From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: torys.anderson@gmail.com (Tory S. Anderson) Subject: Re: navigating org-clock-in recent work list Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2015 07:00:17 -0500 Message-ID: <87vbj43dpq.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87a90h6alu.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54257) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YMbOa-0007dJ-Uo for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Feb 2015 07:00:29 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YMbOV-0007pi-QL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Feb 2015 07:00:24 -0500 Received: from mail-qg0-x236.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c04::236]:33916) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YMbOV-0007pU-Mw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Feb 2015 07:00:19 -0500 Received: by mail-qg0-f54.google.com with SMTP id z60so17112400qgd.13 for ; Sat, 14 Feb 2015 04:00:19 -0800 (PST) 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: orgmode list So being new to elisp, I'm hoping there's a simple hack to disable the org-clock-select-task menu and go to a default (e.g. `C-x b' or `C-x f') style "type your option" interface that will would be populated with and return the same thing as the select-task-menu? I've been looking at the elisp behind the buffer switching functions and I'm afraid it's beyond me; perhaps the "default" of invoking a prompt and passing autocompletion values isn't as simple as I'd hoped? torys.anderson@gmail.com (Tory S. Anderson) writes: > As per a recent discussion on the mailing list, I'm using the following to enable persistence and extended length of the clock history: > > ;; Org clock-in > (org-clock-persistence-insinuate) > (setq org-clock-persist t) > ;;; * Orgmode Modules > (add-to-list 'org-modules 'habits) > ;; Number of clock tasks to remember in history. > (setq org-clock-history-length 35) ; 1 to 9 + A to Z > > It works great, with one annoying problem: now that I have a list that goes to M, it can be hard to figure out which shortcut goes to which item. I can think of two possible solutions: > > 1. Alternately highlight lines, or underline (spreadsheet/table style) > 2. Preferably, since I use Helm, if there were simply an autocomplete prompt (like switch-buffer; no shortcut keys) this would actually be easiest. > > Can I disable the special pop-up screen (i.e. `org-clock-select-task') and just use an shortcut-less autocomplete prompt (which, with helm will be facilitated)?