Re: "clearing" the state of an org-mode subtree

[gregory@dynapse.com (Gregory J. Grubbs)]

Robert Goldman <rpgoldman@sift.info> writes:

> This is one of those cases where automating a task will not pay back the
> investment (at least not to me, individually), so I think I'd better
> just do it by hand.

I think automating a task that annoys you is worth the trouble.  You
could at least start with something like the following, and flesh it out
to include drawer notes and check lists.

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(defun gjg/org-reset-todo ()
  "reset any task from point onward with a TODO keyword to
initial TODO state. Show all trees you want to reset before
running this command: hidden trees will not be touched"
  (interactive)
  (save-excursion
    (while (not (eobp))
      (outline-next-visible-heading 1)
      (if  (org-get-todo-state)
	  (org-todo "TODO")))))
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