From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Leon Subject: Re: Can org.el replace planner? Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 17:20:28 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87irmw6p1d.fsf@tallis.ilo.ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Fsiy7-0003XQ-U8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:20:48 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Fsiy4-0003Tk-0O for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:20:46 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Fsiy3-0003Tg-Sg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:20:43 -0400 Received: from [80.91.229.2] (helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1Fsj8c-00007a-Dd for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:31:38 -0400 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1Fsiy1-0006R9-Gi for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:20:41 +0200 Received: from sl392.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk ([131.111.223.202]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:20:41 +0200 Received: from sdl.web by sl392.st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:20:41 +0200 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 Bastien writes: > Leon writes: > >> Currently I'm using planner as my daily tasks organizer. I'd like to >> try org.el, but I can't figure out what is it good for? So here is the >> question: can org.el replace planner? Could you give a scenario where >> org fits? > > I've been using planner (and emacs-wiki then muse) for nearly two > years. I'm now using org.el and the switch was quite easy. > > I think one of the advantages of org.el over planner is that each task > is a *heading* so that you can store additionnal information under the > task. With planner, this additionnal informations are stored within > the project file -- reaching them is not as straightforward as it is > with org.el. > > More generally, org.el appears to be more flexible, so you can adapt > it to whatever kind of project do you have. > > Best, Thanks, Bastien. I think I'll start using org.el to find out more. -- Leon