where is default org mode capture template for tasks located












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I was configuring some capture templates for org mode but when adding any new template to init file, the default TASK template disappeared.



 (setq org-capture-templates
'(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline "~/org/refile.org" "Tasks")
"* TODO %t %?n ")
("n" "Note" entry (file+headlin "~/org/notes.org")
"* %?nEntered on %Un %in %a")))


The issue is that when adding any other template, option default for tasks disappeared, but if I add a default task template, some of the expansions for template I like a lot, such as link to file or date of addition I've managed to emulate but no success so far.



where is default template code located?










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    Using setq will overwrite anything bound to that variable. Try using push or add-to-list instead.

    – Dan
    Dec 28 '18 at 12:26











  • @Dan Actually that won't work - the default templates aren't stored in the variable, they're hard-coded as a fall-back that is only available when the actual value of org-capture-templates is nil. Which is a bit counter-intuitive to me.

    – Tyler
    Dec 28 '18 at 15:08











  • @Tyler : weird, but then there’s a lot of weird stuff under the hood in the org mode source.

    – Dan
    Dec 28 '18 at 15:45
















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I was configuring some capture templates for org mode but when adding any new template to init file, the default TASK template disappeared.



 (setq org-capture-templates
'(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline "~/org/refile.org" "Tasks")
"* TODO %t %?n ")
("n" "Note" entry (file+headlin "~/org/notes.org")
"* %?nEntered on %Un %in %a")))


The issue is that when adding any other template, option default for tasks disappeared, but if I add a default task template, some of the expansions for template I like a lot, such as link to file or date of addition I've managed to emulate but no success so far.



where is default template code located?










share|improve this question




















  • 1





    Using setq will overwrite anything bound to that variable. Try using push or add-to-list instead.

    – Dan
    Dec 28 '18 at 12:26











  • @Dan Actually that won't work - the default templates aren't stored in the variable, they're hard-coded as a fall-back that is only available when the actual value of org-capture-templates is nil. Which is a bit counter-intuitive to me.

    – Tyler
    Dec 28 '18 at 15:08











  • @Tyler : weird, but then there’s a lot of weird stuff under the hood in the org mode source.

    – Dan
    Dec 28 '18 at 15:45














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I was configuring some capture templates for org mode but when adding any new template to init file, the default TASK template disappeared.



 (setq org-capture-templates
'(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline "~/org/refile.org" "Tasks")
"* TODO %t %?n ")
("n" "Note" entry (file+headlin "~/org/notes.org")
"* %?nEntered on %Un %in %a")))


The issue is that when adding any other template, option default for tasks disappeared, but if I add a default task template, some of the expansions for template I like a lot, such as link to file or date of addition I've managed to emulate but no success so far.



where is default template code located?










share|improve this question
















I was configuring some capture templates for org mode but when adding any new template to init file, the default TASK template disappeared.



 (setq org-capture-templates
'(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline "~/org/refile.org" "Tasks")
"* TODO %t %?n ")
("n" "Note" entry (file+headlin "~/org/notes.org")
"* %?nEntered on %Un %in %a")))


The issue is that when adding any other template, option default for tasks disappeared, but if I add a default task template, some of the expansions for template I like a lot, such as link to file or date of addition I've managed to emulate but no success so far.



where is default template code located?







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    Using setq will overwrite anything bound to that variable. Try using push or add-to-list instead.

    – Dan
    Dec 28 '18 at 12:26











  • @Dan Actually that won't work - the default templates aren't stored in the variable, they're hard-coded as a fall-back that is only available when the actual value of org-capture-templates is nil. Which is a bit counter-intuitive to me.

    – Tyler
    Dec 28 '18 at 15:08











  • @Tyler : weird, but then there’s a lot of weird stuff under the hood in the org mode source.

    – Dan
    Dec 28 '18 at 15:45














  • 1





    Using setq will overwrite anything bound to that variable. Try using push or add-to-list instead.

    – Dan
    Dec 28 '18 at 12:26











  • @Dan Actually that won't work - the default templates aren't stored in the variable, they're hard-coded as a fall-back that is only available when the actual value of org-capture-templates is nil. Which is a bit counter-intuitive to me.

    – Tyler
    Dec 28 '18 at 15:08











  • @Tyler : weird, but then there’s a lot of weird stuff under the hood in the org mode source.

    – Dan
    Dec 28 '18 at 15:45








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Using setq will overwrite anything bound to that variable. Try using push or add-to-list instead.

– Dan
Dec 28 '18 at 12:26





Using setq will overwrite anything bound to that variable. Try using push or add-to-list instead.

– Dan
Dec 28 '18 at 12:26













@Dan Actually that won't work - the default templates aren't stored in the variable, they're hard-coded as a fall-back that is only available when the actual value of org-capture-templates is nil. Which is a bit counter-intuitive to me.

– Tyler
Dec 28 '18 at 15:08





@Dan Actually that won't work - the default templates aren't stored in the variable, they're hard-coded as a fall-back that is only available when the actual value of org-capture-templates is nil. Which is a bit counter-intuitive to me.

– Tyler
Dec 28 '18 at 15:08













@Tyler : weird, but then there’s a lot of weird stuff under the hood in the org mode source.

– Dan
Dec 28 '18 at 15:45





@Tyler : weird, but then there’s a lot of weird stuff under the hood in the org mode source.

– Dan
Dec 28 '18 at 15:45










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The default capture templates are only available if you haven't set a value fororg-capture-templates, which means @Dan's suggestion of using add-to-list won't work in this case. If you want to continue using the default tasks template in addition to your own templates, you need to add it explicitly. It takes a bit of digging to find it, hidden in the code of the function org-capture-select-template:



 '(("t" "Task" entry (file+headline "" "Tasks")
"* TODO %?n %un %a"))


In your case, you'll need something like the following:



(setq org-capture-templates
'(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline "~/org/refile.org" "Tasks")
"* TODO %t %?n ")
("n" "Note" entry (file+headlin "~/org/notes.org")
"* %?nEntered on %Un %in %a")
("T" "Task" entry (file+headline "" "Tasks")
"* TODO %?n %un %a")))


Note that I used a capital T to distinguish it from your Todo entry.






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    The default capture templates are only available if you haven't set a value fororg-capture-templates, which means @Dan's suggestion of using add-to-list won't work in this case. If you want to continue using the default tasks template in addition to your own templates, you need to add it explicitly. It takes a bit of digging to find it, hidden in the code of the function org-capture-select-template:



     '(("t" "Task" entry (file+headline "" "Tasks")
    "* TODO %?n %un %a"))


    In your case, you'll need something like the following:



    (setq org-capture-templates
    '(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline "~/org/refile.org" "Tasks")
    "* TODO %t %?n ")
    ("n" "Note" entry (file+headlin "~/org/notes.org")
    "* %?nEntered on %Un %in %a")
    ("T" "Task" entry (file+headline "" "Tasks")
    "* TODO %?n %un %a")))


    Note that I used a capital T to distinguish it from your Todo entry.






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      The default capture templates are only available if you haven't set a value fororg-capture-templates, which means @Dan's suggestion of using add-to-list won't work in this case. If you want to continue using the default tasks template in addition to your own templates, you need to add it explicitly. It takes a bit of digging to find it, hidden in the code of the function org-capture-select-template:



       '(("t" "Task" entry (file+headline "" "Tasks")
      "* TODO %?n %un %a"))


      In your case, you'll need something like the following:



      (setq org-capture-templates
      '(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline "~/org/refile.org" "Tasks")
      "* TODO %t %?n ")
      ("n" "Note" entry (file+headlin "~/org/notes.org")
      "* %?nEntered on %Un %in %a")
      ("T" "Task" entry (file+headline "" "Tasks")
      "* TODO %?n %un %a")))


      Note that I used a capital T to distinguish it from your Todo entry.






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        The default capture templates are only available if you haven't set a value fororg-capture-templates, which means @Dan's suggestion of using add-to-list won't work in this case. If you want to continue using the default tasks template in addition to your own templates, you need to add it explicitly. It takes a bit of digging to find it, hidden in the code of the function org-capture-select-template:



         '(("t" "Task" entry (file+headline "" "Tasks")
        "* TODO %?n %un %a"))


        In your case, you'll need something like the following:



        (setq org-capture-templates
        '(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline "~/org/refile.org" "Tasks")
        "* TODO %t %?n ")
        ("n" "Note" entry (file+headlin "~/org/notes.org")
        "* %?nEntered on %Un %in %a")
        ("T" "Task" entry (file+headline "" "Tasks")
        "* TODO %?n %un %a")))


        Note that I used a capital T to distinguish it from your Todo entry.






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        The default capture templates are only available if you haven't set a value fororg-capture-templates, which means @Dan's suggestion of using add-to-list won't work in this case. If you want to continue using the default tasks template in addition to your own templates, you need to add it explicitly. It takes a bit of digging to find it, hidden in the code of the function org-capture-select-template:



         '(("t" "Task" entry (file+headline "" "Tasks")
        "* TODO %?n %un %a"))


        In your case, you'll need something like the following:



        (setq org-capture-templates
        '(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline "~/org/refile.org" "Tasks")
        "* TODO %t %?n ")
        ("n" "Note" entry (file+headlin "~/org/notes.org")
        "* %?nEntered on %Un %in %a")
        ("T" "Task" entry (file+headline "" "Tasks")
        "* TODO %?n %un %a")))


        Note that I used a capital T to distinguish it from your Todo entry.







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