Re: [O] [RFC] Document level property drawer

[Adam Porter]

Marco Wahl <address@hidden> writes:

> Just I got the idea that for a good part this discussion is about
> personal preferences.

Personal preferences are relevant to this issue in that Org is flexible
and allows users to configure it accordingly.  But that is not the only
consideration at stake.  Consistency, compatibility, and longevity are
even more important.

> What I really find irritating is that "Org ... allows #+KEYWORD: lines
> to appear anywhere in a file" (This sentence is from you) with the
> meaning that the settings apply to the whole file.  I think this
> interpretation of #+KEYWORD: lines is unnecessary and confusing.

Regardless, that is the way Org works, and how it has for many years.
We can't break that.