14.8 Bugs

Here is a list of things that should work differently, but which I have found too hard to fix.

• If a table field starts with a link, and if the corresponding table column is narrowed (see Narrow columns) to a width too small to display the link, the field would look entirely empty even though it is not. To prevent this, Org throws an error. The work-around is to make the column wide enough to fit the link, or to add some text (at least 2 characters) before the link in the same field.
• Narrowing table columns does not work on XEmacs, because the format function does not transport text properties.
• Text in an entry protected with the ‘QUOTE’ keyword should not autowrap.
• When the application called by C-c C-o to open a file link fails (for example because the application does not exist or refuses to open the file), it does so silently. No error message is displayed.
• Recalculating a table line applies the formulas from left to right. If a formula uses calculated fields further down the row, multiple recalculation may be needed to get all fields consistent. You may use the command org-table-iterate (C-u C-c *) to recalculate until convergence.
• The exporters work well, but could be made more efficient.