Here is one version of a template (setq capture-template-investigation-type '(
("a" "Historic Background Research Site Evaluation/Testing" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("b" "Systematic Survey Data Recovery/Excavation" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("c" "Records Search or Inventory Checking" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("d" "Site Stewardship Monitoring" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("e" "Site Stabilization" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("f" "Heritage Management" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("g" "Environment Research" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("h" "Reconnaissance or Survey" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("i" "Methodology, Theory, or Synthesis" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("j" "Collections Research" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("k" "Consultation" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("l" "Ethnographic Research" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("m" "Research Design or Data Recovery Plan" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("n" "Architectural Survey" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("o" "Ethnohistoric Research" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("p" "Ground Disturbance Monitoring" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("q" "Geophysical Survey" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("r" "Archaeological Overview" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("s" "Bioarchaeological Research" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("t" "Architectural Documentation" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") ("u" "Remote Sensing" entry (file "~/histr/archaeol.org") "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n") )) > Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 2:32 AM > From: pie...@caramail.com > To: "Tim Cross" <theophil...@gmail.com> > Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > Subject: Re: Org Capture Menu cannot be fully viewed > > > Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 1:46 AM > > From: "Tim Cross" <theophil...@gmail.com> > > To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > > Subject: Re: Org Capture Menu cannot be fully viewed > > > > > > pie...@caramail.com writes: > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > When making a relatively long Org Capture Menu for Archaeological Field > > > Management, > > > the relevant capture window cannot be scrolled down. This becomes > > > particularly > > > problematic with small field laptops. > > > > > > > I'm assuming you mean the window which pops up where you select the > > capture template to use. > > Correct > > > Just wondering if perhaps what we really need to do is provide some sort > > of support for using Emacs completion facilities to select templates? I > > realise this is challenging because of the huge wealth of completion > > frameworks available in Emacs, but perhaps adding support for something > > like fido-mode would be beneficial. To some extent, it feels like org is > > re-inventing a wheel here and we would be better off using an existing > > facility rather than develop/maintain an org specific version. > > I have used icomplete, which works really well. But I am not in a position > to claim it is the right solution > > > I see a very similar problem with the export menu, but that is a more > > complex situation. > > -- > > Tim Cross > > > > > >