From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Sebastien Vauban" Subject: Re: Using org-mode for Research and Notetaking Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:20:09 +0200 Message-ID: <80zkki8j9i.fsf@somewhere.org> References: <81d3hi75oj.fsf@gmail.com> <818vs674t7.fsf@gmail.com> <87liw582jg.fsf@gnu.org> <87zkkktwwk.fsf_-_@sophokles.streitblatt.de> <87bowy4l0j.fsf@gnu.org> <80wrfm33hm.fsf@somewhere.org> <874o2q2zr8.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Hi Bastien, Bastien wrote: > "Sebastien Vauban" writes: >>> * !TODO This would be an inline task, not a headline >> >> I've no clear cut opinion on this right now. Maybe yes, maybe not. > > :) > >> Though, there are differences between inline tasks and headlines: > > Yep, I know the differences. Not intended to you in particular, just to put context around my answer! > I'm talking about the way they _look_. So many asterisks looks > cumbersome to mee, and I'd favor a non-intrusive syntax like the > one proposed above. > > My question was: what is the rationale behind using so many asterisks? That's right there are a lot of them... > I can think of three things: > > 1. people want inline tasks with possibly no TODO keyword Of course, this is needed as well. Or maybe this is a wrong use of them: to make things outstand as notes in the produced PDF (with todonotes package, in my case, for the inline "tasks" -- or "notes" then). > 2. people prefer to detect them *very easily* Yes, for sure. > 3. changing the syntax of inline tasks from changing todos > (like !TODO) is too complicated code-wise Dunno. > My proposal is this: > > - enforce the use of TODO keywords in inline tasks (wrt 1) I'm divided about this, as you can see. Maybe, though, I have to respect the fact that inline tasks are supposed to be _tasks_ which are inlined. > - make a special face for inline tasks (wrt 2) You see we're not far from it, and what I typically use inline tasks for... http://i.imgur.com/rrI6Q.png >> Your proposition would be (very) nice when we don't have to link a >> note to the task. > > My change would affect the content you can add to inline tasks and > the way they are treated by exporters. > >> All such questions certainly merit more attention. > > Sure -- thanks for your input! To be continued... Best regards, Seb -- Sebastien Vauban