From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ben Finney Subject: Re: contact management in org-mode? Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:59:20 +1100 Message-ID: <87skcp4kw7.fsf@benfinney.id.au> References: <878wfoc5ao.fsf@cuma.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> <87iqerzvm2.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> <20091025023410.GK2357@thinkpad.adamsinfoserv.com> <87pr86tywd.wl%ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> <87zl7arynb.fsf@dynapse.com> <20091029173640.GM28398@thinkpad.adamsinfoserv.com> <7bef1f890910291300o2e063d58h9d620278a6472032@mail.gmail.com> <20091031031059.GF23167@thinkpad.adamsinfoserv.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N70oQ-0001VD-AU for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:59:42 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N70oL-0001Tj-JJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:59:41 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53078 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N70oL-0001Tf-Bl for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:59:37 -0500 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:51645) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N70oK-0002qH-Ow for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:59:37 -0500 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1N70oJ-0001Wo-5j for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:59:35 +0100 Received: from eth595.vic.adsl.internode.on.net ([150.101.214.82]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:59:35 +0100 Received: from ben+emacs by eth595.vic.adsl.internode.on.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:59:35 +0100 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 Russell Adams writes: > Given the discussion about a "simple" database [for storing contacts], > it struck me that I might just use properties and column mode. Dynamic > fields and views, hotlinks, VC, text file... Thank you, Russell, for the BBDB rant (which I quite agree with) and for giving your current solution based on Org items with properties. I'm dipping my toes into Org and, for contact data, BBDB seemed the natural way to go; I'm glad I looked around to find alternatives before dumping too much data into BBDB. Everyone's responses in this thread have saved me a *lot* of time and effort. -- \ “Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?” “I think so, | `\ Brain, but if they called them ‘Sad Meals’, kids wouldn't buy | _o__) them!” —_Pinky and The Brain_ | Ben Finney