From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: Custom agenda question Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:57:48 -0400 Message-ID: <87ab1oro6b.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> References: <8BDFAE1E-5B8A-41C5-BA79-15D5E068EF1B@gmail.com> <9E989035-306A-4A27-B8AB-37CAC5D09D4A@gmail.com> 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 1MfwXH-0005kW-VK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:58:08 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MfwXD-0005gn-Vq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:58:06 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=32944 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MfwXD-0005gk-Qx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:58:03 -0400 Received: from mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org ([204.13.248.71]:55966) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MfwXD-00075I-FN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:58:03 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Manish's message of "Tue\, 25 Aug 2009 14\:10\:43 +0530") 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: Manish Cc: org-mode Mailinglist , Carsten Dominik Manish writes: > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:33 PM, Carsten Dominik wrote: >> >> On Aug 24, 2009, at 2:21 AM, Manish wrote: >>> >>> Once you've got your agenda organized right with todo's in order etc. then >>> it's just a little disruptive to go anywhere else for a little extra >>> detail to >>> get some more context. But I agree agenda should be as compact as >>> possible.. may be the extra lines could be a toggle switch? >> >> Hmmmm. >> >> I am not yet convinced, but I have made a little toy implementation >> for you and others to try out and commet on. >> >> Please get the latest version and press `E' in the agenda to >> toggle the display of a small amount (see variable >> `org-agenda-entry-text-maxlines') of text from the entry in >> the agenda. > > Thanks! I like it very much so far. Refreshing the agenda removes the > snippets/excerpts though. Will use it for a few days and report back. Me too! I just tried it for the first time this morning and I think this is going to be very useful. Lots of my tasks have website links which are exposed by this. It would be even more useful if I can click on the links to go there as in the regular org file. Even without that this hack looks like a keeper to me :) Thanks, Bernt