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From: Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>
Subject: Re: help with sorting agenda views
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:34:00 -0400
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"Filippo A. Salustri" <salustri@ryerson.ca> writes:

> Hi,
> I'm getting confused with sorting agenda views. =C2=A0Hopefully someone c=
an
> help me out.
>
> I have a custom agenda view that, today, looks like this:
>
> Friday     18 March 2011
>   UTMIE:      In  13 d.:  TODO [#A] Annual Report
>   Matthew:    In  -1 d.:  TODO Edit Matthew's thesis.
>   iMac:       Deadline:   TODO Archive email > Thunderbird
>   iMe:        In   1 d.:  REVIEW Tag my zotero library
>   8101:       In   5 d.:  REVIEW Grade Assignment 4
>
> The second item is late.
> I wish I could get late items to show up first, before all else.
> At the moment, the custom agenda command includes this bit:
>
> ("0" "Show ACTIVE/REVIEW/BUG tasks"
> 	 ((agenda "" ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy
> 		       (quote ((agenda time-up priority-down))))))
> 	  (todo "REVIEW|ACTIVE|WIP")))
>
> I thought that doing this would make sure late items came first.
> In my .emacs, I also have this bit in custom-set-variables:
>
>  '(org-agenda-sorting-strategy
>    (quote ((agenda time-up priority-down)
> 	   (todo priority-down)
> 	   )))
>
> I checked the doc and google, and I can't find anything helpful.
>
> Can someone advise me?

Hi Filippo,

I have a custom agenda sorting function that orders items in the agenda
specifically the way I want.  You should be able to adapt this for your
needs.  Details are at http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html#sec-16_3_5

Regards,
--=20
Bernt