From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mueen Nawaz Subject: Re: Best way to use org-mode as a work log Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:35:19 -0600 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NM2I6-000673-BH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:36:26 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NM2I1-0005yE-IZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:36:25 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=50294 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NM2I1-0005xv-9W for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:36:21 -0500 Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:35918) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NM2I0-0003Ux-I0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:36:21 -0500 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1NM2Hy-0001it-7n for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:36:18 +0100 Received: from c-98-228-137-161.hsd1.il.comcast.net ([98.228.137.161]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:36:18 +0100 Received: from mueen by c-98-228-137-161.hsd1.il.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:36:18 +0100 In-Reply-To: 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 12/19/09 09:50, Ethan Brown wrote: > 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. Org mode is very amenable to multiple solutions to a problem, so I'm not sure there's a "right way". As Matt suggested, perhaps you could explain a bit more as to your requirements: What information needs to be saved, how you would like it organized, and what things do you often need to refer to when looking in your logs later on. Or give us an idea how you've been doing it in your text file.