From: Ethan Brown <ethandbrown@gmail.com>
To: Rick Moynihan <rick.moynihan@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Best way to use org-mode as a work log
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:41:25 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <68c616490912201141r7f1e2685u786ef70316e317ab@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <e85471e30912200851l460232a2u497ec54ae03822f8@mail.gmail.com>
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Rick Moynihan <rick.moynihan@gmail.com> wrote:
> 2009/12/19 Ethan Brown <ethandbrown@gmail.com>:
>> I've been an emacs user since about 1990, but have just recently
>> discovered org-mode. It seems as if it would be very well suited to
>> use as my work log--I currently just use a regular text file.
>>
>> Since a work log is based around daily entries, I'm wondering if
>> anyone can recommend the best way to use org-mode for such a purpose.
>> I perused the FAQs but didn't see anything. Org-mode apparently
>> integrates with the emacs calendar/diary so there is probably a "right
>> way" to do this. If there's a FM out there that deals with this I'm
>> happy to RTFM.
>
> I have a very simple method of using org-mode for this kind of thing.
> I have the following remember template:
>
> (setq org-remember-templates
> '(("Journal" ?j "* %^{Journal Entry} %^g\n %T\n %i\n %? %a %&"
> "~/org/journal.org" "Journal"))
> ;; ...
> )
>
> Then doing C-c r [j]ournal inserts an entry into my journal.org file
> under the Journal Heading. This file is then just a big linear list
> of headlines with notes under them.
>
> e.g.
>
> * Journal
> ** ...
> ** Emailed org-mode list with my journal setup
> <2009-12-20 Sun 16:48>
>
> I sometimes tag these entries also.... but generally avoid using them
> with TODO/DONE states.
>
> Is this the kind of thing you're looking for?
>
>
> R.
>
Thanks Rick. I was playing around with something like this earlier
today. Unfortunately, I'm getting an error when I run
M-x org-remember ("org-remember: Wrong type argument: commandp,
remember"). But fortunately, I'm getting the same error with your
expression, so I know the problem isn't my expression syntax :-/ But
I'll work through it. Than you very much for your suggestion.
--Ethan
prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-12-20 19:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-12-19 15:50 Best way to use org-mode as a work log Ethan Brown
2009-12-19 16:07 ` Matt Lundin
2009-12-19 18:48 ` Ethan Brown
2009-12-20 22:25 ` Russell Adams
2009-12-19 16:35 ` Mueen Nawaz
2009-12-20 16:51 ` Rick Moynihan
2009-12-20 19:41 ` Ethan Brown [this message]
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