From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rainer Stengele Subject: Re: Sticky Agenda buffer: Announcement and request for testing Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:57:43 +0100 Message-ID: <4F6AF797.7070705@online.de> References: <65860CF1-3D9B-497B-8EF7-AA7E87B28BEE@uva.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:56811) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SAemT-0000Mq-R1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:58:10 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SAemQ-0004KG-T8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:58:05 -0400 Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de ([212.227.17.8]:62897) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SAemQ-0004Jh-Kf for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:58:02 -0400 In-Reply-To: <65860CF1-3D9B-497B-8EF7-AA7E87B28BEE@uva.nl> 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: "Dominik, Carsten" Cc: Org Mode List Hi Carsten, I have had no problems with sticky buffers. I use 2 or 3 of them and really like the function. When will they be merged into master? Regards, Rainer Am 11.03.2012 13:48, schrieb Dominik, Carsten: > Hi everyone, > > already in Januar, Max Mikhanosha had published the first > version of his code to implement multiple agenda buffers. I have > worked with him over the last few weeks, and we think that > it is now quite stable. > > Sticky agenda buffers (this is how Max calls it now) means the > ability to keep multiple agenda buffer around. So while this > does not cut down on the time it takes to create an agenda view, > it has massive impact in a situation where you would like to > switch between different agenda views frequently. > > The code it available in the git repository, in the branch > max-sticky-agenda. And it would be great if a few people > could go ahead and do some testing before we merge it. > Testing should be done both with sticky buffers turned off and > turned on. > > We have made it now very simple to test it: > > git pull origin > git checkout max-sticky-agenda > > Then, in Emacs, use the `*' key in the agenda dispatcher > to turn sticky buffers on and off. > > Since sticky buffers are not made new each time you look > at them, you need to update them when you think it is needed, > by pressing `g' or `r' in the buffer. To make sure all > buffer are rebuilt, use `C-c a * *', so press the star twice > to toggle sticky buffer off and back on. This will remove > all existing agenda buffers, so that they will be made again > when you dispatch to them. > > Regards > > - Carsten and Max > >