From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Daniel Hertrich Subject: Structuring and (cross)linking information in org-mode Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2015 10:47:08 +0200 Message-ID: <0C6EB88C-208A-4378-8475-B39A6D40F9D3@daniel-hertrich.photo> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2098\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:55948) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZAwcu-0007ua-DD for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2015 04:47:17 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZAwcp-0003T5-OQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2015 04:47:16 -0400 Received: from mx02.posteo.de ([89.146.194.165]:47804) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZAwcp-0003Ri-Cv for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Jul 2015 04:47:11 -0400 Received: from dovecot04.posteo.de (unknown [185.67.36.27]) by mx02.posteo.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A568525AF522 for ; Fri, 3 Jul 2015 10:47:09 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail.posteo.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dovecot04.posteo.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3mN8zx16rRzFpVk for ; Fri, 3 Jul 2015 10:47:08 +0200 (CEST) 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi all, I=E2=80=99m new to this mailing list and very eager to see what=E2=80=99s = up in here. Is it still active? I hope so. Emacs is old, but it seems = that still many people use it.=20 So am I. After trying many different approaches to organizing = information and tasks, I=E2=80=99m now looking into Emacs / org-mode, = because I like the efficient keyboard-centric text-mode way of working.=20= One question that I did not find a satisfactory answer for on my = numerous days of research about Emacs / org-mode (however, maybe I = =E2=80=9Edon=E2=80=99t see the wood for the trees=E2=80=9C): I want to mix information and tasks in one file. That=E2=80=99s how = it=E2=80=99s supposed to be, as far as I understand. I want to enter information as a journal, relatively strictly. So if I = add a note to an appointment, I=E2=80=99d like to add that note not in = the file area of that appointment, but to the end of the file, = crosslinking the appointment and the new note. Is there a way to achieve = that easily? I know how to make tasks with the org-todo-keywords. Now I want to mark chunks of information in that file in a similar way, = but keep it outside of the task workflow. I=E2=80=99d like to have that = information accessible and finable easily, and I want to differentiate = different kinds of information. Quick example: * TODO This is my first task Some task description goes here * MEETINGNOTE of meeting 2015-07-02 MyCompany ** participants *** =E2=80=94> John Doe *** =E2=80=94> Mary Sample ** Goal This is the description of meeting goal ** Outcome Outcome of the meeting * PERSON John Doe Street address email address telephone * COMPANY MyCompany address field of operation employees: - John Doe - Mary Sample * INFO 2015-07-01 John Doe does not want to work with Emacs * NOTE 2015-07-02 16:20 called John on the phone here go some notes about the telephone call with John So for example: - I=E2=80=99d like to have all the info (cross)linked, so that if I = click e.g. on any occurrence of =E2=80=9EJohn Doe=E2=80=9C I=E2=80=99d = like to see a list of matches that mention John Doe: his PERSON entry, = the notes of meetings he participated, the company he is an employee of = etc. How can I mark up info in a way that Emacs or org links such info? = Or isn=E2=80=99t this possible? Do I have to use Gnowsys or something = like that for this? - I=E2=80=99d like to be able to search all =E2=80=9EPERSON=E2=80=9C = entries for a specific name. - I=E2=80=99d like to be able to archive chunks of information, e.g. a = MEETINGNOTE that=E2=80=99s obsolete, equally as I can do it with tasks - I=E2=80=99d like to filter, i.e. have Emacs only show me e.g. the = =E2=80=9EMEETINGNOTES=E2=80=9C entries with all their text, but filter = out everything else. Maybe even only =E2=80=9EMEETINGNOTES=E2=80=9C with = tag =E2=80=9EXY=E2=80=9C=E2=80=A6 combined filtering. Possible via = Agenda, as I understand it, at least partially. Matching tags and = combinations of tags etc. Fot those of you who owned (or still own) a HP 200LX Palmtop and use = Andreas Garzotto=E2=80=99s excellent PIM/PE on it (PE was a text editor = that was partially inspired by Emacs and PIM was quite similar to = org-mode, although PIM existed prior to org-mode): I=E2=80=99d like to = do something similar with Emacs / org that was possible with PIM/PE. :-) Thanks for any hints, pointers and ideas, Daniel =20=