Ben Finney <ben+em...@benfinney.id.au> writes: > Ben Finney <ben+em...@benfinney.id.au> writes: > >> When I use ‘org-clock-sum’ in Org-mode version 7.4, nothing appears to >> happen: the items in the subtree are not updated and no ‘CLOCKSUM’ >> property appears. >> >> Org-mode version 7.4 >> GNU Emacs 23.2.1 (powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.1) of >> 2010-12-12 on porpora, modified by Debian > > This is still the case after an upgrade: > > Org-mode version 7.5 > GNU Emacs 23.3.1 (powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.24.4) of > 2011-04-11 on praetorius, modified by Debian > >> Why wouldn't the ‘org-clock-sum’ function do what its doc string says? >> How should I be updating the ‘CLOCKSUM’ property? > > Can anyone shed light on this? I'd like to use the function as > specified.
Hi Ben, I don't think the org-clock-sum function does what you think/want it to do. The docstring says it sets text properties on the headline - so I don't think it is intended to update a CLOCKSUM property in the headings. These text properties are temporary (ie. not saved in the org file) and I think these are used by the column view overlays for display-only. The org-invoice.el contributed file created by Peter Jones uses a CLOCKSUM property but I'm not sure if this is intended to be updated manually or automatically from the clocking lines in org. I've CC-ed Peter in case he can shed any light on this. Regards, Bernt
