Re: [BUG] org-element-at-point: Throw an error when not in org-mode [9.7-pre (release_9.6.15-1033-gd8586f @ /home/marie/.emacs.d/straight/build/org/)]

[Marie-Helene Burle]

I see. That makes sense.

Thank you very much for getting back to me with info. This is much appreciated!

Marie


Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> writes:

> Marie-Helene Burle <mhburle@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Prior to org 9.7, I used to use `org-meta-return` everywhere to nicely add 
>> elements to a list. Whether in mu4e, markdown, or anywhere, typing:
>>
>> - item1 <org-meta-return>
>>
>> Would nicely give me:
>>
>> - item1
>> -
>> ...
>> So, indeed, not a bug and probably nothing you want to worry about. I'll 
>> just have to learn to live without those nice little org behaviours in 
>> non-org buffers.
>>
>> Note that the Reddit thread I linked in my prior email suggests that
>> I am not the only one who took advantage of this. I don't know what
>> org function that other user was using in non-org buffer, but it
>> used to work and stopped in 9.7.
>
> You can still use org-meta-return at your own risk if you upgrade to the
> latest Org mode. Just hide the warning message that is now displayed in
> place of the error.
>
> The reason org-meta-return and some other functions worked in the past
> is their internal implementation based on regular expressions. In the
> newer Org mode, we are switching to internal implementation based on Org
> parser - it is more accurate and fixes various bugs, but can fail
> unpredictably when not in Org mode buffer.
>
> In future, there is a chance that Org parser will be able to run without
> errors (although not necessarily accurately) in non-Org buffers, but it
> is not something I am specifically looking to fix - rather a side effect
> of some planned changes.