* [Orgmode] New feature idea: Todo completion log entries
@ 2006-09-07 20:14 Daniel J. Sinder
2006-09-14 9:28 ` Carsten Dominik
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From: Daniel J. Sinder @ 2006-09-07 20:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
I find that completing a task often results in follow-up information
that I'd like to add to the entry in my org file. In this way, my
follow-up notes are connected to the action which generated them.
Here's an example. Prior to doing the task, I might have something
like this:
** TODO Generate a histogram of Foo data
- Use August test data
Then, after completing the task, I might want something like this:
** DONE Generate a histogram of Foo data
CLOSED: [2006-09-06 Tue 12:00]
- Use August test data
FOLLOW-UP:
- Histogram is [[file:foo-aug-histogram.pdf][here]]
(alternatively, the FOLLOW-UP notes could be under a sub-heading.)
My thinking is that it would be nice to have a command which marks a
TODO item done and also opens a buffer to enter follow-up notes.
(This would be like entering log notes after a version control
check-in.) When the "log" buffer is exited, the contents could be
appended to the org file (as above). Like the current org-log-done
functionality, this would provide for more meta-data about the task
completion.
Dan
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* Re: New feature idea: Todo completion log entries
2006-09-07 20:14 [Orgmode] New feature idea: Todo completion log entries Daniel J. Sinder
@ 2006-09-14 9:28 ` Carsten Dominik
2006-09-14 15:02 ` Daniel J. Sinder
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From: Carsten Dominik @ 2006-09-14 9:28 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Daniel J. Sinder; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
On Sep 7, 2006, at 22:14, Daniel J. Sinder wrote:
> I find that completing a task often results in follow-up information
> that I'd like to add to the entry in my org file. In this way, my
> follow-up notes are connected to the action which generated them.
>
> Here's an example. Prior to doing the task, I might have something
> like this:
> ** TODO Generate a histogram of Foo data
> - Use August test data
>
> Then, after completing the task, I might want something like this:
> ** DONE Generate a histogram of Foo data
> CLOSED: [2006-09-06 Tue 12:00]
> - Use August test data
> FOLLOW-UP:
> - Histogram is [[file:foo-aug-histogram.pdf][here]]
I like this idea and will try to implement it. However, where to store
the followup note is difficult to determine - how about inserting it
directly after the CLOSED time stamp? This may be not be perfect
because it will be before any other information in the entry, but I
find it even more difficult to have it at the end of a possibly very
long subtree of reference data.
- Carsten
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* Re: New feature idea: Todo completion log entries
2006-09-14 9:28 ` Carsten Dominik
@ 2006-09-14 15:02 ` Daniel J. Sinder
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From: Daniel J. Sinder @ 2006-09-14 15:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Carsten Dominik; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Carsten Dominik wrote:
>
> I like this idea and will try to implement it. However, where to store
> the followup note is difficult to determine - how about inserting it
> directly after the CLOSED time stamp? This may be not be perfect
> because it will be before any other information in the entry, but I find
> it even more difficult to have it at the end of a possibly very long
> subtree of reference data.
I think that directly under CLOSED is pretty good. For me, when I look
back at my notes, it's usually the result of the TODO that I'm looking
for anyway, so near the top is good.
Thanks for taking this on.
Dan
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