Re: Org Capture Menu cannot be fully viewed

[Christopher Dimech]

> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 10:44 AM
> From: "Jean Louis" <bugs@gnu.support>
> To: pietru@caramail.com
> Cc: "Tim Cross" <theophilusx@gmail.com>, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Org Capture Menu cannot be fully viewed
>
> * pietru@caramail.com <pietru@caramail.com> [2020-12-13 05:09]:
> > Here is one version of a template
> > 
> > (setq capture-template-investigation-type '(
> > 
> >  ("a" "Historic Background Research Site Evaluation/Testing" entry
> >   (file "~/histr/archaeol.org")
> >   "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n")
> > 
> >  ("b" "Systematic Survey Data Recovery/Excavation" entry
> >   (file "~/histr/archaeol.org")
> >   "* Site_Type: %?\n %T\n")
> 
> Your example is good real world practical example.
> 
> The capture menu was designed in the same degraded way as Org agenda
> menu. Difference is that Capture menu is customizable and not meant
> for users like you who need more than few categories. It is not
> expandable.
> 
> Would the menu be made as read only Org displayed in a buffer then:
> 
> - Emacs interface, such as using other windows during capture process,
>   would not be blocked during Capture selection
> 
> - User could at least scroll or enlarge the buffer what currently does
>   not work
> 
> Comparing it to my Hyperscope system if I wish to file or capture
> anything I may choose any set where to file it by using completion
> function which dwelles below in `hyperscope-select-set'. I am using
> semantic or meaning related search.
> 
> (defun hyperscope-add-note-to-set ()
>   (interactive)
>   (let ((parent (hyperscope-select-set)))
>     (hlink-add-generic name nil 9 parent nil note)))
> 
> When key press is invoked I am capturing a note or some other type of
> a node into a set. Could be anything, it could be URL, Action similar
> to TODO, note, file, picture, voice note, just anything:
> 
> - press key
> 
> - type what you think where it should be filed, press ENTER on selection
> 
> - edit the note
> 
> Description of `org-capture'
> 
> org-capture is an autoloaded interactive compiled Lisp function in
> ‘org-capture.el’.
> 
> It is bound to C-c c.
> 
> (org-capture &optional GOTO KEYS)
> 
> Capture something.
> 
> This will let you select a template from ‘org-capture-templates’, and
> then file the newly captured information.  The text is immediately
> inserted at the target location, and an indirect buffer is shown where
> you can edit it.  Pressing ‘C-c C-c’ brings you back to the previous
> state of Emacs, so that you can continue your work.
> 
> -----------
> 
> In your case "This will NOT let you select a template from
> org-capture-template". Function org-capture is written more in
> structured way of programming than functional way. It wants to do
> everything for user at once.
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structured_programming
> versus
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Functional_programming
> 
> What is here missing is `org-capture-by-completing-read' so that
> user may select among many various capture templates.
> 
> Compensating for initial bad design is expensive effort.

It looks that way. 
 
> Jean
> 

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