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From: Matthew Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
To: Keith Lancaster <klancaster1957@mac.com>
Cc: Org Mode List <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Notes for a todos/tasks
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 13:46:10 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vdnl3w25.fsf@fastmail.fm> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <559FB04B-79E8-4E55-9AC2-7FB573E36675@mac.com> (Keith Lancaster's message of "Thu, 28 May 2009 13:27:42 -0500")

Hi Keith,

Keith Lancaster <klancaster1957@mac.com> writes:

> (Newbie question again)
>
> I frequently have TODOs that span some amount of time while in the
> STARTED state. A simple example would be a phone call, where I try a
> few times to reach the person before being successful (I may change to
> the WAITING state for this...). When I do reach them, I want to take
> notes on the conversation. There are so many different ways of
> approaching this in org-mode that I'm a bit overwhelmed. What I've
> been doing thus far is just entering the information in bullets below
> the TODO, ie
>
> - tried to call, left message
> - they called, and I missed the call
> - success - <notes on call>
>
> Usually, I add a time-stamp. I have to think that there is a better
> way. What's the best way to handle this?

The easiest and most convenient way to do this, in my opinion, is to use
org-add-note. The keybindings are:

  - z :: in the agenda

  - C-c C-z :: in org-files

Using this command on a heading will open up a new, temporary buffer.
You can type your note and then hit C-c C-c. It will be saved beneath
the headline along with a time-stamp.

Hope this helps,

Matt

next prev parent reply	other threads:[~2009-05-28 18:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-05-28 18:27 Notes for a todos/tasks Keith Lancaster
2009-05-28 18:46 ` Matthew Lundin [this message]
2009-05-28 18:59   ` Samuel Wales
2009-05-28 20:30     ` Keith Lancaster
2009-05-28 20:36     ` Bernt Hansen
2009-05-29  7:04 ` Dmitri Minaev
2009-05-29 11:46   ` Bernt Hansen

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