Re: [O] Saving org-capture buffer while writing it

[Stig Brautaset]

Narendra Joshi <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi,
>
> Sometimes when I am taking notes, I end up spending a lot of time in a
> capture buffer. If I happen to switch to something else, I end up
> loosing the capture buffer. I probably just kill the buffer
> accidentally, or do `C-c C-k'.
>
> Is there a way I can take backups of the buffer to a file?

Dunno about backups, but I experience this problem too. (Another
annoyance I have is accidentally hitting `C-c C-c' to tick a check box
and having my in-progress work being moved.) It can help to use the
`:immediate-finish' and `:jump-to-captured' settings like so:

#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
  ("n" "Note" entry (file "Notes.org")
   (file "tpl-note.org")
   :empty-lines 1
   :immediate-finish t
   :jump-to-captured t)
#+END_SRC

Stig

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