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Re: [O] [RFC] Document level property drawer
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Adam Porter |
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Re: [O] [RFC] Document level property drawer |
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Tue, 01 Oct 2019 08:55:04 -0500 |
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Marco Wahl <address@hidden> writes:
> Adam Porter <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Gustav Wikström <address@hidden> writes:
>>
>>> 3) Properties defined in a property drawer will have precedence over
>>> properties defined as a property keyword, if the same property is
>>> defined using both conventions.
>>
>> That protocol seems unnatural and confusing to me:
>>
>> - If precedence were to be defined by something other than file-order,
>> it seems to me that those defined with #+ keywords should have
>> precedence, because they are more visible, while those in drawers are
>> hidden.
>> - However, it seems to me that the simplest, most natural protocol would
>> be for later declarations to override earlier ones.
>
> I think it would be quite natural to use the tree structure of Org. A
> property setting in a subtree overrides the setting in a parent (which
> could be the document(= the whole file.))
Hi Marco,
I think you misunderstood his point #3 and my objection to it. :)
Re: [O] [RFC] Document level property drawer, Gustav Wikström, 2019/10/02
Re: [O] [RFC] Document level property drawer, Adam Porter, 2019/10/03