From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Skip Collins Subject: Re: properties in agenda prefix Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:03:54 -0400 Message-ID: References: <871v9wxnt0.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=51554 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OlhN7-0004hL-1F for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:03:58 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OlhN4-0004cK-UD for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:03:56 -0400 Received: from mail-qy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.216.169]:57363) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OlhN4-0004cC-Rd for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:03:54 -0400 Received: by qyk12 with SMTP id 12so1752271qyk.0 for ; Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:03:54 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <871v9wxnt0.fsf@gnu.org> 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: Bastien Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > What property would you find useful to have and why? CUSTOM_ID could be handy right away. If arbitrary properties were accessible in agenda prefix, it would enable very flexible agenda constructs. Consider a setup in which headlines are given a tracking number that can be used as a reference number outside of org. The reference number would naturally be a property, not a tag. To get a nice list that includes the reference number, it must be assigned to CATEGORY. Consider also a group agenda in which items are flagged in the prefix with the names of their owners. Again, the names must now be assigned to CATEGORY. As a design goal, I think would it make sense for agenda and column modes to have some overlapping features and syntax, including the ability to access properties.