This is org-mode version 8.2.5h, directly off the git.
emacs version 24.4.50.1
I have noticed that combining top headline filters and category
filters didn't always work as documented. In particular, the
combination of filters displayed depends on the order of application
and removal, and is not always refreshed properly. To test it, I
created a new org file with a couple of simple entries. Note: the
behaviour is most obvious if you have some other tasks with the same
categories or tags in your global todo agenda.
* A team member
** TODO Task 1 :COMPUTER:
:PROPERTIES:
:CATEGORY: Work
:END:
** TODO Task 2
:PROPERTIES:
:CATEGORY: Team
:END:
* Someone else
** TODO Someone else's Task 1 :COMPUTER:
:PROPERTIES:
:CATEGORY: Work
:END:
If I apply two filters in succession: ^ to filter to the top
headline and to filter to the Work category, it appears to
work. But then if I toggle the top headline filter with ^ again,
all the filters are removed, because the function is using the
category filter type to apply and remove the top headline overlay.
(Separately, the | shortcut to remove all filters does not currently
recognise a top headline filter).
I created a patch to fix the issues, but I think it's a bit of a hack,
and I'd welcome input or a better patch by a more skilled coder. Even
after separating the filter removal, I ended up advising two filter
functions to reload the agenda so that it refreshed properly. All of
this reflects my poor elisp skills. Nonetheless, I wonder if
org-agenda doesn't need some refactoring to remove the explicit
repetition of cases for different filter types.
Greg
diff --git a/lisp/org-agenda.el b/lisp/org-agenda.el
index 184209b..d686bd7 100644
--- a/lisp/org-agenda.el
+++ b/lisp/org-agenda.el
@@ -2097,6 +2097,7 @@ When nil, `q' will kill the single agenda buffer.
org-agenda-tag-filter
org-agenda-cat-filter-overlays
org-agenda-category-filter
+org-agenda-top-headline-filter
org-agenda-re-filter-overlays
org-agenda-regexp-filter
org-agenda-markers
@@ -3412,6 +3413,7 @@ If AGENDA-BUFFER-NAME, use this as the buffer name for
the agenda to write.
(defvar org-agenda-tag-filter-overlays nil)
(defvar org-agenda-cat-filter-overlays nil)
+(defvar org-agenda-top-headline-filter-overlays nil)
(defvar org-agenda-re-filter-overlays nil)
(defun org-agenda-mark-filtered-text ()
@@ -3425,6 +3427,7 @@ If AGENDA-BUFFER-NAME, use this as the buffer name for
the agenda to write.
'org-filtered t)))
(append org-agenda-tag-filter-overlays
org-agenda-cat-filter-overlays
+org-agenda-top-headline-filter-overlays
org-agenda-re-filter-overlays
(defun org-agenda-unmark-filtered-text ()
@@ -7352,6 +7355,11 @@ The category is that of the current line.
(list (concat + cat))) 'category))
((error No category at point))
+
+(defadvice org-agenda-filter-by-category (after
org-agenda-redo-after-cat-filter activate)
+ sometimes the filter needs to be redone
+ (org-agenda-redo))
+
(defun org-find-top-headline (optional pos)
Find the topmost parent headline and return it.
(save-excursion
@@ -7371,10 +7379,14 @@ The top headline is that of the current line.
(progn
(setq org-agenda-filtered-by-top-headline nil
org-agenda-top-headline-filter nil)
-(org-agenda-filter-show-all-cat))
-(let ((cat (org-find-top-headline (org-get-at-bol 'org-hd-marker
- (if cat (org-agenda-filter-top-headline-apply cat strip)
-(error No top-level category at point)
+(org-agenda-filter-show-all-top-headlines))
+(let ((tophl (org-find-top-headline (org-get-at-bol 'org-hd-marker
+ (if tophl (org-agenda-filter-top-headline-apply tophl strip)
+(error No top-level headline at point)
+
+(defadvice org-agenda-filter-by-top-headline (after
org-agenda-redo-after-tophl-filter activate)
+ sometimes the filter needs to be redone
+ (org-agenda-redo))
(defvar org-agenda-regexp-filter nil)
(defun org-agenda-filter-by-regexp (strip)
@@ -7403,7 +7415,9 @@ With two prefix arguments, remove the regexp filters.
(when org-agenda-category-filter
(org-agenda-filter-show-all-cat))
(when org-agenda-regexp-filter
-(org-agenda-filter-show-all-re)))
+(org-agenda-filter-show-all-re))
+ (when org-agenda-top-headline-filter)
+ (org-agenda-filter-show-all-top-headlines))
(defun org-agenda-filter-by-tag (strip optional char narrow)
Keep only those lines in the agenda buffer that have a specific tag.
@@ -7665,7 +7679,7 @@ When NO-OPERATOR is non-nil, do not add the + operator to
returned tags.
(tophl (and pos (org-find-top-headline pos
(if (and tophl (funcall (if negative 'identity 'not)
(string= hl tophl)))
-(org-agenda-filter-hide-line
