From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matthew Lundin Subject: Re: Re: Restrict agenda view to multiple files matching a pattern? Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:27:04 -0500 Message-ID: <87fxh4yr93.fsf@fastmail.fm> References: <87hc1kxe2y.fsf@transitory.lefae.org> <87k56gys3r.fsf@fastmail.fm> <87prg8uk61.fsf@transitory.lefae.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Llpnj-0007Wx-57 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:27:11 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Llpne-0007W5-Gb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:27:10 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=58628 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Llpne-0007W1-9w for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:27:06 -0400 Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.26]:55052) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Llpne-0008Vx-2q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:27:06 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87prg8uk61.fsf@transitory.lefae.org> (Ross Patterson's message of "Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:13:42 -0700") 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: Ross Patterson Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Ross, Ross Patterson writes: > Matthew Lundin writes: > >> Ross Patterson writes: >> >>> So far at least, I have my tasks broken up into multiple *.org files >>> whose names reflect general categories. Often I want to look at the >>> agenda view for files starting with "work" to look at all my work >>> tasks. >>> >>> Is there a way I can do this or a better way I should be organizing my >>> tasks? Putting all my tasks into one work file would just be way too >>> much as I am a freelancer and have a lot to keep track of. Similarly I >>> don't really want to tag every work task just to support this. Any >>> suggestions? >> >> The following FAQs provide some tips on how to do this: >> >> - http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php#limit-agenda-with-tag-filtering >> >> - http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php#limit-agenda-with-category-match > > Sorry, should have been clearer, I want to look at my work*.org tasks in > the the *day/week agenda* view, not just the task listing. I'm a bit confused. One of the FAQs explains how to do precisely that using #+FILETAGS and tag filtering (i.e., the same solution as Bernt's email). Please let me know if there's something missing in the FAQ that would make the explanation clearer, and I'd be happy to fix it. Best, Matt