> However the most severe limitation was the inability to search for an > entry like this with a tags search or assign a TODO keyword or maybe > even add a timestamp. I guess I could have a separate heading above a > block like this for these features. I will try to fool around some > more and see whether I get any other more complete solutions. What you need is actually inline tasks. The attached file should give you pointers on how to proceed ahead. Feel free to modify `org-latex-format-inlinetask' as you wish. Suggestion to maintainers: `org-inlinetask-export-templates' is too "hairy" for a normal user. May be they should be more user-friendly. Jambunathan K.