[Orgmode] Can't make TODO dependencies work

2009-02-01 Thread John Rakestraw
Hi -- I'm eager to use the TODO dependencies feature, but I can't make it work. In my usual set-up, I (think I) have it set up correctly. (C-h C-v indicates that org-enforce-todo-dependencies is set to t.) However, the dependency simply isn't enforced. Nor is the ordered dependency enforced. I

Re: [Orgmode] Can't make TODO dependencies work

2009-02-01 Thread John Rakestraw
Hi Carsten -- On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 18:21:49 +0100 Carsten Dominik domi...@science.uva.nl wrote: What is the value of org-blocker-hook? In the minimal configuration: (org-block-todo-from-checkboxes org-block-todo-from-children-or-siblings) In my usual configuration, its value is nil. --John

Re: [Orgmode] Can't make TODO dependencies work

2009-02-01 Thread John Rakestraw
A clarification re this part of my initial message: 2. If I start emacs/org-mode with a minimal configuration, open this file, then delete the header line beginning #+SEQ_TODO and refresh the settings, dependencies work. This is misleading. I realized that

Re: [Orgmode] Can't make TODO dependencies work

2009-02-01 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Feb 1, 2009, at 6:45 PM, John Rakestraw wrote: A clarification re this part of my initial message: 2. If I start emacs/org-mode with a minimal configuration, open this file, then delete the header line beginning #+SEQ_TODO and refresh the settings, dependencies work.

Re: [Orgmode] Can't make TODO dependencies work

2009-02-01 Thread John Rakestraw
On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 19:03:46 +0100 Carsten Dominik domi...@science.uva.nl wrote: This is misleading. I realized that dependencies *do* work consistently in the minimal configuration. With the header line in the test file, I can change the main task from TODO to STARTED (or to any of

Re: [Orgmode] Can't make TODO dependencies work

2009-02-01 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Feb 1, 2009, at 7:23 PM, John Rakestraw wrote: On Sun, 1 Feb 2009 19:03:46 +0100 Carsten Dominik domi...@science.uva.nl wrote: This is misleading. I realized that dependencies *do* work consistently in the minimal configuration. With the header line in the test file, I can change the main

Re: [Orgmode] Can't make TODO dependencies work

2009-02-01 Thread Carsten Dominik
In fact, we need a FAQ about this issue: Several variables in Org must already be set a load time. This is one of the reasons why you should not use (require 'org) in your setup, but better only (require 'org-install). However, org.el will also get loaded when you require some other org-...

Re: [Orgmode] Can't make TODO dependencies work

2009-02-01 Thread John Rakestraw
Hi Carsten -- Thanks for the troubleshooting, and thanks also for this write-up. In particular --- However, org.el will also get loaded when you require some other org-... file, for example an add-on from the contrib directory. I was setting the variables before (require 'org-install), but I