From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Tim O'Callaghan" Subject: Agenda Focus Mode - An Agenda Idea. Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11:46:47 +0200 Message-ID: <3d6808890709050246t76d6662vcda9d9578d40d7d7@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ISrTI-0006LK-0N for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:46:52 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1ISrTG-0006KE-N7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:46:51 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1ISrTF-0006Jz-Eh for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:46:50 -0400 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.189]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1ISrTF-0001az-33 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:46:49 -0400 Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id e27so1821245nfd for ; Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:46:47 -0700 (PDT) Content-Disposition: inline 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 Hi, I keep a list of Project and Next Action verbs in my org file. When i am creating a Next Action or Project headline i try and use these verbs to help keep the language project and action focused. For example my current lists are: ---- Project Verbs ----------------------------------- | Finalize | Resolve | Handle | Examine | Submit | | Maximize | Organize | Complete | Ensure | Update | | Install | Implement | Set-up | Design | ---- Next Action Verbs -------------------------------- | Call | Organize | Review | Buy | Fill out | Find | | Purge | Examine | Gather | Print | Take | Load | | Draft | Email | 'Focus Mode' is essentially the same concept as the stuck projects idea. A tool to help me keep projects on track by ensuring that i use more action oriented language for headlines . This is mostly for tasks, but can be used for projects too. I was thinking another agenda search type might do it for me. Something like tags-todo-occur. Like tags-todo, but with a header regexp as well. Example Syntax: "<+->/<+->:
" It is general enough to be able to be used by others, but i can also use it to create my Agenda Focus mode. As i could not find any mechanism like this i thought i would suggest it, to see if other people might find it useful. Tim.