From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matt Lundin Subject: Re: Using org-mode for Research and Notetaking Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 07:42:28 -0500 Message-ID: <874o2jbw0b.fsf@fastmail.fm> 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 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:43850) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qin9h-000191-Ny for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:42:42 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qin9c-0007AZ-Vl for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:42:37 -0400 Received: from out4.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.28]:38908) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qin9c-0007AN-Nm for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:42:32 -0400 In-Reply-To: <874o2q2zr8.fsf@gnu.org> (Bastien's message of "Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:20:27 +0200") 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@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Bastien Cc: Sebastien Vauban , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Bastien writes: > "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: > > 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. In my experience, most of the asterisks are made invisible by org-hide-face. E.g., --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- * ** TODO A task Some notes about the task that are not part of the text. * ** END --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > My question was: what is the rationale behind using so many asterisks? > > I can think of three things: > > 1. people want inline tasks with possibly no TODO keyword This is often how I use them --- to insert a "drawer" of notes that is visible but will not be exported. Best, Matt