Templates are not working in denote-org-capture-with-prompts about denote

[jeanphilippegg]

By the way, you may want to consider replacing

(lambda () (denote-org-capture-with-prompts :title :keywords :subdirectory nil :template)))

with

(lambda () (let ((denote-prompts '(title keywords subdirectory template))) (denote-org-capture)))

because it is more flexible (supports signature and reordering) and denote-org-capture-with-prompts may be removed eventually (maybe).

[protesilaos]

I merged @jeanphilippegg changes. Thank you!

[jeanphilippegg]

(denote-template-prompt) prompts for a symbol which is used to select the correct string template in denote-templates.

I am wondering how you are able to input something in (denote-template-prompt). The way it is coded it is required that there is a match with some symbols in denote-templates. Even with the standard denote command, it requires a symbol.

[psmith1303]

Yes, I get prompted for the choice of template in both cases (denote-template and denote-org-capture-with-prompts). The correct template is selected and used when I try denote-template.

[jeanphilippegg]

I could reproduce this issue. Should be fixed in #303 !

[x61]

@jeanphilippegg and @protesilaos, is it possible to use the templates defined in denote-template in 'org-capture-template`? For example, can I use resonance in the template defined above in @psmith1303's example? That is

(setq org-capture-templates
        '(
          ("g" "General" resonance
           (file denote-last-path)
           (function
            (lambda ()
              (let ((denote-directory (file-name-as-directory (concat (denote-directory) "general"))
                (denote-prompts '(template))
                (denote-org-capture))))
 …..

I tried this and it is still prompting for the template.

[jeanphilippegg]

If I understand correctly, what you want is to "not prompt for a template and use a specific one automatically". Though this was not the object of this issue, we have added some code to allow that in the latest code (or the upcoming version 3.0.0).

You will have to use the new denote-use-template variable. (There are other variants for other file name components.)

Here is an example you can adapt to your needs:

(setq denote-templates '((resonance . "the resonance template")))

(setq org-capture-templates
      '(("g" "General" plain
         (file denote-last-path)
         (function
          (lambda ()
            (let ((denote-directory (file-name-as-directory (concat (denote-directory) "general")))
                  (denote-prompts '(title keywords))
                  (denote-use-template 'resonance))
              (denote-org-capture)))))))

This org-capture-template will prompt for a title and keywords and will use the resonance template automatically (without prompting).