From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Tim O'Callaghan" Subject: Feature Request: "Keeping me honest" Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 15:47:23 +0200 Message-ID: <3d6808890908030647k3ecfd8b1u45bca71320ca34cc@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 1MXxsw-0003nR-V2 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:47:31 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MXxss-0003m9-IT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:47:30 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=40271 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MXxss-0003m6-7j for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:47:26 -0400 Received: from mail-fx0-f226.google.com ([209.85.220.226]:60652) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MXxsr-0005Pb-Qs for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:47:26 -0400 Received: by fxm26 with SMTP id 26so891285fxm.42 for ; Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:47:23 -0700 (PDT) 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: org-mode Hi, I'm not sure how/if these are implemented or implementable. * "Keeping Me honest" When i outline a project, sometimes there are points that are ambigiously stated. Being neither actions or titles, they can slip through the cracks. So i've been thinking of a feature that would be similar to the "stuck projects" indicator. This would be a set of words that would naturally follow a TODO or similar, to indicate that the title has some honesty to it. Its to enforce a kind of "GTD verb" in every actionalble outline title. Implementation wise, i was thinking this could be a word list associated with a todo or tag. That list would then be used to font lock the first word of an outline header. e.g. * TODO foobar compatibility needed for something vs * TODO change feature X of something so that it works with foobar Either the first word, and/or the whole line would be highlighted a different colour. GTD words are not the only use for a feature like this. It might be used to highlight that a bug ID is needed in a "FIXME" heading with a regexp "ID#[0-9]+" associated to the "keep me honest" field. Not sure where i picked this list up from but here are some example GTD words to test with: *** "PROJECT" todo-type outline action verbs Finalize, resolve, handle, look into, submit, maximize, organize, design, complete, ensure, research, roll out, update, install, implement, set-up *** "TODO" todo-type next action verbs Address, ask, avoid, buy, change, clarify, collect, commend confront, consider, create, decide, defer, develop, discard, do again, download, enter, file, follow up, hire, improve, increase, inform, inquire, maintain, measure, monitor, order, paint, phone, prioritize, purchase, question, reduce, remember, repair, reply, report, research, resolve, review, schedule, sell, send, service, specify, start, stop, suggest, tidy, train, update, upgrade, write. Tim.