From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Custom agenda question Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:06:33 +0200 Message-ID: <71C77771-2314-4168-AD5C-EBDCEB182741@gmail.com> References: <8BDFAE1E-5B8A-41C5-BA79-15D5E068EF1B@gmail.com> <9E989035-306A-4A27-B8AB-37CAC5D09D4A@gmail.com> <87ab1oro6b.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MfyXn-00084s-If for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:06:47 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MfyXj-00082r-OZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:06:47 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=32881 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MfyXj-00082n-Iz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:06:43 -0400 Received: from ey-out-1920.google.com ([74.125.78.146]:42706) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MfyXi-0001aY-VQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:06:43 -0400 Received: by ey-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 3so773711eyh.34 for ; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:06:42 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87ab1oro6b.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> 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: Bernt Hansen Cc: org-mode Mailinglist On Aug 25, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Bernt Hansen wrote: > Manish writes: > >> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:33 PM, Carsten Dominik wrote: >>> >>> On Aug 24, 2009, at 2:21 AM, Manish wrote: >>>> >>>> Once you've got your agenda organized right with todo's in order >>>> etc. then >>>> it's just a little disruptive to go anywhere else for a little >>>> extra >>>> detail to >>>> get some more context. But I agree agenda should be as compact as >>>> possible.. may be the extra lines could be a toggle switch? >>> >>> Hmmmm. >>> >>> I am not yet convinced, but I have made a little toy implementation >>> for you and others to try out and commet on. >>> >>> Please get the latest version and press `E' in the agenda to >>> toggle the display of a small amount (see variable >>> `org-agenda-entry-text-maxlines') of text from the entry in >>> the agenda. >> >> Thanks! I like it very much so far. Refreshing the agenda removes >> the >> snippets/excerpts though. Will use it for a few days and report >> back. > > Me too! I just tried it for the first time this morning and I think > this is going to be very useful. > > Lots of my tasks have website links which are exposed by this. It > would > be even more useful if I can click on the links to go there as in the > regular org file. I am using an overlay after-string property to display the text. I don't want to move a way from the one-real-line-is-one-entry paradigm, so this is as far as I'd like to go, and I do not wnat to really "insert" this text. We could make C-c C-o follow links also in the extra text, and offer a link selection if there are several links, maybe. - Carsten > > Even without that this hack looks like a keeper to me :) > > Thanks, > Bernt > >