Ben Finney <ben+em...@benfinney.id.au> writes: > Bernt Hansen <be...@norang.ca> writes: > >> I don't think the org-clock-sum function does what you think/want it >> to do. The docstring says it sets text properties on the headline - so >> I don't think it is intended to update a CLOCKSUM property in the >> headings. > > I don't underastand the distinction. Isn't the CLOCKSUM property a text > property? What do I need to know here?
Sorry I didn't explain that very well. Hopefully this will shed a little more light on this. Text properties is an emacs feature where you can add extra (invisible, and temporary) data to text in an emacs buffer. An Org-mode properties are part of the org file and normally lives in the :PROPERTY: drawer. The column view overlay is displayed using emacs text properties - and this doesn't alter the data in the org file. Thus the org-invoice.el code that queries the _org_ property CLOCKSUM never gets a value. > >> These text properties are temporary (ie. not saved in the org file) and >> I think these are used by the column view overlays for display-only. >> >> The org-invoice.el contributed file created by Peter Jones uses a >> CLOCKSUM property but I'm not sure if this is intended to be updated >> manually or automatically from the clocking lines in org. I've CC-ed >> Peter in case he can shed any light on this. > > Thanks. It does seem that they're much the same purpose, so I hope they > can be unified. I think the fix is probably to make org-invoice.el look for the CLOCKSUM text property instead of a CLOCKSUM org-mode property value. org-invoice.el should probably also automatically call org-clock-sum so this doesn't need to be a manual step. Regards, Bernt
