From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Horn Subject: Re: Feature request [7.3] Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 23:37:30 -0500 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=56955 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PQBmt-0000cN-H9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:37:56 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PQBms-0002wi-1J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:37:55 -0500 Received: from mail-fx0-f48.google.com ([209.85.161.48]:38117) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PQBmr-0002wa-M9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:37:53 -0500 Received: by fxm2 with SMTP id 2so627700fxm.35 for ; Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:37:52 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: 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: Dave Abrahams Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org I don't know about others, but I just put note text below everything else, but before the next headline On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Dave Abrahams wrote: > > When using Org for planning, I often find myself corrupting my Org > files. =A0All kinds of things can go wrong, but the basic issue is that > agenda items have a syntax, and it's easy to violate, especially when > I'm going *fast*, which after all is what Org is supposed to enable! > > For example, a typical captured item looks like: > > ** TODO Set up yasnippet > =A0 SCHEDULED: <2010-11-22 Mon> > =A0 :PROPERTIES: > =A0 :Link: [[some-nasty-link]] > =A0 :ID: =A0 =A0 =A0 A0B4159C-D796-40DF-9ADD-93DF03577B68 > =A0 :END: > =A0 [2010-11-20 Sat 20:17] > > Now, suppose I'm looking at this in the agenda and I want to add some > commentary. =A0Where should I open the new line? =A0If I choose wrongly, = my > agenda will start to misbehave (e.g. items will appear to be > un-reschedulable because they'll acquire a second SCHEDULED date). > > So I'm requesting some more help from Org in maintaining proper Org > syntax. =A0Could Org have a mode that prevents things from being modified > incorrectly? =A0For example, it'd be awesome if dates were smart (TAB int= o > one, hit return, get a smart date editor). =A0It'd be great if there were > a way to make the ID property read-only (or really really hard to > change). =A0I'd love it if there were a way to create a link to an org > item that narrows the view to just that item, so I don't inadvertently > mess anything else up. =A0Do you get the idea? > > Thanks for listening, > > -- > Dave Abrahams > BoostPro Computing > http://www.boostpro.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > --=20 Jeffrey Horn Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics George Mason University (704) 271-4797 jhorn@gmu.edu jrhorn424@gmail.com http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/