From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Myles English Subject: Re: timeline of tags Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 21:46:30 +0100 Message-ID: <87bo2rzil5.fsf@gmail.com> References: <871u3n1xh5.fsf@pcbe13433.cern.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:45856) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VVp2G-0003VZ-2c for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:46:44 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VVp2B-0006pz-D8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:46:39 -0400 Received: from mail-wi0-x234.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c05::234]:52278) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VVp2B-0006pf-6I for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:46:35 -0400 Received: by mail-wi0-f180.google.com with SMTP id h11so3822535wiv.13 for ; Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:46:33 -0700 (PDT) In-reply-to: <871u3n1xh5.fsf@pcbe13433.cern.ch> 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: David Belohrad Cc: Org Mode Mailing List Hi David, david@belohrad.ch writes: > Dear All, > > could someone help me with following problem? > > - have multiple org files, where I tag by names, e.g. @Erik > > - I want to construct a timeline of all items having this tag through > all the org files (as @Erik can be dispersed everywhere) > > Example: > > I use tag @Erik to note at which times my son has school holidays. Hence > one such entry would be e.g.: > > ** TODO erik autumn holidays :@Erik: > :PROPERTIES: > :ID: 26f5503f-3db6-481a-b384-395625e39333 > :END: > <2013-10-17 Thu>--<2013-10-27 Sun> > > there are many entries like this. Now, my wife asks me: I wonder when > Erik has holidays. > > I enter org-agenda, press 'm', type @Erik and voila - I get list of his > holidays (and other stuff). > > Trouble is, that this list does not show it in timeline, but only > headings without these dates. Hence to get each datum I have to _open_ > the item, which is not desired. > > Any hint how to solve it? This is how I do something similar. Essentially you treat an event/appointment differently to a task (TODO) and store it in the diary file (with the help of a capture template) so it looks like this: * 2013 ** 2013-05-30 Thursday **** Might go fishing :event: <2013-06-22 Sat>--<2013-06-23 Sun> [2013-05-30 Thu 23:57] and in the init file you have this: ;; not sure which of these are necessary: (setq org-agenda-include-diary t) (setq org-agenda-diary-file "~/org/org/diary.org") ;; so any time strings in the heading are shown in the agenda (setq org-agenda-insert-diary-extract-time t) (setq org-capture-templates (quote ( ("a" " - Appointment (compulsory)" entry (file+datetree (concat org-directory "/diary.org")) "* %? :appt:\n%^T %U %a") ("e" " - Event (optional)" entry (file+datetree (concat org-directory "/diary.org")) "* %? :event:\n%^T %U %a")))) (setq org-agenda-custom-commands (quote (("v" "Events" agenda "" ((org-agenda-span 28) (org-agenda-files '((concat org-directory "/diary.org"))))) If your diary.org has at the top: #+FILETAGS: diary Then a C-a v gives you: Wednesday 19 June 2013 Thursday 20 June 2013 Friday 21 June 2013 Diary: 6:03...... Summer Solstice (BST) Saturday 22 June 2013 diary: (1/2): Might go fishing :diary::event: Sunday 23 June 2013 diary: (2/2): Might go fishing :diary::event: Monday 24 June 2013 W26 Tuesday 25 June 2013 Wednesday 26 June 2013 Myles