From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: Custom agenda views: display date, not tags Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:53:54 -0500 Message-ID: <87y5shbabh.fsf@norang.ca> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:51580) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ru3Tb-0005uV-6I for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:54:00 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ru3Ta-0001lu-4K for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:53:59 -0500 Received: from mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org ([204.13.248.71]:27671) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Ru3Ta-0001lq-1I for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:53:58 -0500 In-Reply-To: (knubee@gmail.com's message of "Sun, 5 Feb 2012 07:22:24 +0000 (UTC)") 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: knubee Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org knubee writes: > I am trying to create a custom agenda view that displays the deadline date > (rather than the tags) associated with certain entries. > > So, rather than: > > todo: TODO Finish the task :Work: > > I want to display: > > todo: TODO Finish the task 5 February 2012 > > I haven't been able to find the appropriate variables to control this. > Suggestions? I don't think you can do this ... but you can use column view to overlay the deadline on the agenda. --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- #+COLUMNS: %50ITEM %DEADLINE * Deadline agenda view :sometag: DEADLINE: <2012-02-04 Sat> [2012-02-05 Sun 09:39] --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- With this org file open C-c C-c on the #+COLUMNS: line once to set the value C-c a 1 a - goes to the agenda with only this file C-c C-x C-c - start column view displaying deadlines You can set this as your default agenda view with --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- (setq org-columns-default-format "%50ITEM %DEADLINE" --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- then you can use it in any agenda view to overlay the deadline details. HTH, Bernt