Re: Bug: org-link-descriptive needs to be buffer-local [9.4.4 (release_9.4.4 @ /usr/local/share/emacs/28.0.50/lisp/org/)]

[Ingo Lohmar]

On Mon, Apr 05 2021 22:36 (-0400), Kyle Meyer wrote:

>> I suggest a simple fix that I just tested: make `org-link-descriptive'
>> automatically buffer-local, by adding ":local t" to the defcustom.
>
> Hmm, I think a problem with `:local t' (or, equivalently,
> make-variable-buffer-local for backward compatibility reasons) is that
> then you'd interfere with user customization that directly sets this
> after ol.el is loaded.  You could also still get into a mismatched state
> like you described above if you load an Org buffer, set the value
> through the customization interface, and then call
> org-toggle-link-display in that buffer.
>
> Instead I've updated the body of `org-mode' to make org-link-descriptive
> buffer-local (702e782cb).

I am not sure that I understand the problem you're describing..  Maybe
it's because I don't use the customize interface myself, but I think any
such customization would only set the default value, wouldn't it?

But in any case, I am (of course) perfectly fine with your fix, thanks a
lot for the quick response!