From: Carsten Dominik <dominik@uva.nl>
To: org-mode list <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: RFC: changes to the way prefix arguments work for the command org-todo
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 08:50:51 +0200 [thread overview]
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I have pushed these changes now.
Carsten
On Tue, Aug 13, 2019 at 10:24 AM Carsten Dominik <dominik@uva.nl> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have been looking at the code for the command org-todo in combination
> with the setting of the variable org-use-fast-todo-selection. And I am
> frustrated with the complication and special cases, so I would like to
> simplify. Much of this complication stems from a time when the fast
> selection interface had just been implemented and I was not yet sure if I
> and others wanted to use it. I think things can be better.
>
> But that does changes something with the user interface, so I am trying to
> figure out if anyone would be bothered by this change.
>
> 1. Right now, you can set org-use-fast-todo-selection to `prefix'. With
> this setting, fast todo keyword selection is used when you call org-todo
> with a prefix argument. I think this is not useful and I would like to
> remove that functionality. Is anyone even aware of this effect of C-u and
> is using this?
>
> 2. I want to change org-use-fast-todo-selection to allow these values:
> - nil Never use it
> - auto Use it, if keys have been defined. This would make it
> similar
> to the tags selection. I would accept the value `t' to
> mean the same,
> for backward compatibility
> - expert Use it, but do not pop up the window with the selections,
> only show them in the prompt (or don't show them at all, am still
> considering). This is because I have been bothered by the jumping windows
> when I do a selection that I do so many times a day, and where I know the
> keys blindly.
>
> The default setting would be `auto'. I myself would be using `expert'.
>
> 3. I want to make `C-u C-c C-t' to switch the TODO state and force logging
> a time stamp and taking a note. I am already using that functionality (now
> harder to access, on `C-u C-u C-u C-c C-t'), I find it very natural and I
> think it is often better than configuring automatic note-taking for every
> change, at least for my working environment. Automatic note-taking slows
> me down too often.
>
> Any comments?
>
> Thanks
>
> - Carsten
>
>
>
>
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Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-08-13 8:24 RFC: changes to the way prefix arguments work for the command org-todo Carsten Dominik
2019-08-13 8:39 ` Fraga, Eric
2019-08-13 21:38 ` Stig Brautaset
2019-08-16 6:50 ` Carsten Dominik [this message]
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