Re: [Orgmode] org-capture adds newline(s) when it should not

[Carsten Dominik]

On Oct 26, 2010, at 6:29 AM, Noorul Islam wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Carsten Dominik
> <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Oct 25, 2010, at 1:58 PM, Noorul Islam wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Noorul Islam <address@hidden>  
> > > wrote:
> > > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Marcel van der Boom <address@hidden 
> > > > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm in the process of migrating from org-remember to org-capture.
> > > > > Pretty easy going so far, but it seems org-capture adds  
> > > > > newlines, which
> > > > > I think it should not do.
> > > > >
> > > > > My (test) capture-template is:
> > > > >
> > > > > (("t" "Todo" entry
> > > > >  (file "~/.outlet/GTD.org")
> > > > >  "* TODO %?" :prepend t :empty-lines 0)
> > > > >
> > > > > with the intention of inserting the captured task on the
> > > > > first line of the file ~/.outlet/GTD.org. What happens when I  
> > > > > capture
> > > > > an task is this:
> > > > >
> > > > > <beginning of file>
> > > > >
> > > > > * TODO Captured task
> > > > >
> > > > > <original first line of file here>
> > > > > ....
> > > > >
> > > > > Both before and after the task is a newline. Also, when  
> > > > > capturing and
> > > > > cancelling the capture with C-c C-k the newlines remain whereas  
> > > > > the
> > > > > task is removed.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm using the latest git version with emacs 24.0.50.1 on Ubuntu  
> > > > > 10.10
> > > > >
> > > > > Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug?
> > > >
> > > > I do not have Emacs 24 as of now.
> > > >
> > > > With the same template I am not able to re-create this on
> > > >
> > > > Org-mode version 7.01trans (release_7.01h.832.gf7094)
> > > > GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.12.12)
> > > >  of 2010-01-30 on noorul
> > >
> > > On emacs 24 I am able to re-create the problem Marcel reported.
> >
> > I find that puzzling.  What might have changed in Emacs 24 to cause  
> > such
> > differences?  I do not use Emacs 24 on a day-to-day basis yet.
>
> On emacs 24 (newline 0) inserts a new line which I think is incorrect.

Sounds like a but to me too.
For now I am working around this in the latest git version.

Marcel, this should be fixed.  Could you please submit a bug report
to Emacs 24, stating that (newline 0) does insert a newline?

Thanks!

- Carsten

> Thanks and Regards
> Noorul