From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Myles English Subject: Re: clocking into an inline task before any headings Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 12:20:03 +0100 Message-ID: <87wqn3o270.fsf@gmail.com> References: <87zjsk731b.fsf@gmail.com> <5EEF3962-E89F-4BBA-AB47-C5525A9C964D@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:46350) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VFMgx-0006Xf-O9 for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 30 Aug 2013 07:16:48 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VFMgp-0006VC-CR for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 30 Aug 2013 07:16:39 -0400 Received: from mail-wg0-x22a.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c00::22a]:48789) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VFMgp-0006Uw-4q for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 30 Aug 2013 07:16:31 -0400 Received: by mail-wg0-f42.google.com with SMTP id l18so299031wgh.5 for ; Fri, 30 Aug 2013 04:16:29 -0700 (PDT) In-reply-to: <5EEF3962-E89F-4BBA-AB47-C5525A9C964D@gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Carsten Dominik Cc: Emacs-orgmode Hi Carsten, Carsten Dominik writes: > On 14.8.2013, at 16:36, Myles English wrote: > >> Are inline tasks allowed to be used before any other headings? (I hope >> they are.) > > No, they are not. > > Why don't you just make it a normal headline? Okay, I can put the inline task under a normal headline with a :noheading: tag that causes a filter to omit the headline itself, and this is good enough for my needs: * Like This :noheading: *************** TODO Something inline *************** END Just to explain what I am doing though: writing a report, e.g.: * Introduction * Method * Conclusions Adding tasks as headings breaks up the structure undesirably: * TODO Decide on a layout for the whole document * Introduction * TODO Finish writing the introduction * Method * Conclusions Alternatively, using inline tasks, the document structure is still easy to see (scanning down the left side) and they fold nicely: *************** TODO Decide on a layout for the whole document... * Introduction *************** TODO Finish writing the introduction... * Method * Conclusions Labouring the point at bit, I see the headlines as the fingers on my left hand and the inline tasks are the fingers on my right hand and they interleave: *************** TODO Decide on a layout for the whole document... * Introduction *************** TODO Finish writing the introduction... * Method ** Setup *** Safety *************** TODO Add fire exits... **** Insurance *************** TODO Ring broker... * Conclusions Changing the inline task before the Introduction to be under a headline works but breaks up the document a little at the start: * First task :noheading: *************** TODO Decide on a layout for the whole document... * Introduction *************** TODO Finish writing the introduction... * Method ** Setup *** Safety *************** TODO Add fire exits... **** Insurance *************** TODO Ring broker... * Conclusions (Another issue that may be related to this is that the preamble in a complicated document for LaTeX export takes up a whole screen and it would be nice to be able to fold it.) Thanks, Myles