* another (different) template request
@ 2007-01-19 1:56 Austin Frank
2007-01-20 0:08 ` Bastien
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From: Austin Frank @ 2007-01-19 1:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
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Hello all!
I've just finished the collection step of getting started with GTD
and am working through my inbox for the first time. I've read the
discussions of Org and GTD with great interest. In particular,
the post by Carsten at
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/715 should be
required reading for anyone considering using Org for GTD-- really
excellent. Now that I'm actually getting down to brass tacks, I
find myself with a feature request.
Previously, I've used Org to publish notes about a variety of
projects. Now that I'm using Org for GTD as well, I'm discovering
that I've got a few different kinds of files:
- notes: I consider these a type of reference material in the GTD
system
- projects: combinations of notes, next actions, links to support
materials, and deferred items
- web pages: content created explicitly to be published with my
projects
- other: mostly random stuff I want to keep on my local machine
Now, I intend to use one file per project for two reasons. First,
it provides nice structure when the files are published. I can
have research/projectA and research/projectB on my site, rather
than just one huge research.html page. Second, it seems useful to
maintain separate sets of tags for different projects. I'm
intending to follow Carsten's advice of using tags both for
contexts and people. I have different collaborators on different
research projects, so each file within the research directory may
different tags; personal projects might have tags for my
housemates or family.
Given the above setup, I'd like to be able to define a few
different templates for org file headers. My notes files might
have different export options than my projects files, and tags
will differ from project to project. I can imagine creating a few
such templates:
- research project templates (include a line for tags, no
pre-defined tags)
- personal project templates (predefined tags for the people that
tend to be involved in my personal projects)
- notes templates (turn on all LaTeX stuff, maybe change
#+TYP_TODO)
- web page templates (include #+TITLE, maybe change archiving
system)
I haven't yet investigated the templating options mentioned here
(though dmacro sounds like it's got potential). Still, I wonder
if a) the feature already exists, or b) other people would be
interested in seeing it included in a future version of Org.
Thanks for any comments,
/au
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Austin Frank
http://aufrank.net
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* Re: another (different) template request
2007-01-19 1:56 another (different) template request Austin Frank
@ 2007-01-20 0:08 ` Bastien
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From: Bastien @ 2007-01-20 0:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Austin Frank; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Austin Frank <austin.frank@gmail.com> writes:
> I haven't yet investigated the templating options mentioned here
> (though dmacro sounds like it's got potential). Still, I wonder if a)
> the feature already exists, or b) other people would be interested in
> seeing it included in a future version of Org.
I think templates are too much based on the way one works. I can't
imagine one template turning out to be the default template for Org,
since the "default template" is just a scratch buffer.
For example, i've been using the one-project-per-file setup you've
described for a while. It first matches my taste for playing with
options that made each file aware of the context in which i was using
it. But after some time i (somewhat sadly) discovered my taste didn't
match my actual needs and switch back to the one-single-big-file
setup, since it does constrain a very sober (and hopefully more
efficient) use of metadata and options. But of course this is my
story, and everyone uses Org for different needs, with different
tastes.
I can see one constructive way of providing templates for org-mode: to
post them on a dedicated page of the emacswiki, along with discussions
on how/why to use them, or how a template matches a specific use. And
maybe the further step would be to provide a package with all the
templates.
Best,
--
Bastien
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