From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matt Lundin Subject: Re: starting a clock when not in org-mode Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 07:43:29 -0400 Message-ID: <87y62arfku.fsf@fastmail.fm> References: <87k4dvc63u.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:41310) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QKqmM-0002Rp-Qs for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 May 2011 07:43:35 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QKqmL-0002EE-Kv for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 May 2011 07:43:34 -0400 Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.26]:43323) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QKqmL-0002DD-FZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 May 2011 07:43:33 -0400 Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.nyi.mail.srv.osa [10.202.2.41]) by gateway1.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B3E021AE8 for ; Fri, 13 May 2011 07:43:31 -0400 (EDT) Received: from archeee (67-197-62-83.rh2.dyn.cm.comporium.net [67.197.62.83]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1BB32407CA9 for ; Fri, 13 May 2011 07:43:30 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87k4dvc63u.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> (Eric S. Fraga's message of "Fri, 13 May 2011 10:17:09 +0100") 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Eric, Eric S Fraga writes: [...] > The org-clock-in method works very well when I am pro-actively deciding > what tasks to work on, e.g. through the agenda view. However, in some > cases, I am reacting to external events (emails, somebody coming to see > me, phone call, etc). I have a number of tasks which are more general > and which capture this type of activity (admin, teaching, ...). If I > happen to be in an org mode buffer, then "C-u M-x org-clock-in RET" > allows me to pick the particular task (as it will typically be in the > history) and clock it in. Works well. > > If I am *not* in an org buffer (yes, this happens sometimes ;-), I > cannot do this as org-clock-in, even with the C-u arg, wants to find a > headline. Can anybody suggest how I can clock in to a previously > clocked task from any emacs mode? I cannot reproduce this. Here are the steps I took. - clocked into a headline - clocked out - switched buffer to *scratch* (I tried it a second time with a TeX buffer, which also worked) - typed C-u M-x org-clock-in - selected 1 (the most recent task) Org successfully clocked into the task in the background. Best, Matt