From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Definition of "unscheduled" task Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:45:18 +0200 Message-ID: <563ac7f46fb4b64e3dd983c8144d788a@science.uva.nl> References: <47118E6C.7040605@gmail.com> <03538477831a4ab9769f528b92313aaf@science.uva.nl> <4712399A.3000106@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v624) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IhUwO-000084-Rz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:45:24 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IhUwO-00007c-40 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:45:24 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IhUwN-00007W-Vc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:45:24 -0400 Received: from korteweg.uva.nl ([146.50.98.70]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IhUwN-00085I-IG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:45:23 -0400 In-Reply-To: <4712399A.3000106@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: Wanrong Lin Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Well, I am not about the change the meaning of "scheduled", but I can give you a new variable `org-agenda-todo-ignore-with-date'. How about that? - Carsten On Oct 14, 2007, at 17:45, Wanrong Lin wrote: > > 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > -- Carsten Dominik Sterrenkundig Instituut "Anton Pannekoek" Universiteit van Amsterdam Kruislaan 403 NL-1098SJ Amsterdam phone: +31 20 525 7477