B  
>>>>> etc. More
>>>>>
>>>>> Org Lowest Priority: Hide Value D
>>>>> State: SAVED and set.
>>>>> The lowest priority of TODO items.  A character like ?A, ?B etc.  
>>>>> More
>>>>>
>>>>> Org Default Priority: Hide Value D
>>>>> State: SAVED and set.
>>>>> The default priority of TODO items. More
>>>>>
>>>>> resulting correctly in
>>>>>
>>>>> (custom-set-variables
>>>>> ...
>>>>> '(org-highest-priority 65)
>>>>> '(org-default-priority 68)
>>>>> '(org-lowest-priority 68)
>>>>> ...
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>>>>> ==================================================================
>>>>>
>>>>> the custom agenda command
>>>>>
>>>>>   ("Tp" "all todos sorted by prio"
>>>>>    (
>>>>>     (alltodo "all todos" ))
>>>>>    ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down))))
>>>>>
>>>>> will sort correctly by priorities #A, #B, #C, descending,
>>>>> but will then mix up the rest of the todos with "#D" or without  
>>>>> priority.
>>>>> "#D" does not seem to be included in the sorting.
>>>>
>>>> The meaning of the default priority is that tasks without a  
>>>> priority do have
>>>> the default priority.  If you need 4 priorities all higher than  
>>>> "normal tasks",
>>>> make E your lowest and default priority
>>>>
>>>> - Carsten
>>>>
>>> Yes, works now. A bit counterintuitive, isn't it?
>>
>> What would be the "intuitive" meaning of default priority then?
>>
>> - Carsten
> Well, I would have expected that if I define a priority #D as lowest  
> priority it is not excluded from sorting.


It *is* included in the sorting. All #D's come after the #A's, #B's,  
and #C's.  Only that "all #D's" includes all entries that have no  
specified priority.  Within each main priority, the precise order of  
the entries is determined by other factors well, like if it is a  
deadline or an overdue scheduled item.....  That make the D's look  
random and the other not - but the same is going on everywhere.

You can look at the computed priority (which is used for sorting) by  
pressing (I think) "P" on every item.

Would you like to make a proposal for a paragraph in the manual to  
clarify this?  Or are you proposing to change how this works?



- Carsten