From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "T. V. Raman" Subject: Re: Feature Request: org-agenda-set-category Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:43:22 -0700 Message-ID: <18143.30554.285312.790877@gargle.gargle.HOWL> References: <18141.23318.769156.930384@gargle.gargle.HOWL> <877in6e2fm.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> Reply-To: raman@users.sf.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IT8HN-0008K8-CQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:43:41 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IT8HJ-0008Dg-TE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:43:41 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IT8HJ-0008Dc-OA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:43:37 -0400 Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net ([216.148.227.152]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IT8HJ-0005lF-D4 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:43:37 -0400 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: dominik@science.uva.nl Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org I'm perfectly happy to do this with properties rather than categories. But I suggested categories because that is what agenda views are using at present in the left column. Could we perhaps introduce a special property that is used by org-agenda to build the left column? >>>>> "Carsten" == Carsten Dominik writes: Carsten> On Sep 4, 2007, at 20:00, Bastien wrote: Carsten> >> "T. V. Raman" writes: >> >>> It would be nice to have an interactive >>> org-agenda-set-category alongside org-agenda-set-tag in >>> the agenda buffer. >> >> I think it doesn't make sense to have >> `org-agenda-set-category' until we are able to set the >> category as a property of the headline. >> >> For now categories (like the archiving locations) are set >> by looking *backward* for a line like #+CATEGORY or >> #+ARCHIVE. >> >> When setting the category with `org-agenda-set-category', >> where should such a line be inserted/modified? Just above >> the headline? Then storing this headline won't delete the >> #+CATEGORY line. Just under the headline? Then the >> headline itself won't be recognized as belonging to that >> category... See the discussion here: >> >> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/2898 >> >> Please anybody stops me if I'm wrong, but I guess the >> #+ARCHIVE and #+CATEGORY instructions are slowly dying and >> will be set as properties in the future. Carsten> Carsten> I have been thinking in this direction as well. The Carsten> only problem is that properties are quite invisible Carsten> during normal working. Carsten> Carsten> But I agree that the multiple #+CATEGORY things in a Carsten> single file are complex and not very clean, so Carsten> properties might be better. >> >> Then, in the new world, where such #+CONSTRUCTS are only >> used to set *file* properties (not headlines properties), Carsten> Carsten> Yes, I'd like to go there, eventually. Carsten> >> it will be okay to set whatever property you want through >> the column view -- and perhaps the column view itself >> would be available in the agenda ebuffer Carsten> Carsten> it is! Carsten> Carsten> Carsten> Carsten> _______________________________________________ Carsten> Emacs-orgmode mailing list Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Carsten> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode -- Best Regards, --raman Email: raman@users.sf.net WWW: http://emacspeak.sf.net/raman/ AIM: emacspeak GTalk: tv.raman.tv@gmail.com PGP: http://emacspeak.sf.net/raman/raman-almaden.asc Google: tv+raman IRC: irc://irc.freenode.net/#emacs