From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Keith Swartz Subject: Re: Question about tracking TODO state changes and M-S-ENTER Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 01:43:54 -0700 Message-ID: <4A1CFD4A.2010202@oneroad.com> References: <4A17321F.7040806@oneroad.com> <3EBA2E79-B1BD-482D-A925-89DAB32A572F@gmail.com> Reply-To: Keith Swartz 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 1M9EkZ-000544-LN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 27 May 2009 04:44:39 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1M9EkV-00053s-1s for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 27 May 2009 04:44:39 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45016 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1M9EkU-00053p-QO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 27 May 2009 04:44:34 -0400 Received: from smtpauth00.csee.onr.siteprotect.com ([64.26.60.144]:48853) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1M9EkT-0003Sy-AG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 27 May 2009 04:44:34 -0400 In-Reply-To: <3EBA2E79-B1BD-482D-A925-89DAB32A572F@gmail.com> 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: Carsten Dominik Cc: Keith Swartz , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org I can see where M-S-ENTER prompting for a status note change would be annoying. Personally, I don't use that feature, so I didn't think of that -- I'm more interested in the timestamps. Basically, I like being able to record /when/ something was first entered as a todo item -- gives me a good way to see which items are the oldest. One thought is to record the state change, but default the status note to "TODO created", rather than prompting for it. Then again, maybe a variable is the best answer here, because sooner or later, somebody is going to want to change that. Normally, I'd hate to add more and more variables just to complicate things, but org-mode seems to have no shortage of them. (That's a good thing!) :) Thanks, Keith Carsten Dominik wrote: > > On May 26, 2009, at 10:23 AM, Manish wrote: > >> On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 4:45 AM, Keith Swartz wrote: >>> >>> I'm using org-mode 6.25e right now, and I've turned on the >>> functionality to >>> track todo state changes. If I create a list item (M-ENTER) and then >>> change >>> it to a TODO (C-c C-t), it correctly puts the state change in the >>> :LOGBOOK: drawer as I've configured it. >>> >>> However, if I use M-S-ENTER to combine the above two steps into one >>> (create >>> a "TODO" item), it does NOT create an entry in the LOGBOOK for State >>> "TODO" from "" at all. Is that a bug? >> >> IMO, this is not really a state change. > > In interesting point, and something up for discussion. > > I personally am neter interesting in recording a time stamp when first > switching an item to TODO. Furthermore, for other state changes I > prefer to record a note. > However, M-S-RET is really meant for fast adding of one or more TODO > entries, and being prompted for a state change note would be really > annoying here. > > Up for discussion, I am willing to install a variable here.... > > - Carsten > > >> >> -- >> Manish >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emacs-orgmode mailing list >> Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. >> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > >