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Subject: Re: how do you select tasks for clocking in?
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 09:20:16 -0400
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To: Alan Schmitt <alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org>, emacs-orgmode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>

Alan Schmitt <alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org> writes:

> [ Unknown signature status ]
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to consistently use org-clock, but I'm encountering a big
> obstacle: task selection. I very often do not start working on a task as
> I'm in my main org file, so to clock it in I would first need to find it
> there, which is a big enough hurdle for me not to do it. Ideally, I
> would like to have a global key that I hit that let me choose with
> ivy/helm/ido one task from my agenda files and start clocking it.
>
> Does such a thing exist? If not, how do you start clocking in?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Alan

this http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html#Clocking is a different approach
using a default task and clocking history.  it might be helpful. 

-cm