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From: Rick Moynihan <rick@calicojack.co.uk>
To: Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: org-mode & multiple TODO sequences within a file.
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:47:38 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <45FE866A.1050002@calicojack.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1b5202b10a64cf5f04b443c331014035@science.uva.nl>



Carsten Dominik wrote:
> No, this does not work.  Could be done, of course, but adds complexity,
> and I am sure once it is there,  people will want to switch
> TODO keywords constantly, filling the entire file with new #+TODO
> statements.  Does not feel right.
> 
> How about the following alternative:
> 
> Just make a long sequence containing all the subsequences,
> like
> 
> #+SEQ_TODO: REPORT BUG KNOWNCAUSE RESOLVED TODO WAITING VERIFY DONE
> 
> You can then use command like `M-5 C-c C-t'
> (or `5 t' in the agenda) to jump to
> TODO in this sequence.  Basically, you need to remember where
> in your list the different sequences start, put items onto
> the right starting point, and then work through your states.
> 
> Hmmm, looking at this it might actually be useful to
> allow additional DONE states in the middle of the sequence, but
> this will at least currently lead to problems, both when cycling
> from DONE to nothing to TODO, and also in the highlighting
> of TODO keywords in the agenda.  I'll check if I can fix these
> small issues.

I can see that my suggestion would add complexity in both code and org 
files.  Supporting multiple DONE states would be a nice, especially if 
they integrate properly with the agenda.

R.

  reply	other threads:[~2007-03-19 12:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-03-15 16:45 org-mode & multiple TODO sequences within a file Rick Moynihan
2007-03-18 20:11 ` Carsten Dominik
2007-03-19 12:47   ` Rick Moynihan [this message]
2007-03-19 16:25     ` Bastien
2007-03-19 18:06       ` Rick Moynihan
2007-03-20 16:01         ` Bastien

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