Re: [Orgmode] Re: Feature Request? #+CONFIG keyword - to abstract more configuration into org files,

[Carsten Dominik]

On Oct 22, 2009, at 10:23 PM, Matt Lundin wrote:

> Bernt Hansen <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > "Tim O'Callaghan" <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > > Expand the #+<KEYWORD> in-org file configuration possibilities with
> > > a #+CONFIG or similar keyword.
> > >
> > > The idea being to abstract more configuration into actual org files,
> > > and let extensions have an easy way to use #+KEYWORD  
> > > configuration.  I
> > > expect it could also be used to auto-load suitably registered
> > > extensions/contributions.
> > >
> > > So for example, my org-action-verb extension might use a line like:
> > >
> > > #+CONFIG org-action-verb TODO|NEXT Address Ask Buy Change Clarify
> > >
> > > Where there is handler function CONFIG:org-action-verb, that is
> > > defined as auto-loadable and called with the rest of the line to
> > > configure the extension.
> > >
> > > I guess this mechanism could also be extended to abstract more
> > > core-org configuration - such as agenda keys, stuck projects, or
> > > whatever.
> > >
> > > what do people think?
> >
> > Can you use the #+BIND: keyword to set arbitrary variables and  
> > achieve
> > the same result?
>
> If I understand it correctly, #+BIND only works for export related
> variables.


Nope, it works for any variables.  It is special that is *also* works  
for export variables, which is complicated because the *output buffer*  
is current when export happens, so local variables would be out of  
scope.

- Carsten

> For local options that are not part of the default in-buffer syntax, I
> use Local Variables. E.g.,
>
> ,----
> | * COMMENT Local Variables
> | # Local Variables:
> | # org-footnote-section: "References"
> | # End:
> `----
>
> Best,
> Matt
>
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- Carsten