> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:48 AM
> From: "Jean Louis" <[email protected]>
> To: "Michael Albinus" <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected], [email protected], "Org-Mode mailing list" 
> <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: org-capture user-error: Abort
>
> * Michael Albinus <[email protected]> [2020-12-13 11:25]:
> > Jean Louis <[email protected]> writes:
> >
> > Hi Jean,
> >
> > > Even if it is error, why it should be written with the dash as
> > > "user-error"?!
> >
> > `user-error' is a standard error symbol in Emacs, which is fired by the
> > function `user-error'. See (info "(elisp) Signaling Errors")
>
> And error is by definition a wrong action attributable to bad judgment
> or ignorance or inattention.
>
> When user is offered choice:
>
> [q] Abort
>
> then such is not a wrong action or bad judgment or ignorance or
> inattention. Even the function description says it should be used in
> different set of circumstances.
>
> Org capture screen does not provide that circumstance that function
> should be used there as user's choice is not an error.

When I abort, it is completely intentional.  I use frequently for testing
new org-capture templates.

> Jean
>
>



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