unable to do much of a search atm. but i recall 3-4 org vars that used to say so in their docstrings but didn't seem to need to be to me at the time. perhaps they have been fixed or i was mistaken.
regexp components docstring in bugfix still say reload or restart. biut mayube that is obsolete. i found possible examples in appt and ediff bot those are not org. so perhaps this is a case where the problem no longer exists? 8if so, then never mind that comment about guideline for not requiring setting before org where possible. perhaps these are unavoidable. bugfix .el g set *.el|g before|g load org-fold-core.el:Important: This variable must be set before loading Org." org-keys.el:Needs to be set before Org is loaded. org-list.el:This variable needs to be set before org.el is loaded. If you org-list.el:This variable needs to be set before org.el is loaded. If you org-persist.el:This variable must be set before loading org-persist library.") org.el:This variable needs to be set before org.el is loaded. If you org.el:This variable needs to be set before org.el is loaded, and you need to On 8/13/23, Ihor Radchenko <yanta...@posteo.net> wrote: > Samuel Wales <samolog...@gmail.com> writes: > >> 3. >> >> istr loading org-id is or was what enables org-ids? i'd rather have >> org-id work by default. OR maybe require activating. > > org-id is mostly fine, except that it (1) adds a new link type. (2) adds > a hook that saves ids before exiting Emacs. > In general, it is not too different in its design to other link type > providers. The only difference is better support in other Org core > libraries, but it only plays when a user customized org-id to take > preference over other built-in link types - not a problem for users who > do not use org-id. > >> 4. >> >> idk if related, but some settings in org must be done before loading. >> i'd want a guideline in which, where possible, settings can be done >> after loading. this is because the user might need to go through >> contortions in .emacs. a user can do with-eval-after-load, but >> with-eval-before-load sounds radically grotesque. > > Please, list the settings you have in mind. Some things, like > configuring Org syntax, must be loaded before Org because we have no > other way around. > > -- > Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, > Org mode contributor, > Learn more about Org mode at <https://orgmode.org/>. > Support Org development at <https://liberapay.com/org-mode>, > or support my work at <https://liberapay.com/yantar92> > -- The Kafka Pandemic A blog about science, health, human rights, and misopathy: https://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com