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From: Rick Moynihan <rick.moynihan@gmail.com>
To: Ethan Brown <ethandbrown@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Best way to use org-mode as a work log
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:51:07 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <e85471e30912200851l460232a2u497ec54ae03822f8@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <loom.20091219T164631-264@post.gmane.org>

2009/12/19 Ethan Brown <ethandbrown@gmail.com>:
> I've been an emacs user since about 1990, but have just recently
> discovered org-mode.  It seems as if it would be very well suited to
> use as my work log--I currently just use a regular text file.
>
> Since a work log is based around daily entries, I'm wondering if
> anyone can recommend the best way to use org-mode for such a purpose.
> I perused the FAQs but didn't see anything.  Org-mode apparently
> integrates with the emacs calendar/diary so there is probably a "right
> way" to do this.  If there's a FM out there that deals with this I'm
> happy to RTFM.

I have a very simple method of using org-mode for this kind of thing.
I have the following remember template:

(setq org-remember-templates
      '(("Journal" ?j "* %^{Journal Entry} %^g\n  %T\n %i\n %? %a %&"
         "~/org/journal.org" "Journal"))
  ;; ...
)

Then doing C-c r [j]ournal inserts an entry into my journal.org file
under the Journal Heading.  This file is then just a big linear list
of headlines with notes under them.

e.g.

* Journal
** ...
** Emailed org-mode list with my journal setup
   <2009-12-20 Sun 16:48>

I sometimes tag these entries also.... but generally avoid using them
with TODO/DONE states.

Is this the kind of thing you're looking for?


R.

next prev parent reply	other threads:[~2009-12-20 16:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-12-19 15:50 Best way to use org-mode as a work log Ethan Brown
2009-12-19 16:07 ` Matt Lundin
2009-12-19 18:48   ` Ethan Brown
2009-12-20 22:25     ` Russell Adams
2009-12-19 16:35 ` Mueen Nawaz
2009-12-20 16:51 ` Rick Moynihan [this message]
2009-12-20 19:41   ` Ethan Brown

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