Re: [O] Org Protocol error, does not recognize template

[Nicolas Goaziou]

"Samuel W. Flint" <address@hidden> writes:

> That format is documented in the docstring for org-capture-templates.

Correct! I suppose I should read docstrings from time to time.

> That's the most precise recipe I have. For some reason that specific
> template cannot be found.

I put

(setq org-capture-templates
      `(("a" "Create Appointment" entry
         (file+olp "~/org/agenda.org" "Main Agenda, including diary" "Current")
         (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/appointment-template.org")
         :empty-lines 1 :prepend nil)
        ("t" "TODO Items")
        ("tt" "Standard TODO" entry
         (file+headline "~/org/main.org" "To Do")
         (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/todo-template.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("td" "Deadline TODO" entry
         (file+headline "~/org/main.org" "To Do")
         (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/todo-deadline-template.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("tl" "Linked TODO" entry
         (file+headline "~/org/main.org" "To Do")
         (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/todo-link-template.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("n" "Notes")
        ("nn" "General Notes" entry
         (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
         (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/notes-journal-template.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("nl" "Linked Note" entry
         (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
         (file 
"~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/linked-note-journal-template.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("nq" "Quoting Note" entry
         (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
         (file 
"~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/quoting-note-journal-template.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("nt" "Linked/Quoted Notes" entry
         (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
         (file 
"~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/technical-journal-template.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("nd" "Note on Date" entry
         (file+datetree+prompt ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
         (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/notes-journal-template.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("nc" "Clocking Notes")
        ("ncn" "General Notes" entry
         (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
         (file 
"~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/notes-journal-template-clocking.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("ncl" "Linked Note" entry
         (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
         (file 
"~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/linked-note-journal-template-clocking.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("ncq" "Quoting Note" entry
         (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
         (file 
"~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/quoting-note-journal-template-clocking.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("nct" "Linked/Quoted Notes" entry
         (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/notes/%Y.org"))
         (file 
"~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/technical-journal-template-clocking.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("A" "Assignment" entry
         (file "~/org/school.org")
         (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/assignment-template.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("j" "Journal Entry" entry
         (file+datetree ,(format-time-string "~/org/journal/%Y.org.gpg"))
         (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/journal-template.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("c" "calfw2org" entry
         (file+olp "~/org/agenda.org" "Main Agenda, including diary" "Current")
         (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/clfw-template.org")
         :empty-lines 1)
        ("b" "Bookmark" item
         (file+olp "~/org/bookmarks.org" "Unsorted Bookmarks")
         "%a"
         :immediate-finish t)
        ("m" "Mail Message Follow-up" entry
         (file+olp "~/org/agenda.org" "Main Agenda, including diary" "Mail 
Message Follow-up")
         (file "~/.emacs.d/org-capture-templates/mail-followup-template.org")
         :immediate-finish t :empty-lines 1)))

in a minimal init file and successfully called "M-x org-capture RET b".
Is that you recipe or am I doing something wrong?

Regards,