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After updating Emacs from 27.1 to 27.2 (current stable of Fedora 33 default repository), I found myself with the dilemma that once I open an ORG mode file, all subtrees and children thereafter are opened instead of neatly wrapped up and folded.
Is this an expected change for ORG mode? If it is, can one revert to start with a folded tree globally without having to add headers in each and every file one works on?
Ok. Found the culprit: org-startup-folded
According to the built-in help:
This variable was introduced, or its default value was changed, in
version 9.4 of the Org package that is part of Emacs 27.2.
While this answers the questions posed, it throws up another question as to why this was changed. However, since "why"-questions can be dug in indefinitely, I draw the line here after having changed the variable to the former reasonable state. It is even a built-in variable which can be customized through Emacs internal routines.
For those not too familiar, call up its help C-h v, then type in the above variable and press ENT. In the help you find a link to "customize" this variable.