>>>>> Nicolas Goaziou <m...@nicolasgoaziou.fr> writes:
> As a matter of fact, going to the end of an entry is not negligible, because > of inlinetasks. Also, it is not really O(1) since it depends on the size of > the entry. To get an idea, on my computer, moving past a 500 lines entry > takes around 0.001s. I can imagine slower computers, or larger entries, > neither being unheard of, having a slightly noticeable delay. I'm having a hard time buying the performance argument, since I've been using Org-mode for many years, and never has this been a problem. You're making me pay a cost (enforced structure), for a value only one of us perceives. > Also, supporting both locations means that users will pay the full price in > entries without a property drawer, even if they chose the fast path, i.e., > drawer at the beginning of the entry, in the first place. This kind of > defeats some of the advantages of the current state. It wouldn't be "users": it would be people intentionally opting to allow floating properties. _I_ would be paying the price, and I will pay it happily to keep 8.2 behavior. John