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Re: [O] feature request: reloading settings in an org file should reload
From: |
Carsten Dominik |
Subject: |
Re: [O] feature request: reloading settings in an org file should reload file local variables |
Date: |
Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:49:38 +0100 |
Hi Eric,
On Jan 14, 2014, at 3:03 PM, Eric S Fraga <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I constantly run into an annoying side effect of org's handling of
> settings in a document. When writing a document for export, usually to
> LaTeX, I find myself playing around with the document wide
> setting variables, e.g.
>
> #+options: toc:nil
> #+latex_header: \usepackage{tikz}
>
> and similar. Org requires me to re-load the document settings by
> hitting C-c C-c on any such document setting line. This is fine.
>
> The problem is that org appears to reset *all* variables to default
> (custom?) settings. This includes variables that have been set using
> file local variables in the given document. Of particular note is the
> variable ~org-export-allow-bind-keywords~. I normally have this set to
> nil for safety reasons but wish to set this to t in some documents. I
> use something like this quite often on documents I *know* are safe:
>
> ,----
> | # Local Variables:
> | # org-confirm-babel-evaluate: nil
> | # org-export-allow-bind-keywords: t
> | # End:
> `----
>
> The problem is that hitting C-c C-c on a settings line clears these
> variables. Having the bind one reset is particularly confusing at
> times. In the end, I have to kill the buffer and re-visit the file to
> have things set up properly.
>
> Is it possible to have org reload the whole file when reloading
> settings? Or not reset any variables at all? Either approach would be
> exhibit more consistent behaviour possibly? Obviously, the position in
> the file would have to be remembered should the file be reloaded
> automatically.
>
> This is not a major issue but a niggly one...
Could you try the following patch?
- Carsten
diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 549f1f8..6fca255 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -20482,11 +20482,9 @@ This command does many different things, depending on
context:
Also updates the keyword regular expressions."
(interactive)
;; this will set the mode *and* set file local variables.
- (normal-mode)
- ;; but it may leave us in some unrelated mode
- (unless (derived-mode-p "org-mode")
- (org-mode))
- (message "Org-mode restarted"))
+ (funcall major-mode)
+ (hack-local-variables)
+ (message "Mode restarted"))