From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bastien Subject: Re: handling cyclic tasks (general question) Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2007 11:42:45 +0000 Message-ID: <874pg2ck3u.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> References: <87r6j7xjrt.fsf@makhector.hypnokush.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IocwU-0002K8-1A for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:42:58 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IocwR-0002Ht-W7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:42:57 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IocwR-0002Hl-Ny for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:42:55 -0500 Received: from fk-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.128.188]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IocwR-00083A-9K for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:42:55 -0500 Received: by fk-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id 19so2613625fkr for ; Sun, 04 Nov 2007 02:42:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87r6j7xjrt.fsf@makhector.hypnokush.org> (Stuart McLean's message of "Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:32:06 -0700") 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Stuart, Stuart McLean writes: > Following is an example of the setup I currently have. Your setup might be difficult to maintain because of its chronological structure. I don't know if other people use Org this way or have used it this way, but I think it could be hard to maintain... usually your Org files will be project-oriented (or task-oriented) and you will use the agenda and timeline functions to display information time-wise. But maybe I'm wrong here, or you may specifically need this structure. > Now, at the end of each month, e.g 2007-11-30, I have a heading on the > same level called Cyclic Todo. These contain things that I need to do > everyday, and need to remember to do everyday. I end each with a > closing note when I do them. > What I would like to know, are there more elegant solutions for > accomplishing this? Usually, closed entries get archived at some point. The general issue you're raising here is: how to archive closed instances of cyclic tasks? Here is how I do it: - I close the cyclic task - I add a note if needed - I archive the task with C-c C-x C-s - I copy the task back at point with C-y Then, instead of having the same task with loooongs notes under its headline, I have several archived instances of the task with a note for each of them. I'm quite okay with the workaround above, but it has two drawbacks: - it's safer to C-y immediately (otherwise you'll struggly to find the right thing to yank) - each archived task has the same headline (which might be confusing when reviewing (?) your archives I don't know if other people already came across the same need and other workarounds. > Is anyone willing to share their particular setup, or examples of > variations. I find my current setup a little cumbersome. Argh... we definitely need to demonstrate different setups in the tutorial section of http://orgmode.org :-/ -- Bastien