* function to change TODO status and refile to a predetermined location
@ 2010-06-20 13:01 Matt Price
2010-06-20 16:03 ` Bernt Hansen
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From: Matt Price @ 2010-06-20 13:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
hi,
i have a file "Collect.org" in which i collect items that need
processing. Every morning I go through the file, decide what needs to
be done with each item, and refile it. The outcomes are pretty
stereotyped, so for instance, if it's a project idea, I tag it with
:project:, give it the status TODO, and refile it in Projets.org; if
it's a simple task, I also give it the status TODO, but refile it in
gtd.org; and if it's a reminder about something I'm waiting on from
someone else, I give it the status WAITING, and also refile it in
gtd.org.
I'd like to write a function that automates these tasks for me. The
idea is to have a keybinding (though my key map seems really full!)
that works a little bit like the rmemember template keybinding -- one
function, but with options that infoke slightly different outcomes.
so, say,
C-c f p = refile as a project
C-c f a = refile as an action
C-c f w = refile as 'waiting'
My elisp is *terrible* though and I was hoping for some help. I can
see that for each option I want to perform:
(org-todo "STATE")
and then something like
(org-refile)
-- except that I want to pre-specify a refiling location. Is this
something I can do? I figure it must be possible since org-remember
does it, but my quick reading of that code didn't help me much.
also, it seems to me I need something like an array, in which the
final character in the keybinding determines values for the TODO
state, the refiling location, and in some cases a tag (i'm not sure
what function to call to add a tag to a heading -- it looks like
org-set-tags doesn't take any arguments, so I guess that won't
work...). Can someone give me some pasic advice on building a
function like that?
I appreciate all the help! Thanks so much,
Matt
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* Re: function to change TODO status and refile to a predetermined location
2010-06-20 13:01 function to change TODO status and refile to a predetermined location Matt Price
@ 2010-06-20 16:03 ` Bernt Hansen
[not found] ` <AANLkTil0pvLAHdrLpltdWlMm2JGnSme3_Jr_Lsmtq-hB@mail.gmail.com>
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From: Bernt Hansen @ 2010-06-20 16:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Matt Price; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Matt Price <moptop99@gmail.com> writes:
> i have a file "Collect.org" in which i collect items that need
> processing. Every morning I go through the file, decide what needs to
> be done with each item, and refile it. The outcomes are pretty
> stereotyped, so for instance, if it's a project idea, I tag it with
> :project:, give it the status TODO, and refile it in Projets.org; if
> it's a simple task, I also give it the status TODO, but refile it in
> gtd.org; and if it's a reminder about something I'm waiting on from
> someone else, I give it the status WAITING, and also refile it in
> gtd.org.
>
> I'd like to write a function that automates these tasks for me. The
> idea is to have a keybinding (though my key map seems really full!)
> that works a little bit like the rmemember template keybinding -- one
> function, but with options that infoke slightly different outcomes.
> so, say,
> C-c f p = refile as a project
> C-c f a = refile as an action
> C-c f w = refile as 'waiting'
>
> My elisp is *terrible* though and I was hoping for some help. I can
> see that for each option I want to perform:
>
>
> (org-todo "STATE")
> and then something like
> (org-refile)
> -- except that I want to pre-specify a refiling location. Is this
> something I can do? I figure it must be possible since org-remember
> does it, but my quick reading of that code didn't help me much.
>
> also, it seems to me I need something like an array, in which the
> final character in the keybinding determines values for the TODO
> state, the refiling location, and in some cases a tag (i'm not sure
> what function to call to add a tag to a heading -- it looks like
> org-set-tags doesn't take any arguments, so I guess that won't
> work...). Can someone give me some pasic advice on building a
> function like that?
My refile.org is your Collect.org. I tend to collect things in here up
to a week and then refile things away to appropriate locations. Bulk
refiling is really useful here - from the agenda mark the tasks you want
to refile together and move them all to a single target.
I've never needed a refiling function as you describe to keep up with my
refile tasks. I tend to clock everything I work on and at the end of
the day if there is clocked time on a refile task I refile it
immediately to its target location. The remaining refile tasks can
remain in the collection bin until my weekly review.
I find during refiling I can just up-arrow to select previous refile
targets and this is really convenient.
HTH,
Bernt
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@ 2010-06-21 1:36 ` Matt Price
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From: Matt Price @ 2010-06-21 1:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> wrote:
> Matt Price <moptop99@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> i have a file "Collect.org" in which i collect items that need
>> processing. Every morning I go through the file, decide what needs to
>> be done with each item, and refile it. The outcomes are pretty
>> stereotyped, so for instance, if it's a project idea, I tag it with
>> :project:, give it the status TODO, and refile it in Projets.org; if
>> it's a simple task, I also give it the status TODO, but refile it in
>> gtd.org; and if it's a reminder about something I'm waiting on from
>> someone else, I give it the status WAITING, and also refile it in
>> gtd.org.
>>
>> I'd like to write a function that automates these tasks for me. The
>> idea is to have a keybinding (though my key map seems really full!)
>> that works a little bit like the rmemember template keybinding -- one
>> function, but with options that infoke slightly different outcomes.
>> so, say,
>> C-c f p = refile as a project
>> C-c f a = refile as an action
>> C-c f w = refile as 'waiting'
>>
>> My elisp is *terrible* though and I was hoping for some help. I can
>> see that for each option I want to perform:
>>
>>
>> (org-todo "STATE")
>> and then something like
>> (org-refile)
>> -- except that I want to pre-specify a refiling location. Is this
>> something I can do? I figure it must be possible since org-remember
>> does it, but my quick reading of that code didn't help me much.
>>
>> also, it seems to me I need something like an array, in which the
>> final character in the keybinding determines values for the TODO
>> state, the refiling location, and in some cases a tag (i'm not sure
>> what function to call to add a tag to a heading -- it looks like
>> org-set-tags doesn't take any arguments, so I guess that won't
>> work...). Can someone give me some pasic advice on building a
>> function like that?
>
> My refile.org is your Collect.org. I tend to collect things in here up
> to a week and then refile things away to appropriate locations. Bulk
> refiling is really useful here - from the agenda mark the tasks you want
> to refile together and move them all to a single target.
>
> I've never needed a refiling function as you describe to keep up with my
> refile tasks. I tend to clock everything I work on and at the end of
> the day if there is clocked time on a refile task I refile it
> immediately to its target location. The remaining refile tasks can
> remain in the collection bin until my weekly review.
>
> I find during refiling I can just up-arrow to select previous refile
> targets and this is really convenient.
>
> HTH,
> Bernt
>
hmm. i don't use clocking. bulk refiling will really help but it'd
be quicker to have direct keybindings. i'll keep thinking about it.
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