Hi Robert,
There seem to be a strange number of newlines in your bug report, which makes it a bit harder to read. Am I correct in summarising your bug report as?: When targeting a headline with an empty next line, the subsequent headline is moved down a level. -- Timothy Robert Davidson <robert.e.davids...@gmail.com> writes: > My template targets ~/org/zettel.org under the "Items" header. The file > looks like this (including the empty line): > * Items > > * foo > > I then start and abort capture by running (org-capture nil "z"). > The file is changed to become thus: > * Items > ** foo > > When I do this without the newline, the file is unchanged, as expected. So it > seems to be purely a problem when there's an empty line after the target. > > (I doubt the autogenerated part of this email is readable but I didn't > want to alter it in case there's some reason it has so much whitespace.) > > Emacs : GNU Emacs 28.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version > 3.24.20, cairo version 1.16.0) > of 2020-10-06 > Package: Org mode version 9.3 (release_9.3 @ > /usr/local/share/emacs/28.0.50/lisp/org/) > > 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-insert-heading-respect-content t > org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) > org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer) > org-html-format-inlinetask-function > 'org-html-format-inlinetask-default-function > org-odt-format-headline-function 'org-odt-format-headline-default-function > org-agenda-files '("~/org/") > org-ascii-format-inlinetask-function 'org-ascii-format-inlinetask-default > org-reveal-start-hook '(org-decrypt-entry) > org-mode-hook '(#[0 "\301\211 \207" [imenu-create-index-function > org-imenu-get-tree] 2] > #[0 > "\305 \306 >\203 \0\307\n\310\311#\210\307 \312\313#\210\307 > \314\315#\210\306 >\203,\0\307\n\316\317#\210\307\n\320\321#\210\322 >>\203>\0\307 \323\324#\210\307 \325\324#\210\326 >>>\203P\0\307\n\327\317#\210\307\n\330\321#\210\331 >>\203_\0\332\311\f\333BC\334#\210\335 >\203k\0\332\311\336\334#\210\337 >>\203w\0\332\311\340\334#\210\341\342\343\344\311$\210\345\342\311\"\210\342\207" > [org-mouse-context-menu-function > > org-mouse-features > > org-mouse-map > > org-mode-map > > org-outline-regexp > > org-mouse-context-menu > > context-menu > > org-defkey > > [mouse-3] > > nil > > [mouse-3] > > org-mouse-show-context-menu > > [down-mouse-1] > > org-mouse-down-mouse > > [C-drag-mouse-1] > > org-mouse-move-tree > > [C-down-mouse-1] > > org-mouse-move-tree-start > > yank-link > > [S-mouse-2] > > org-mouse-yank-link > > [drag-mouse-3] > > move-tree > > [drag-mouse-3] > > [down-mouse-3] > > activate-stars > > font-lock-add-keywords > > (0 > > > > `(face org-link mouse-face highlight keymap ,org-mouse-map) > > > > > > 'prepend) > > t > > activate-bullets > > (("^[ ]*\\([-+*]\\|[0-9]+[.)]\\) +" > > > > (1 > > > > > > > > `(face org-link keymap ,org-mouse-map mouse-face highlight) > > > > > > > > 'prepend) > > > > > ) > > > > ) > > activate-checkboxes > > (("^[ ]*\\([-+*]\\|[0-9]+[.)]\\) +\\(\\[[ X]\\]\\)" > > > (2 > > > > > > `(face bold keymap ,org-mouse-map mouse-face highlight) > > > > > > t) > > > > ) > > > ) > > ad-add-advice > > org-open-at-point > > (org-mouse-open-at-point > > > > nil > > > > t > > > > (advice > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lambda > > > > > > > > > > > > > > nil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (let > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ((context > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (org-context) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (cond > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ((assq :headline-stars context) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (org-cycle) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ((assq :checkbox context) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (org-toggle-checkbox) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ((assq :item-bullet context) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (let > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ((org-cycle-include-plain-lists t) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (org-cycle) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ((org-footnote-at-reference-p) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > nil) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (t ad-do-it) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > ) > > around ad-activate] > 5] > #[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) > org-odt-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"] > 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 \236A\207" [:title] 3 > "\n\n(fn ENTRY)"] > org-latex-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn _ CONTENTS)"] > org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) > org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe > org-babel-header-arg-expand) > org-ascii-format-drawer-function #[771 " \207" [] 4 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS > WIDTH)"] > org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) > org-agenda-mode-hook '(#[0 > "\302 \303 \304\305#\210\303 \306\307#\210\303 \310\311#\210\303 > \312\313#\210\303 \314\315#\207" > [org-mouse-context-menu-function > > org-agenda-mode-map > > org-mouse-agenda-context-menu > > org-defkey > > [mouse-3] > > org-mouse-show-context-menu > > [down-mouse-3] > > org-mouse-move-tree-start > > [C-mouse-4] > > org-agenda-earlier > > [C-mouse-5] > > org-agenda-later > > [drag-mouse-3] > > #[257 > > "\300 !\211\301\267\202 \0\302\303!\202 \0\304\303!\202 \0\305\207" > > [org-mouse-get-gesture > > > > > #s > > > > > (hash-table > > > > > > > > > > > > > > size > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > test > > > > > > > > > > > > > > eq > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rehash-size > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1.5 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rehash-threshold > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 0.8125 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > purecopy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > t > > > > > > > > > > > > > > data > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (:left 9 :right 15) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > org-agenda-earlier 1 org-agenda-later nil] > > 4 "\n\n(fn EVENT)" "e"] > > ] > 4] > ) > org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-show-empty-lines > org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change) > org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate > org-babel-speed-command-activate) > org-M-RET-may-split-line nil > org-odt-format-inlinetask-function > 'org-odt-format-inlinetask-default-function > org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p > org-link-parameters '(("attachment" :follow org-attach-open-link :export > org-attach-export-link :complete > org-attach-complete-link) > ("id" :follow org-id-open) ("eww" :follow eww :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) ("file+sys") ("file+emacs") ("shell" > :follow org-link--open-shell) > ("news" :follow #[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["news" browse-url ":"] 5 > "\n\n(fn URL)"]) > ("mailto" :follow #[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["mailto" browse-url ":"] > 5 "\n\n(fn URL)"]) > ("https" :follow #[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["https" browse-url ":"] 5 > "\n\n(fn URL)"]) > ("http" :follow #[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["http" browse-url ":"] 5 > "\n\n(fn URL)"]) > ("ftp" :follow #[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["ftp" browse-url ":"] 5 > "\n\n(fn URL)"]) > ("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-latex-format-headline-function > 'org-latex-format-headline-default-function > org-capture-templates '(("z" "Zettel" entry (file+headline "zettel.org" > "Items") > "* %?\n :PROPERTIES:\n :ID: %(uuidgen-4)\n :created: %U\n > :END:\n%i") > ("Z" "" entry (file+headline "zettel.org" "Items") #'org-zettel-template)) > org-link-elisp-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p > org-latex-format-inlinetask-function > 'org-latex-format-inlinetask-default-function > org-html-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"] > org-html-format-headline-function 'org-html-format-headline-default-function > org-default-notes-file "~/org/zettel.org" > ) -- Timothy