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From: Phil Jackson <phil@shellarchive.co.uk>
To: Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: What's the use of Column View?
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:44:03 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <873asy50xo.fsf@shellarchive.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m38x2qkipg.fsf@cam.ac.uk> (Leo's message of "Tue\, 15 Jan 2008 19\:11\:07 +0000")

Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com> writes:

> Any one find the column view feature of any use?

Yes, I use it all the time. My main application of it being a (gpg'd)
passwords file. Column view makes it very easy to scan and edit.

I also use it to maintain a small, high level log of my business
accounts.

> 1. It reduced the readability of .org files. I think the syntax of the
> file should be kept as close as possible to plain text file.

But you don't have to use it *and* it's all plain text.

> 2. It barely has a role in any GTD work flow.

Org mode isn't just about GTD.

Cheers,
Phil
-- 
 Phil Jackson
 http://www.shellarchive.co.uk

  reply	other threads:[~2008-01-15 19:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-15 19:11 What's the use of Column View? Leo
2008-01-15 19:44 ` Phil Jackson [this message]
2008-01-16  1:10 ` Eddward DeVilla
2008-01-16  1:39 ` Bastien
2008-01-16  4:22   ` Russell Adams
2008-01-16 10:33 ` Egli Christian (KIRO 41)
2008-01-17  0:59   ` Bernt Hansen
2008-01-18  9:41     ` Carsten Dominik
2008-01-18 13:42       ` Bernt Hansen

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