Re: org agenda extensions

[Thomas Alexander Gerds <tag@biostat.ku.dk>]

Hi Bastien

I feel that your proposal to first create the agenda using the standard
`org-agenda-format-item' function and then to replace all lines again,
by calling a suitable function added to `org-agenda-finalize-hook' is
not very efficient.

but, since you agree that when `org-agenda-property-list' is nil no harm
is done, and if your objection mostly is about the name, then how about

`org-agenda-overriding-format-item-function'

Best,
Thomas

ps: I would volunteer to assist users who copy stuff from the web and of
course also deliver documentation and examples for
`org-agenda-property-list'.



Bastien <bzg@altern.org> writes:

> Hi Thomas,
>
> Thomas Alexander Gerds <tag@biostat.ku.dk> writes:
>
>> thanks for looking into this! I understand your general point of
>> view. however, the proposed changes would only slow down agenda creating
>> if org-agenda-property-list is set, right?
>
> Right.
>
>> also, it certainly requires some insights to write
>> org-agenda-overriding-agenda-format which could display non-special
>
> (`org-agenda-overriding-agenda-format' is a confusing name IMHO.)
>
>> properties. hence only a user who knows what she/he is doing would run
>> into this problem.
>
> Many users just copy stuff from the web, and some are not really
> knowing what they do.
>
>> anyway, could you propose a different approach to get this
>> extension?
>
> You can write a function for `org-agenda-finalize-hook' which would go
> through the agenda lines, get the properties and display them.
>
> That's a far better approach.
>
>> ps: one limitation of org-agenda-columns seems to be that columns
>> cannot be activated in two different agenda buffers simulaneously.
>
> Yes, we can work on this.
>
> Best,
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