From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jay Dixit Subject: using org-refile to sort research notes? Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:25:24 -0400 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d044287c09d142e04f80daeff Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59187) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WeXWH-0001cg-Rw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:25:59 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WeXWG-0004gA-FY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:25:57 -0400 Received: from mail-wg0-x233.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c00::233]:52926) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WeXWG-0004fq-4J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:25:56 -0400 Received: by mail-wg0-f51.google.com with SMTP id z12so4467768wgg.10 for ; Sun, 27 Apr 2014 15:25:54 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: org-mode --f46d044287c09d142e04f80daeff Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello friendly org-mode community, I'm using org-mode to research and write a nonfiction book. I have a large amount of notes and quotes that I now need to sort into separate files. I am creating separate org files, one for each chapter of my book=E2=80=94 chapter-1.org, chapter-2.org, etc.=E2=80=94with org headings in each one fo= r every topic/subsection. I now want to categorize my notes, moving them from where they are=E2=80=94= i.e. in a set of long, unorganized org files with names like new-research.org and more-research-and-notes.org=E2=80=94into the the chapter files. 1. Am I right in thinking that org-refile is the most efficient way to do this? 2. What's the best way to do this? Should I add all of my chapter.org files to the agenda using org-agenda-file-to-front? I ask because these are not TODO headings, just headings with notes and quotes, so I'm not sure if using org-agenda functionality is appropriate. 3. I am also learning to use org-agenda, so I do have a work.org file that has my TODO tasks in it. Is there a way to temporarily remove my work.orgTODO headings from the refile targets for when I'm sorting my book notes? Or is there a way to have different "projects" with separate sets of refile targets, one set of agenda files with refile targets for when I'm refiling TODO tasks, another set of agenda files for when I'm refiling book notes? Thanks in advance for any advice. Best, Jay --- Jay Dixit jaydixit.com (646) 355-8001 [image: Facebook] [image: Twitter] [image: The New York Writers=E2=80=99 Intensive] Jay Dixit =E1=90=A7 --f46d044287c09d142e04f80daeff Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello friendly org-mode community= ,

I'm us= ing org-mode to research and write a nonfiction book. I have a large amount= of notes and quotes that I now need to sort into separate files.=C2=A0

I a= m creating separate org files, one for each chapter of my book=E2=80=94chapter-1.org, chapter-2.org, etc.=E2=80=94with org headings in each one for eve= ry topic/subsection.=C2=A0

I n= ow want to categorize my notes, moving them from where they are=E2=80=94i.e= . in a set of long, unorganized org files with names like new-research.org and more-research-and-notes.org=E2=80=94into the the chapte= r files.=C2=A0

1. = Am I right in thinking that org-refile is the most efficient way to do this= ?=C2=A0
2. What= 9;s the best way to do this? Should I add all of my chapter.org files to the agenda using org-agenda-file-to-front?= I ask because these are not TODO headings, just headings with notes and qu= otes, so I'm not sure if using org-agenda functionality is appropriate.=
3. I am al= so learning to use org-agenda, so I do have a w= ork.org file that has my TODO tasks in it. Is there a way to temporaril= y remove my work.org TODO headings from the= refile targets for when I'm sorting my book notes? Or is there a way t= o have different "projects" with separate sets of refile targets,= one set of agenda files with refile targets for when I'm refiling TODO= tasks, another set of agenda files for when I'm refiling book notes?= =C2=A0

Tha= nks in advance for any advice.=C2=A0

Best,
Jay

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