Cannot run org-agenda-kill after introducing derived mode

[Alois Janíček]

Since org-agenda-kill explicitly requires org-agenda-mode by this line

(or (eq major-mode 'org-agenda-mode) (user-error "Not in agenda"))

at the beginning of its definition, after introducing org-ql-view-mode in ba7d4a2, user can no longer delete org headings from inside Org-QL buffer.

This is loosely related to #35 in a sense that it shows that Org-mode sometimes tests and restricts execution of its org-agenda functions.

Temporary work-around for users until this is solved would be advising org-agenda-kill with :around advice and overriding value of major-mode - which is not pretty.

  (advice-add #'org-agenda-kill :around (lambda (orig-fun &rest args)
                                          (let ((major-mode 'org-agenda-mode))
                                            (apply orig-fun args))))

after searching org-agenda.el, more commands are using this equality test:

• org-agenda-capture
• org-agenda-archive-with
• org-agenda-kill-all-agenda-buffers (but this fn is probably not relevant to org-ql)
• org-agenda-save-markers-for-cut-and-paste (also not sure if relevant)

[Adam Porter]

Hi Alois,

Thanks for catching this.

I wasn't aware of the org-agenda-kill command. I'm surprised that it even exists, because it sounds somewhat dangerous, to kill an entry remotely while in an Agenda buffer. I guess it isn't bound by default?

Anyway, as you noticed, other commands are broken by this as well. I guess I should revert the change that added the derived mode, at least for 0.4, because I didn't intend to break those commands. Instead, I can do another kind of check in the org-ql-view-refresh command.

In the long term, the org-ql-view buffers will probably have their own mode (I intend it to be based on magit-section, similar to Bufler), and remote-editing commands like these will need to be either reimplemented or wrapped by org-ql-view.

I'll push a fix for this in a little while. Thanks.

[Adam Porter]

I think that should do it. Please let me know if that fixes it for you. Thanks.

[Alois Janíček]

Works well now, you fixed it, thanks for your quick response.

When it comes to destructive remote editing from agenda buffers, I use org-agenda-kill a lot in my inbox search. I have a habit of capturing almost anything which comes up to my mind and sometimes those things are so low quality that it is best to delete them :-) and the most easier way to do it is to press d d (or default C-k if I was not using evil-collection)

As for your long term plans with org-ql-view and its architecture I am entirely trusting your instincts and expertise on this.