Re: [Orgmode] save-excursion fails to restore point

[Carsten Dominik]

On Jun 9, 2009, at 10:56 PM, Samuel Wales wrote:

> Here is a minimal test case:
>
> (save-excursion
>  (outline-up-heading 1 'invisible-ok)
>  (org-sort-entries-or-items nil ?a))
>
> What happens is that point stays on the parent headline.
>
> What I expect is for save-excursion to save point no
> differently from just saving point and doing goto-char.
>
> Also:
>
> When I change a todo state and then sort entries manually
> using my sort function, everything works.  But when I do so
> from org-after-todo-state-change-hook, point gets placed on
> the parent headline.  Point gets changed right after the
> save-excursion in org-todo (3rd paren from last).
>
> Reproducible?
>
> RMS in the reply to
> http://www.archivum.info/address@hidden/2006-01/msg00053.html
> seems to say that it is inevitable.

I think it is in fact unavoidable when you delete and re-insert
text that contained a marker.  Not impossible to fix, or does
in fact do if for clock history markers, but for the sorting routine
that would really be too much to ask.

- Carsten


> Is there a way for org to work around this?
>
> If not, it is a warning to the wise.
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