From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wanrong Lin Subject: Re: Definition of "unscheduled" task Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:45:30 -0400 Message-ID: <4712399A.3000106@gmail.com> References: <47118E6C.7040605@gmail.com> <03538477831a4ab9769f528b92313aaf@science.uva.nl> 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 1Ih5es-000732-A2 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:45:38 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ih5eq-00072X-Nz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:45:38 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ih5eq-00072T-Jj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:45:36 -0400 Received: from py-out-1112.google.com ([64.233.166.177]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ih5eq-0005xI-4j for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:45:36 -0400 Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id a73so2812056pye for ; Sun, 14 Oct 2007 08:45:35 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <03538477831a4ab9769f528b92313aaf@science.uva.nl> 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 That's certainly an option. But usually I like to mark any "actionable" items with "TODO", while using non-TODO entries to record information, or to group TODOs into logical groups. Like this: * Dental *** TODO See Dr. Xyz for cleaning <2007-11-29 Thu 09:00> * Medical *** TODO See Dr. Abc for routine exam * Useful Websites Conceptually, I think it is cleaner that way (if the entry indicates some action, have a "TODO" keyword. How that action is scheduled is a separate issue.). Physiologically, If I know in my org system certain entries need action but don't have a TODO keyword, my trust of the system will decrease since there are many functions in org-mode that operates on TODO entries only (or better so). Also, with a TODO keyword, I can change the state of it (I can cancel it, I can mark it done and etc.). Further, sometimes you just want to create a TODO entry like "See Dr. Abc", and later make it an appointment by adding a time stamp. It seems awkward to me that I need to remove the "TODO" keyword once I have that item scheduled as an appointment. In short, I think we should mark appointments as "TODO" entries and have appointments removed from the TODO item list if "ignore-scheduled" is turned on. Wanrong Carsten Dominik wrote: > > On Oct 14, 2007, at 5:35, Wanrong Lin wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I am trying to follow GTD's principle that tasks should be reviewed >> regularly. So I first turn on "org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled", and >> do a "List of all TODO entries, and then review all tasks in the >> list. However, I found that tasks with plain active time stamps >> ("appointment tasks") are also listed. Should we exclude them when >> org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled is set to "t"? > > Wouldn't it be better to not mark appointments TODO? > > - Carsten >