From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: RFC: Improvements to org-remember Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:11:31 +0100 Message-ID: <57BAA741-718D-4132-BCC8-78BC8F867B07@uva.nl> References: <20081123232557.GC62148@yog-sothoth.mohorovi.cc> <20524da70811231623p7ae4a929g33a778c8dd59ebc4@mail.gmail.com> <20081124100256.GD62148@yog-sothoth.mohorovi.cc> <20524da70811241129t7eb833b7s3543cc5254940026@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v929.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L4iia-0007hi-00 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:11:40 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L4iiZ-0007gd-9O for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:11:39 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=41960 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L4iiZ-0007gO-26 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:11:39 -0500 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.191]:14362) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L4iiW-00024U-6H for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:11:38 -0500 Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id c7so1212427nfi.26 for ; Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:11:34 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20524da70811241129t7eb833b7s3543cc5254940026@mail.gmail.com> 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: Samuel Wales Cc: emacs-orgmode Mailinglist Hi Samuel, this is hard to read. Try, with the cursor on the first line: C-c @ to select the subtree C-c C-e a to export to ASCII The result is more readable as an Email text. HTH - Carsten On Nov 24, 2008, at 8:29 PM, Samuel Wales wrote: > On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 03:02, James TD Smith > wrote: >> Yes. Any suggestions for new features or ways the behaviour of the >> remember >> handler could be improved are most welcome. > > In addition to the stuff already mentioned: > > ************* TODO remember ideas > *************** respect pop-up-windows > *************** if the target file for org-remember is already known > use the control variables from that file > that way you can have your todo sequence available > *************** if org-remember does not recognize the type, > abort completely > *************** org-remember should be reentrant > able to call itself from inside itself if you have a note > you want to add that is not related to the one you are > adding. > *************** org-remember-templates takes a character > can it take a function key? > *************** emacs-w3m tight integration with org-mode > - might be interesting to use an org-mode file to store > bookmarks. this would require changing the way > bookmarks are added, to store them in a way similar to > org-remember. > - perhaps antenna can also be integrated with org-mode. > > [2008-09-20 Sat 18:26] > *************** org merge org-annotate-file with remember code > to allow annotating anything > also have a hook for opening files and w3m pages etc. that > will print in the minibuffer "this file/page/directory is > annotated. press ... to see the annotation". > > [2008-10-27 Mon 22:02] > [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Extensions-in-the-contrib-directory.html] > [Extensions > in the contrib directory - The Org Manual]] > *************** brainstorm: support asking for the template > after the note was entered. > > this might complicate things too much. > > this is a tricky one to design, but the philosophy is that > the time between having an idea and entering it should be > minimal. choosing the template type is a cognitive burden > before you enter the idea. > > so dedicate a remember shortcut to the concept of "let me > enter this now". c-c c-c, it asks you details like is this > a todo item? and which file does it go to? > > you would have a remember template that allows for other > remember templates to be chosen after you enter the note. > > ideally, it works like this: > > 1. call org-remember like that > 2. enter note > 3. c-c c-c > 4. choose whether it's a note, journal, or shopping item > 5. if it's note or journal, choose whether it's todo > 6. if it's note or journal, choose tags (RET for none) > 7. show completed buffer > 8. y to accept; n to edit > > nested plists? > > P.S. :prepend -- org-refile also needs this, separately from adding > notes in reverse order. > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode