Re: Re: Notes for a todos/tasks

From: Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com>
To: Matthew Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
Cc: Org Mode List <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Re: Notes for a todos/tasks
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 11:59:44 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20524da70905281159s7a83b8ccna97f9cb72c955c47@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87vdnl3w25.fsf@fastmail.fm>

For a look at some of the issues related to notes, contacts,
conversations, etc., search for "conversation manager" and my name.

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 11:46, Matthew Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org> wrote:
> Hi Keith,
>
> Keith Lancaster <klancaster1957@mac.com> writes:
>
>> (Newbie question again)
>>
>> I frequently have TODOs that span some amount of time while in the
>> STARTED state. A simple example would be a phone call, where I try a
>> few times to reach the person before being successful (I may change to
>> the WAITING state for this...). When I do reach them, I want to take
>> notes on the conversation. There are so many different ways of
>> approaching this in org-mode that I'm a bit overwhelmed. What I've
>> been doing thus far is just entering the information in bullets below
>> the TODO, ie
>>
>> - tried to call, left message
>> - they called, and I missed the call
>> - success - <notes on call>
>>
>> Usually, I add a time-stamp. I have to think that there is a better
>> way. What's the best way to handle this?
>
> The easiest and most convenient way to do this, in my opinion, is to use
> org-add-note. The keybindings are:
>
>  - z :: in the agenda
>
>  - C-c C-z :: in org-files
>
> Using this command on a heading will open up a new, temporary buffer.
> You can type your note and then hit C-c C-c. It will be saved beneath
> the headline along with a time-stamp.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Matt
>
>
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