Hi!
I tried to use `org-sort-entries` programmatically to keep some heading sorted when capturing in it or refiling in it. But I saw that sometimes a different heading was the one being sorted. After debugging it a little, I realize that `org-sort-entries` works only if the target heading is visible in the buffer. If it's not, it sorts its top-most parent instead. To reproduce, just evaluate the following form: (progn (switch-to-buffer (find-file-noselect (make-temp-file "bug-" nil ".org"))) (insert "#+STARTUP: overview * Top level heading ** Heading I don't care about 2 ** Heading I want to sort *** Item 1 *** Item 3 *** Item 2 ** Heading I don't care about 1 ") (save-buffer) (org-mode) (goto-line 4) ;; (org-reveal) (org-sort-entries nil ?a)) You will see that the level 2 headings become sorted, when it's the level 3 ones the ones that we wanted to sort. If you uncomment `(org-reveal)` and evaluate again, you will see that then it works fine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Emacs : GNU Emacs 30.2 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.41, cairo version 1.18.0) of 2025-12-31 Package: Org mode version 9.8 (release_9.8-1-g26ed78 @ /home/ignacio/repos/built-from-source/org-mode/lisp/)
