From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: logging transitional states Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:22:36 +0100 Message-ID: <048bc0e2159150fd5490d6f181fbafff@science.uva.nl> References: <4dcc096c9d8ff094cf0253c47f874b87@science.uva.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v624) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Gwk1S-0008Sa-96 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:49:06 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Gwk1P-0008PN-He for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:49:04 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Gwk1O-0008O1-R6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:49:02 -0500 Received: from [199.232.41.67] (helo=mx20.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1Gwk1O-0001Eq-9R for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 13:49:02 -0500 Received: from [66.249.92.174] (helo=ug-out-1314.google.com) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1Gwigi-0005bk-QK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:23:37 -0500 Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id j3so2223536ugf for ; Tue, 19 Dec 2006 09:22:35 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Dmitri Minaev Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Dec 19, 2006, at 14:18, Dmitri Minaev wrote: > On 12/18/06, Carsten Dominik wrote: >> Currently there is not, but this looks like a useful extension. > > Actually, there are at least two other ways to reach the goal and I > use them both: > a) simple timestamps (like: <2006-12-18 Mon> invoice rcvd) and > b) subtasks for every step of the process. This solution works better > with 'project templates', when a whole subtree is pasted automatically > and a simple macro does it easily. The subtasks may clutter the > agenda, though. Yes, this is a good way, but indeed can clutter your todo list. > So, the extension is not really as useful and it's worth implementing > only if you won't have to trade the largest advantage of your > magnificent Org-mode -- simplicity :). This would be a problem for allowing many DONE states, or for allowing different TODO state sequences in a single buffer. For tracking state changes, I don't think it is a problem, configuration will be as simple as #+SEQ_TODO: TODO ORDERED INVOICE PAYED RECEIVED SENT #+STARTUP: lognotestate and the rest will happen automatically. - Carsten -- Carsten Dominik Sterrenkundig Instituut "Anton Pannekoek" Universiteit van Amsterdam Kruislaan 403 NL-1098SJ Amsterdam phone: +31 20 525 7477