From: Tim O'Callaghan <timo@dspsrv.com>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Was: Feedback on Scheduling? - How do you use yours?
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 23:20:02 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060516211104.GA448@Zangband> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5763.1147808998@lap1.smtl.co.uk>
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 08:49:58PM +0100, Pete Phillips wrote:
>
>
> Tim O'Callaghan <timo@dspsrv.com> wrote:
>
> Tim> I'm curious, if you don't mind me asking, how do you produce
> Tim> your hipster cards from org mode?
>
> Hi Tim
>
> I have a simple perl script which I run from a Makefile.
>
> The perl script is at:
>
> http://www.philfam.co.uk/pete/GTD/org-na/org-na.pl
>
> The Makefile I use is attached at the end. Basically I have a list of
> all my 'contexts' (GTD-speak) which I use as tags in org-mode. Running :
>
> make home
>
> will make the postscript files and print them.
>
> This will therefore take:
>
> ** Get wood preservative for Shed :Shopping:
> ** Paint shed with preservative :DIY:
>
> and add the first line to the 'Shopping' card and the second to my 'DIY'
> card.
>
Interesting. This kind of thing should go into some kind of contrib
directory, or add a link to the emacs wiki org page or something.
Its also interesting that you use tags for GTD context. This is the
way i use tags, and i have been wondering if anyone else used them
like this.
> I keep meaning to add some options to allow printing on A4 etc, but am
> pushed for time at the moment. :-(
>
<Snip/>
An interesting idea, one that i was kicking about for a bit when i was
using a hipster style PDA. I was thinking about generating XSLFO or
SWF based templates, and merging the information into the XML template
for printing. XSLFO is a pain, so i went for SWF, which is a pain but
less so. SWF has the advantage of being scalable if designed properly,
and supported by inkscape, which makes creating templates easy. I
experimented with ImageMagick and an SWF based templates for automatic
processing. I got an experimental SWF template from all things hipster:
diyplanner.org. Unfortunately ImageMagick did not support SWF well
enough for me to want to continue :(
In the end i opted for a paperless system.
I'd be interested to hear how other org users are implementing GTD. If
for nothing else that to be able to cherry pick ideas that i can
incorporate into my system.
I shall explain my primitive implementation of org mode.
My system is based around one big org mode file for personal stuff and
one for work. I can edit the file in other editors (such as the one on
my smartphone) and search for GTD context via tags. The symbol
:TAGNAME: is unique enough to search on when i need context, and works
to find tagged lines using every editor i know of.
External editors do not support the org mode 'file:' references, so i
am strict about keeping only Next Actions and possible Next Actions in
the org file. I keep reference material in a another appropriately named
file in the same directory.
an example could be: (Where X=TODO)
---
* 101 things to do in Denver when you're dead :BORED:
This is about not being Bored in Denver. The full list of Denver
based shenanigans can be found in:
file:101ThingsToDoInDenverWhenYoureDead.org
*** Don't loose your head
People keep on saying they don't like the way i look at them?
file:PreferredHeadShapes.org
***** X Buy a new head :BUY:
***** replace head with new one
*** Go skiing :MAYBE:
Always wanted to Ski in Denver.
file:SkiingInformation.org
***** X Buy new legs :BUY:
***** probably want to buy skis that fit the feet of my new legs
---
I also make sure the context tags and the text of the item will inform
me of the project they are related to. So I don't need the reference
material unless referred to by the text of the Next Action, and then
only because it does not fit in one line.
When this occurs i use a RadioName type search reference so that
whatever the editor it can find the symbol in the file, as it should
be unique.
Does anyone else implement a GTD based system? and if so, how so?
Tim.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-05-16 21:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-05-16 8:26 Feedback on Scheduling? Carsten Dominik
2006-05-16 17:19 ` Pete Phillips
2006-05-16 18:43 ` Tim O'Callaghan
2006-05-16 19:49 ` Pete Phillips
2006-05-16 21:20 ` Tim O'Callaghan [this message]
2006-05-17 7:41 ` Was: Feedback on Scheduling? - How do you use yours? Pete Phillips
2006-05-17 8:10 ` Carsten Dominik
2006-05-17 10:04 ` Tim O'Callaghan
2006-05-17 13:59 ` Kevin Coates
2006-05-18 9:24 ` Tim O'Callaghan
2006-05-18 11:14 ` Kevin
2006-05-17 9:15 ` Feedback on Scheduling? David Emery
2006-05-17 9:14 ` Carsten Dominik
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