From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: ross@rosslaird.info (Ross A. Laird) Subject: Item ranking system? Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:04:26 -0700 Message-ID: <87my7lod79.fsf@rosslaird.info> 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 1MMn7z-0007td-6E for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:04:51 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MMn7u-0007sC-9v for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:04:50 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45058 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MMn7u-0007s6-5f for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:04:46 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:56065 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MMn7t-0000Uk-L3 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:04:45 -0400 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1MMn7m-0001xu-Fl for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:04:38 +0000 Received: from h24-207-84-37.cst.dccnet.com ([24.207.84.37]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:04:38 +0000 Received: from ross by h24-207-84-37.cst.dccnet.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:04:38 +0000 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org I'm sure there are many ways in org to accomplish my goal with this particular project, which is to create a ranking system for items. Here's the situation: I have about 200 items that I am evaluating. I need each item to have a title, a tag, a note, and a ranking from 0 to 5. Then, I need to be able to sort the items by rank, with items ranked 5 at the top. I know that I can do this using tables in org, but I prefer the flexibility of headings (some of the items might have long notes attached to them, or links, or whatever). Also, I don't think I can tag individual cells in a table, or operate on cells the way I can with headings in org (move, refile, show and hide, etc.). So, I'm looking for something that will allow me to have the best of worlds: flexibility as with headings, and numerical sorting as with table cells. Suggestions most welcome. Cheers. Ross -- Ross A. Laird, PhD Chair, Department of Creative Writing Faculty, Interdisciplinary Expressive Arts Kwantlen Polytechnic University