From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tim O'Callaghan Subject: Was: Feedback on Scheduling? - How do you use yours? Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 23:20:02 +0200 Message-ID: <20060516211104.GA448@Zangband> References: <7383.1147799952@lap1.smtl.co.uk> <20060516184343.GA440@Zangband> <5763.1147808998@lap1.smtl.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Fg6xf-00082b-Qq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 May 2006 17:20:11 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Fg6xd-0007xT-AD for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 May 2006 17:20:10 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Fg6xd-0007xI-4A for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 May 2006 17:20:09 -0400 Received: from [193.120.211.34] (helo=dspsrv.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1Fg70L-0004Hp-Hn for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 May 2006 17:22:57 -0400 Received: from [213.46.16.78] (helo=localhost) by dspsrv.com with asmtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 1Fg6xb-0003OR-00 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 May 2006 22:20:08 +0100 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5763.1147808998@lap1.smtl.co.uk> 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 08:49:58PM +0100, Pete Phillips wrote: > > > Tim O'Callaghan 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. :-( > 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.