When I hit RET or C-j or M-RET at an end of a list item, intending to insert a new list item, then the following error is shown: "Tab width in Org files must be 8, not 4. Please adjust your ‘tab-width’ settings for Org mode".
I rather expect a new list item to be inserted. I do have the following in my .dir-locals.el file: ((nil . ((tab-width . 4) (indent-tabs-mode . nil) (sentence-end-double-space . nil) (fill-column . 80))) (emacs-lisp-mode . ((emacs-lisp-docstring-fill-column . 75)))) Emacs : GNU Emacs 30.1 (build 2, aarch64-apple-darwin24.3.0, NS appkit-2575.40 Version 15.3.1 (Build 24D70)) of 2025-03-02 Package: Org mode version 9.7.11 (release_9.7.11 @ /Applications/MacPorts/Emacs.app/Contents/Resources/lisp/org/) current state: ============== (setq org-latex-pdf-process '("%latex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f" "%latex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f" "%latex -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f") org-yank-image-file-name-function 'org-yank-image-autogen-filename org-export-headline-levels 5 org-persist-before-write-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-before-write) org-clock-persist 'history org-html-format-headline-function 'org-html-format-headline-default-function org-html-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"] org-html-html5-fancy t org-latex-format-inlinetask-function 'org-latex-format-inlinetask-default-function org-babel-tangle-lang-exts '(("python" . "py") ("latex" . "tex") ("emacs-lisp" . "el") ("elisp" . "el")) org-clock-idle-time 15 org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate org-babel-speed-command-activate) org-persist-after-read-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-after-read) org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-latex-format-headline-function 'org-latex-format-headline-default-function org-latex-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn _ CONTENTS)"] org-blank-before-new-entry '(((heading) (plain-list-item))) org-mode-hook '(org-clock-load yet-org-mode #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-fold-show-all append local] 5] #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all append local] 5] org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes #[0 "\301\211\207" [imenu-create-index-function org-imenu-get-tree] 2] yet-org-mode-company) org-support-shift-select 'always org-html-prefer-user-labels t org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-odt-format-headline-function 'org-odt-format-headline-default-function org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe) org-duration-format 'h:mm org-export-with-broken-links 'mark org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe) org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) org-clock-clocktable-default-properties '(:maxlevel 4) org-html-format-inlinetask-function 'org-html-format-inlinetask-default-function org-ascii-format-drawer-function #[771 "\207" [] 4 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS WIDTH)"] org-link-from-user-regexp "\\<yuga@yet\\.local\\>\\|\\<YE\\>" org-bibtex-headline-format-function 'org-bibtex-headline-format-default org-link-parameters '(("eww" :follow org-eww-open :store org-eww-store-link) ("rmail" :follow org-rmail-open :store org-rmail-store-link) ("mhe" :follow org-mhe-open :store org-mhe-store-link) ("irc" :follow org-irc-visit :store org-irc-store-link :export org-irc-export) ("info" :follow org-info-open :export org-info-export :store org-info-store-link :insert-description org-info-description-as-command) ("gnus" :follow org-gnus-open :store org-gnus-store-link) ("docview" :follow org-docview-open :export org-docview-export :store org-docview-store-link) ("bibtex" :follow org-bibtex-open :store org-bibtex-store-link) ("bbdb" :follow org-bbdb-open :export org-bbdb-export :complete org-bbdb-complete-link :store org-bbdb-store-link) ("w3m" :store org-w3m-store-link) ("doi" :follow org-link-doi-open :export org-link-doi-export) ("attachment" :follow org-attach-follow :complete org-attach-complete-link) ("id" :follow org-id-open :store org-id-store-link-maybe) ("file+sys") ("file+emacs") ("shell" :follow org-link--open-shell) ("news" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["news" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]) ("mailto" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["mailto" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]) ("https" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["https" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]) ("http" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["http" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]) ("ftp" :follow #[514 "\301\300\302Q\"\207" ["ftp" browse-url ":"] 6 "\n\n(fn URL ARG)"]) ("help" :follow org-link--open-help :store org-link--store-help) ("file" :complete org-link-complete-file) ("elisp" :follow org-link--open-elisp)) org-cycle-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand) org-return-follows-link t org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand) org-sort-function 'string-collate-lessp org--warnings '("org-element--cache: Org parser error in yuga/.emacs.d/CHANGELOG.org::2722. Resetting.\n The error was: (error \"Tab width in Org files must be 8, not 4. Please adjust your ‘tab-width’ settings for Org mode\")\n Backtrace:\n\" backtrace-to-string(nil)\n org-element-at-point()\n org-element-context()\n org-inside-LaTeX-fragment-p()\n\"\n Please report this to Org mode mailing list (M-x org-submit-bug-report)." "org-element--cache: Org parser error in yuga/.emacs.d/CHANGELOG.org::2722. Resetting.\n The error was: (error \"Tab width in Org files must be 8, not 4. Please adjust your ‘tab-width’ settings for Org mode\")\n Backtrace:\n\" backtrace-to-string(nil)\n org-element-at-point(nil)\n org--property-local-values(\\\"ORDERED\\\" nil nil)\n org-entry-get(nil \\\"ORDERED\\\")\n (not (org-entry-get nil \\\"ORDERED\\\"))\n\"\n Please report this to Org mode mailing list (M-x org-submit-bug-report)." "org-element--cache: Org parser error in yuga/.emacs.d/CHANGELOG.org::2722. Resetting.\n The error was: (error \"Tab width in Org files must be 8, not 4. Please adjust your ‘tab-width’ settings for Org mode\")\n Backtrace:\n\" backtrace-to-string(nil)\n org-element-at-point(nil)\n org--property-local-values(\\\"ORDERED\\\" nil nil)\n org-entry-get(nil \\\"ORDERED\\\")\n\"\n Please report this to Org mode mailing list (M-x org-submit-bug-report)." "org-element--cache: Org parser error in yuga/.emacs.d/CHANGELOG.org::2670. Resetting.\n The error was: (error \"Tab width in Org files must be 8, not 4. Please adjust your ‘tab-width’ settings for Org mode\")\n Backtrace:\n\" backtrace-to-string(nil)\n org-element-at-point()\n org-at-item-p()\n org-context()\n (assq :todo-keyword (org-context))\n\"\n Please report this to Org mode mailing list (M-x org-submit-bug-report)." "org-element--cache: Org parser error in yuga/.emacs.d/CHANGELOG.org::2722. Resetting.\n The error was: (error \"Tab width in Org files must be 8, not 4. Please adjust your ‘tab-width’ settings for Org mode\")\n Backtrace:\n\" backtrace-to-string(nil)\n org-element-at-point()\n org-element-context()\n #<subr org-return>(t)\n apply(#<subr org-return> t)\n org-return(t)\n org-return-and-maybe-indent()\n funcall-interactively(org-return-and-maybe-indent)\n command-execute(org-return-and-maybe-indent)\n\"\n Please report this to Org mode mailing list (M-x org-submit-bug-report).") org-startup-folded nil org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) org-export-before-parsing-hook '(org-attach-expand-links) org-link-shell-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p org-fold-core-isearch-open-function 'org-fold-core--isearch-reveal outline-isearch-open-invisible-function 'outline-isearch-open-invisible org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) org-html-validation-link nil org-babel-load-languages '((emacs-lisp . t) (js . t) (latex . t) (python \.t) (shell . t)) org-agenda-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region nil org-link-elisp-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p org-odt-format-inlinetask-function 'org-odt-format-inlinetask-default-function org-startup-truncated nil org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-cycle-optimize-window-after-visibility-change org-cycle-display-inline-images) org-persist-before-read-hook '(org-element--cache-persist-before-read) org-html-doctype "html5" org-ascii-format-inlinetask-function 'org-ascii-format-inlinetask-default org-odt-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"] org-export-allow-bind-keywords t org-id-link-to-org-use-id 'use-existing )