From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Darlan Cavalcante Moreira Subject: Re: Organizing a students live Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:41:36 -0300 Message-ID: <4b2b94a6.1602be0a.61ba.ffffd1ed@mx.google.com> References: <877hskh81j.fsf@uni-mainz.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by SEMI 1.14.6 - "Maruoka") Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NLe1f-0001yl-Ew for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:41:51 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NLe1a-0001p1-2S for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:41:50 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=59587 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NLe1Z-0001ol-Uc for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:41:46 -0500 Received: from mail-yx0-f191.google.com ([209.85.210.191]:65126) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NLe1Z-0000ti-L5 for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:41:45 -0500 Received: by yxe29 with SMTP id 29so8508855yxe.14 for ; Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:41:44 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <877hskh81j.fsf@uni-mainz.de> 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: Thomas Bach Cc: Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org The best thing about org-mode is that it is very flexible and anyway you fell comfortable with is good way. For me, I prefer to use SCHEDULED and DEADLINE only for tasks and active time stamps for appointments or special dates (birthdays, for example). For instance, if you have Math classes on Mondays and Wednesdays and a Physics classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays you could use active time stamps for the actual class and SCHEDULE and DEADLINE for the tasks and tests you have to do. See below an example ,---- | * Classes | :PROPERTIES: | :CATEGORY: Classes | :END: | *** Math class | <2009-12-14 Mon +7d 8:00-10:00> | <2009-12-16 Wed +7d 8:00-10:00> | | ***** Tests | :PROPERTIES: | :CATEGORY: Math Tests | :END: | ******* TODO Study for the fist test | DEADLINE: <2010-01-18 Mon> | Here you could put what you need to study | ******* TODO Study for the second test | DEADLINE: <2010-02-22 Mon -20d> | etc etc | | | ***** Homeworks | :PROPERTIES: | :CATEGORY: Math Homeworks | :END: | ******* TODO Do homework from day [2009-12-14 Mon] | DEADLINE: <2009-12-21 Mon> | | *** Physics class | <2009-12-15 Tue +7d 10:00-11:30> | <2009-12-17 Thu +7d 10:00-11:30> | | ***** Tests | ***** Homeworks `---- The CATEGORY property is useful to easily differentiate in the agenda view which class a "study task" belongs to, but you could also just add it to the headline and forget about the category. Also, deadlines are shown in the agenda 14 days before they are due (by default), but you may change this as I did in the second Math test (more days for difficult tests and less days for easy ones). You could also use attachments to add PDF files to the "study tasks", etc. Org-mode is really powerful. - Darlan Cavalcante At Fri, 18 Dec 2009 11:48:40 +0100, Thomas Bach wrote: > > Hello, > > I came to org-mode through the Tutorial of John Wiegley[1] and I'm > loving it! A great thanks to all of you who are working on this awesome > piece of code. > > Actually I'm trying to integrate all my university stuff into my > org-files and I'm a bit stuck. > All my university stuff means: there is a certain date when a semester > starts and another one when it ends. > During that time I have to go to a couple of classes which usually have > "homeworks" related to them. In addition there are vacations (hooray!) > and holidays. > At the end of a semester some examens and theses need to be written. > > How would you guys express all this in an org-file? > > I solved the start, end and vacation thing like this: > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ** APPT segundo cuatrimestre > SCHEDULED: <2010-02-08 Mon> > *** vacaciones > SCHEDULED: <2010-03-15 Mon>--<2010-03-19 Fri> > *** finaliza segundo cuatrimestre > DEADLINE: <2010-06-04 Fri> > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Examens are APPTs too. Well, it works, but to me it doesn't seem to be > the proper way to do all this. > Espacially I have no idea how to integrate the classes and their > homeworks now. > > Greets, > Thomas. > > > Footnotes: > [1] http://www.newartisans.com/2007/08/using-org-mode-as-a-day-planner.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode