From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Daniel J. Sinder" Subject: Re: Column view questions Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:06:36 -0700 Message-ID: <4695546C.1030004@gmail.com> References: <46940F27.10202@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 1I8kKX-0005Do-L7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:06:41 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I8kKW-0005DH-1p for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:06:41 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I8kKV-0005DE-VN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:06:39 -0400 Received: from sd-green-bigip-177.dreamhost.com ([208.97.132.177] helo=randymail-a12.g.dreamhost.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1I8kKU-0002Wo-Hp for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:06:38 -0400 In-Reply-To: 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: "Jason F. McBrayer" Cc: emacs-orgmode Thanks for this suggestion. I don't use emacs for mail, I've never used bbdb, and I'm already quite familiar with org-mode. Seeing as bbdb lacks the same functionality that I need for org (namely, the vCard importer) I don't see a big benefit (for me) in going to bbdb. That said, it would be helpful to see a screenshot of browsing an address book with bbdb. Can something like org's column view be achieved? Assuming you're already familiar with bbdb, have it installed, etc., would it be difficult to send me or post an image with some mocked up contacts? I didn't see anything like this on the project page. Thanks, Dan On 07/11/2007 12:42 PM, Jason F. McBrayer wrote: > "Daniel J. Sinder" writes: > >> PROPERTIES and column view are fantastic! Thanks Carsten. >> >> I already have visions of moving my address book into org. I've set >> my sights on finally learning Elisp by writing a vCard-to-org >> function (and the reverse). >> >> How well does generating column view scale for hundreds of headlines? > > You'd be better off moving your address book into bbdb (no need to > abuse org for the purpose when there's already a perfectly good emacs > tool for the purpose). We really need a good vCard-to-bbdb (and the > reverse) converter, though. >