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Hi,

Skip Collins <skip.collins@gmail.com> writes:

>> What property would you find useful to have and why?
>
> CUSTOM_ID could be handy right away. If arbitrary properties were
> accessible in agenda prefix, it would enable very flexible agenda
> constructs. Consider a setup in which headlines are given a tracking
> number that can be used as a reference number outside of org. The
> reference number would naturally be a property, not a tag. To get a
> nice list that includes the reference number, it must be assigned to
> CATEGORY.
>
> Consider also a group agenda in which items are flagged in the prefix
> with the names of their owners. Again, the names must now be assigned
> to CATEGORY.

Yes, I agree `org-agenda-prefix-format' could use a more general syntax,
e.g. allow user-defined properties.

> As a design goal, I think would it make sense for agenda and column
> modes to have some overlapping features and syntax, including the
> ability to access properties.

I grasp the general idea but a more concrete use-case would help here
again...  thanks!

-- 
 Bastien