[Orgmode] Re: Column view and subtask overview interaction

[Bernt Hansen]

James Deaton <address@hidden> writes:

> I'm running a pull from yesterday and have noticed something a bit
> strange. I haven't been using column view with a subtask overview
> until today so I do not know if this particular usage had been
> working.
>
> I have a simple list of tasks:
>
> ** Application Discovery [0/5]
> *** STARTED Service Catalog Definition
> :Barbara:
> *** TODO Application Inventory
> :Brian:Chris:
> *** TODO Policies
> :Barbara:
> *** STARTED Projects In Flight
> :All:
> *** TODO Future Projects
> :All:
>
> Now, if I go into column view to do some updates such as change one
> keyword such as a TODO to DONE, when I exit column view, the parent
> heading is wiped out and replaced as below:
>
> ** [1/5[1/5[1/5[1/5[1/5[1/5]5]
> *** STARTED Service Catalog Definition
> :Barbara:
> *** DONE Application Inventory
> :Brian:Chris:
>     - State "DONE"       from "TODO"       [2010-12-02 Thu 22:52]
> *** TODO Policies
> :Barbara:
> *** STARTED Projects In Flight
> :All:
> *** TODO Future Projects
> :All:
>
> When I first ran into this earlier today I had manipulated about 30
> subtasks clobbering 5 different parent tasks before I noticed when I
> exited column view. I think I'm more frustrated by not knowing enough
> to help find a fix.

I can confirm this behaviour and it existed all the way back to at least
release 4.76.  I didn't try anything older than that.

-Bernt