From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Filippo A. Salustri" Subject: Re: Re: manipulating the agenda from elisp? Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2011 07:30:42 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87bp0h2z80.fsf@norang.ca> <5451.1302238840@alphaville.dokosmarshall.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00504502d3195ab2db04a0668e43 Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=55275 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q89tl-0006gt-7k for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:30:47 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q89tj-0000gz-HT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:30:45 -0400 Received: from mail-ww0-f49.google.com ([74.125.82.49]:47143) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q89tj-0000gq-7A for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:30:43 -0400 Received: by wwb39 with SMTP id 39so3537915wwb.30 for ; Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:30:42 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5451.1302238840@alphaville.dokosmarshall.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: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Cc: Bernt Hansen , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --00504502d3195ab2db04a0668e43 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Yup; I'd noticed those sections and noted them for future study. Thanks. Cheers. Fil On 8 April 2011 01:00, Nick Dokos wrote: > Filippo A. Salustri wrote: > > > That's a good start! Thanks! > > Cheers. > > Fil > > > > On 7 April 2011 23:34, Bernt Hansen wrote: > > > > "Filippo A. Salustri" writes: > > > > > Hi, > > > I'm thinking I might like to try some programming to do things to > the > > > agenda from an elisp function. > > > I tried 'apropos agenda' but I didn't really see the kind of thing > > > I'm looking for. > > > What I'm hoping is for some way to iterate over each item in the > > > agenda, and be able to access the content of the item in some > > > structured way. > > > I think I've seen functions that can pull info like TODO state and > > > priority from the item under the cursor, so it's the iteration part > > > that I'm really interested in. > > > > > > Any advice? > > > > Be sure to read the "Hacking" appendix in the org manual, in particular > "Using the property API" and "Using the mapping API". > > Nick > > > Hi Fil, > > > > I just found the B f code to execute an arbitrary function on marked > > entries in the agenda. Maybe this will help? > > > > This following code visits the marked entries and just displays the > > heading for the task. > > > > Mark multiple entries in the agenda with 'm' and then 'B f bh/test > RET' > > should display the heading of each marked task in the *Messages* > buffer. > > > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > > (defun bh/test () > > (interactive) > > (let* ((marker (or (org-get-at-bol 'org-marker) > > (org-agenda-error))) > > (buffer (marker-buffer marker)) > > (pos (marker-position marker))) > > (with-current-buffer buffer > > (if (org-mode-p) > > (save-excursion > > (goto-char pos) > > (message "%s" (nth 4 (org-heading-components)))))))) > > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > > > Depending on what you want to do you can either act on marked entries > or > > create a custom agenda skip function that can visit the tasks as the > > agenda is built. > > > > HTH, > > Bernt > > > > -- > > Filippo A. Salustri, Ph.D., P.Eng. > > Mechanical and Industrial Engineering > > Ryerson University > > 350 Victoria St, Toronto, ON > > M5B 2K3, Canada > > Tel: 416/979-5000 ext 7749 > > Fax: 416/979-5265 > > Email: salustri@ryerson.ca > > http://deseng.ryerson.ca/~fil/ > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Alternatives: > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > -- Filippo A. Salustri, Ph.D., P.Eng. Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Ryerson University 350 Victoria St, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3, Canada Tel: 416/979-5000 ext 7749 Fax: 416/979-5265 Email: salustri@ryerson.ca http://deseng.ryerson.ca/~fil/ --00504502d3195ab2db04a0668e43 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yup; I'd noticed those sections and noted them for future study.
Th= anks.
Cheers.
Fil

On = 8 April 2011 01:00, Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> wrote:
Filippo A. Salustri <<= a href=3D"mailto:salustri@ryerson.ca">salustri@ryerson.ca> wrote:
> That's a good start! =A0Thanks!
> Cheers.
> Fil
>
> On 7 April 2011 23:34, Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> wrote:
>
> =A0 =A0 "Filippo A. Salustri" <salustri@ryerson.ca> writes:
>
> =A0 =A0 > Hi,
> =A0 =A0 > I'm thinking I might like to try some programming to = do things to the
> =A0 =A0 > agenda from an elisp function.
> =A0 =A0 > I tried 'apropos agenda' but I didn't really = see the kind of thing
> =A0 =A0 > I'm looking for.
> =A0 =A0 > What I'm hoping is for some way to iterate over each = item in the
> =A0 =A0 > agenda, and be able to access the content of the item in = some
> =A0 =A0 > structured way.
> =A0 =A0 > I think I've seen functions that can pull info like T= ODO state and
> =A0 =A0 > priority from the item under the cursor, so it's the = iteration part
> =A0 =A0 > that I'm really interested in.
> =A0 =A0 >
> =A0 =A0 > Any advice?
>

Be sure to read the "Hacking" appendix in the org manual, i= n particular
"Using the property API" and "Using the mapping API".
Nick

> =A0 =A0 Hi Fil,
>
> =A0 =A0 I just found the B f code to execute an arbitrary function on = marked
> =A0 =A0 entries in the agenda. =A0Maybe this will help?
>
> =A0 =A0 This following code visits the marked entries and just display= s the
> =A0 =A0 heading for the task.
>
> =A0 =A0 Mark multiple entries in the agenda with 'm' and then = 'B f bh/test RET'
> =A0 =A0 should display the heading of each marked task in the *Message= s* buffer.
>
> =A0 =A0 --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------= ->8---
> =A0 =A0 (defun bh/test ()
> =A0 =A0 =A0(interactive)
> =A0 =A0 =A0(let* ((marker (or (org-get-at-bol 'org-marker)
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 (org-agenda-error))) > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 (buffer (marker-buffer marker))
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 (pos (marker-position marker)))
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(with-current-buffer buffer
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(if (org-mode-p)
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(save-excursion
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(goto-char pos)
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(message "%s" (nth 4 (org-hea= ding-components))))))))
> =A0 =A0 --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------= ->8---
>
> =A0 =A0 Depending on what you want to do you can either act on marked = entries or
> =A0 =A0 create a custom agenda skip function that can visit the tasks = as the
> =A0 =A0 agenda is built.
>
> =A0 =A0 HTH,
> =A0 =A0 Bernt
>
> --
> Filippo A. Salustri, Ph.D., P.Eng.
> Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
> Ryerson University
> 350 Victoria St, Toronto, ON
> M5B 2K3, Canada
> Tel: 416/979-5000 ext 7749
> Fax: 416/979-5265
> Email: salustri@ryerson.ca<= br> > http://de= seng.ryerson.ca/~fil/
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Alternatives:
>
> ----------------------------------------------------



--
Filippo A. Salustri, Ph= .D., P.Eng.
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Ryerson University<= br>350 Victoria St, Toronto, ON
M5B 2K3, Canada
Tel: 416/979-5000 ext= 7749
Fax: 416/979-5265
Email: salustri= @ryerson.ca
http://deseng= .ryerson.ca/~fil/
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