From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tom Weissmann Subject: Progress logging with org-mode Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:01:47 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IbQlg-00067L-DD for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:05:16 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IbQle-00065y-KN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:05:16 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IbQle-00065k-Fl for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:05:14 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2] helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IbQle-0007vA-2I for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:05:14 -0400 Received: from root by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1IbQlS-0006uk-G5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:05:02 +0000 Received: from a83-132-120-231.cpe.netcabo.pt ([83.132.120.231]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:05:02 +0000 Received: from trmsw by a83-132-120-231.cpe.netcabo.pt with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:05:02 +0000 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 A feature of org-mode I have started to use a lot is the clock, to record the amount of time I spend on different tasks. I'll start a clock in the task or subtask I'm working on, and then clock out and add a note when I move to a differnt task. The result is often something like this: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Tasks ** Task 1 *** Sub-task Foo CLOCK: [2007-09-28 Fri 11:52]--[2007-09-28 Fri 12:53] => 1:01 - Finally cracked the Foo problem CLOCK: [2007-09-28 Fri 10:50]--[2007-09-28 Fri 11:50] => 1:00 - Dealing with problems continuing Foo-ing CLOCK: [2007-09-28 Fri 09:50]--[2007-09-28 Fri 10:50] => 1:00 - A good start to Foo This is some information that I don't want to forget about doing Foo. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As you can see, the clock notes track my activity within a subtask, but the indentation seems odd, and the useful information about the subtask is in danger of being swamped by a mass of reverse-ordered progress logs. Has anyone got some suggestions of better ways to do this? (preferably using Org-mode because I really like it ;) Tom SW