+ char used to separate multiple tags remains in the front-matter too

[kaushalmodi]

Recipe to reproduce the issue:

1. M-x denote
2. abc (entering title)
3. tag1+tag2 (entering 2 tags for this note)

Generated file:

#+title:      abc
#+date:       2022-06-10
#+filetags:   tag1+tag2
#+identifier: 20220610T101714

Expected file:

#+title:      abc
#+date:       2022-06-10
#+filetags:   :tag1:tag2:
#+identifier: 20220610T101714

Example #+FILETAGS value in the Org manual: https://orgmode.org/manual/Tag-Inheritance.html.

• Note: This will work too: #+filetags: tag1 tag2. But that is not documented in the Org manual.

Summary

The + used to separate multiple tags when entering them using M-x denote should not make it way to the front-matter.

[protesilaos]

Recipe to reproduce the issue:

I can't reproduce it. My tags are separated by two spaces.

When I evaluate this:

(denote "This is a test" '("tag1" "tag2"))

I get:

#+title:      This is a test
#+date:       2022-06-10
#+filetags:   tag1  tag2
#+identifier: 20220610T172624

• Note: This will work too: #+filetags: tag1 tag2. But that is
  not documented in the Org manual.

Indeed! This is what I settled on as it works for the other file types
as well.

The + used to separate multiple tags when entering them using M-x denote should not make it way to the front-matter.

Agreed!

[protesilaos]

By the way, I have no strong opinion about the "two spaces". I first introduced them by accident and then liked how they looked. But I am happy to go with one if that is the standard or whatnot.

[kaushalmodi]

When I evaluate this: (denote "This is a test" '("tag1" "tag2"))

I was using the interactive approach M-x denote. I was unable to add multiple tags to the "File keyword:" prompt, and so I used + to separate them. But then those + chars stay in the #+filetags too.

[protesilaos]

Oh I see. Did you try with the comma, which is the default crm-separator?

[kaushalmodi]

I have no strong opinion about the "two spaces". I first introduced them by accident and then liked how they looked.

I don't have a strong opinion about them either.

But I don't know if allowing spaces in tags has a strong use case. It will get a bit more complicated when supporting them in the front-matter. I'll open another ticket to discuss that.

Update: Ticket regarding multiple-word keywords: #6

[kaushalmodi]

Did you try with the comma, which is the default crm-separator?

That works! Thanks!

I did miss this in the manual:

Multiple keywords can be inserted by separating them with a comma (or whatever the value of the ~crm-indicator~ is---which should be a comma).

Sorry about that.

[protesilaos]

You are welcome!