From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric Abrahamsen Subject: Re: Recording results of TODO items Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:48:32 +0800 Message-ID: <8761maf0qn.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> References: <87eh0yf1qe.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38979) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaFrJ-00057x-DZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Apr 2014 22:46:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaFrD-000574-V1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Apr 2014 22:45:57 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:34004) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaFrD-00056z-OV for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Apr 2014 22:45:51 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WaFrB-0003pX-Gd for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 04:45:49 +0200 Received: from 111.197.155.200 ([111.197.155.200]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 04:45:49 +0200 Received: from eric by 111.197.155.200 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 04:45:49 +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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org William Kunkel writes: > I could well add it in a sub-heading under the TODO, I was just > curious if there was a built-in org-mode way that I ought to be using > instead of rolling something of my own. Ah, no -- I think the state-change note is about as built-in as it gets... > Cheers, > Will > > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Eric Abrahamsen < > eric@ericabrahamsen.net> wrote: > > William Kunkel writes: > > > Is there a standard way to record the outcomes of certain TODO > items? > > For example, I had a TODO item to research and come to a > decision > > about part of the architecture of a software project I'm > starting, > > and I'd like to record the result of that TODO item, that is, > the > > decision that I made. I found "closing notes" for TODO items, > but > > that's an option that applies to all TODO items and seems more > > intended for brief remarks (to me, at least). Is using the > closing > > notes functionality my best bet, or is there something better? > > > > Thanks, > > Will > > I do usually use the logging/notes functionality, but if you need > more > text, why not just make it the body of the TODO? A TODO is a > heading > like any other, you can just put a description of the outcome > underneath > it. If that gets unwieldy, separate the bits into multiple > sub-headings, > and/or make the TODO itself one smaller part of a larger TODO. > >