Remember to cover the basics, that is, what you expected to happen and what in fact did happen. You don't know how to make a good report? See
https://orgmode.org/manual/Feedback.html#Feedback Your bug report will be posted to the Org mailing list. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Setting org-catch-invisible-edits to 'error does catch org-delete-backward-char (bound to <backspace> by default), but it doesn't catch backward-kill-word (<C-backspace>), or kill-word with argument -1 (M-- M-d), or backward-kill-sexp (ESC <C-backspace>). Steps to reproduce: 1. Create an org file with the following 3 lines: * Stop, hammer time! You can't touch this * Break it down! 2. Run emacs -Q and visit the file. 3. M-: (setq org-catch-invisible-edits 'error) 4. Make sure the first headline is folded and place point after the ellipsis. 5. Now you can try any of the commands mentioned in the first paragraph. The org-catch-invisible-edits will successfully block you from using <backspace>, but any of the other command I mentioned will silently delete the word "this". Because of the variable's name, I would expect all these commands to be blocked. Maybe technically this isn't a bug, since the docstring for org-catch-invisible-edits only says: "Check if in invisible region before inserting or deleting a character." So you can argue it only promises to block deletion if you attempt it one character at a time, and if you try to delete a word, the docstring doesn't promise to stop you. I'd suggest that naming the variable org-catch-invisible-edits strongly suggests it should catch all deletions in the invisible text and that the current behavior is misleading. Emacs : GNU Emacs 28.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.5, cairo version 1.16.0) of 2020-10-13, unofficial emacs-snapshot build: http://emacs.ganneff.de/, git commit 8d241e8840fdb02dcfce52425626dd8f2125e51a Package: Org mode version 9.4 (9.4-41-g9bb930-elpaplus @ /home/omarantolin/.emacs.d/elpa/org-plus-contrib-20201116/) current state: ============== (setq org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) org-link-shell-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer) org-refile-targets '((nil :maxlevel . 2) ("~/Notes/Notes.org" :maxlevel . 2) ("~/Notes/Someday.org" :level . 0) ("~/Notes/Daily.org" :level . 3)) org-pretty-entities t org-capture-bookmark nil org-latex-default-packages-alist '(("AUTO" "inputenc" t ("pdflatex")) ("" "graphicx" t) ("" "grffile" t) ("" "longtable" nil) ("" "wrapfig" nil) ("" "rotating" nil) ("normalem" "ulem" t) ("" "amsmath" t) ("" "amssymb" t) ("" "capt-of" nil) ("" "hyperref" nil)) org-special-ctrl-a/e t org-agenda-files '("~/Notes/Refile.org" "~/Notes/Daily.org" "~/Notes/Alumnos.org" "~/Notes/Someday.org") org-mode-hook '(#[0 "\301\211%10\207" [imenu-create-index-function org-imenu-get-tree] 2] #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-all append local] 5] #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all append local] 5] org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes ediff-with-org-show-all turn-on-org-cdlatex beginend-org-mode org-eldoc-load) org-outline-path-complete-in-steps nil org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe) org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe) org-bibtex-headline-format-function #[257 "\300%1\236A\207" [:title] 3 "\n\n(fn ENTRY)"] org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand) org-hide-leading-stars t org-hide-emphasis-markers t org-highlight-latex-and-related '(latex script entities) org-ellipsis "…" org-agenda-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region nil org-src-lang-modes '(("latex-macros" . latex) ("inline-js" . javascript) ("redis" . redis) ("php" . php) ("arduino" . arduino) ("C" . c) ("C++" . c++) ("asymptote" . asy) ("bash" . sh) ("beamer" . latex) ("calc" . fundamental) ("cpp" . c++) ("ditaa" . artist) ("dot" . fundamental) ("elisp" . emacs-lisp) ("ocaml" . tuareg) ("screen" . shell-script) ("shell" . sh) ("sqlite" . sql)) org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) org-agenda-mode-hook '(beginend-org-agenda-mode) org-structure-template-alist '(("a" . "export ascii") ("c" . "center") ("C" . "comment") ("e" . "example") ("E" . "export") ("h" . "export html") ("l" . "export latex") ("q" . "quote") ("s" . "src") ("v" . "verse") ("thm" . "theorem") ("pf" . "proof") ("lem" . "lemma") ("cor" . "corollary") ("def" . "definition") ("rem" . "remark") ("exer" . "exercise") ("prop" . "proposition") ("el" . "src emacs-lisp")) org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide-drawers org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change) org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO" "|" "DONE" "NOPE") (type "WAIT")) org-support-shift-select t org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate org-babel-speed-command-activate) org-refile-allow-creating-parent-nodes 'confirm org-refile-use-outline-path 'file org-export-before-parsing-hook '(org-attach-expand-links) org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-link-parameters '(("attachment" :follow org-attach-follow :complete org-attach-complete-link) ("id" :follow org-id-open) ("eww" :follow org-eww-open :store org-eww-store-link) ("rmail" :follow org-rmail-open :store org-rmail-store-link) ("mhe" :follow org-mhe-open :store org-mhe-store-link) ("irc" :follow org-irc-visit :store org-irc-store-link :export org-irc-export) ("info" :follow org-info-open :export org-info-export :store org-info-store-link) ("gnus" :follow org-gnus-open :store org-gnus-store-link) ("docview" :follow org-docview-open :export org-docview-export :store org-docview-store-link) ("bibtex" :follow org-bibtex-open :store org-bibtex-store-link) ("bbdb" :follow org-bbdb-open :export org-bbdb-export :complete org-bbdb-complete-link :store org-bbdb-store-link) ("w3m" :store org-w3m-store-link) ("cite" :follow org-bibtex-goto-citation :export nil) ("org-title" :store store-org-title-link) ("file+sys") ("file+emacs") ("shell" :follow org-link--open-shell) ("news" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302%4Q%2\"\207" ["news" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"] ) ("mailto" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302%4Q%2\"\207" ["mailto" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"] ) ("https" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302%4Q%2\"\207" ["https" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"] ) ("http" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302%4Q%2\"\207" ["http" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"] ) ("ftp" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302%4Q%2\"\207" ["ftp" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"] ) ("help" :follow org-link--open-help) ("file" :complete org-link-complete-file) ("elisp" :follow org-link--open-elisp) ("doi" :follow org-link--open-doi)) org-capture-templates '(("s" "Someday" entry (file "Someday.org") "* %?\n") ("d" "Daily" entry (file+olp+datetree "Daily.org") "* TODO %?\n") ("r" "Refile" entry (file "Refile.org") "* %?\n") ("j" "Journal entry" plain (file+olp+datetree "Journal.org")) ("e" "Emacs templates") ("ei" "Idea" entry (file+olp "Editors/Emacs.org" "Ideas") "* %?\n") ("et" "Tip" entry (file+olp "Editors/Emacs.org" "Tips") "* %?\n") ("eq" "Question" entry (file+olp "Editors/Emacs.org" "Questions") "* %?\n") ("ep" "Package" entry (file+olp "Editors/Emacs.org" "Packages") "* %?\n") ) org-link-elisp-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p outline-mode-hook '(beginend-outline-mode) org-latex-packages-alist '(("AUTO" "babel" t ("pdflatex"))) org-confirm-babel-evaluate nil org-directory "~/Notes" org-preview-latex-image-directory "~/.cache/ltximg/" )