From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Re: CATEGORY in different levels Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 08:32:41 +0100 Message-ID: <88CAE049-440F-43EE-BB99-22CBA575F19C@science.uva.nl> References: <873as7osh3.fsf@kamaloka.dhatu> <302DB590-7A93-406E-BE25-75E1997EF0E9@science.uva.nl> <87odatlnds.fsf@kamaloka.dhatu> <87ejbp7k3v.fsf@web.de> <87d4r9ll0n.fsf@kamaloka.dhatu> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v915) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JN25y-0003GF-Et for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:26:58 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JN25w-0003Ed-Nm for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:26:57 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JN25w-0003EM-4E for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:26:56 -0500 Received: from mx20.gnu.org ([199.232.41.8]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JN25v-0008Hr-Jy for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:26:55 -0500 Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com ([66.249.92.174]) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JN25u-0003jX-Vn for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:26:55 -0500 Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id a2so652051ugf.48 for ; Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:26:54 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87d4r9ll0n.fsf@kamaloka.dhatu> 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: Sven Bretfeld Cc: emacs-org On Feb 7, 2008, at 12:31 AM, Sven Bretfeld wrote: > Hi Jost > > Jost Burkardt writes: > >> Sorry to correct you, but the result is correct. As Carsten said: >> >> The :CATEGORY: property applies to the entry headline _above_ it, >> and to >> the entire tree below it >> >> So in your example >> >>>> * Teaching >>>> :PROPERTIES: >>>> :CATEGORY: Teaching >>>> :END: >>>> ** Sanskrit I (WS08) :PROJECT: >>>> :PROPERTIES: >>>> :CATEGORY: Sanscrit I >>>> :END: >> >> the ":CATEGORY: Sanscrit I" applies to the entry _above_, i.e. >> >> ** Sanskrit I (WS08) >> >> and the ":CATEGORY: Teaching" is overridden. The TODO >> entries in your file are _below_ ":CATEGORY: Sanscrit I" >> so they will show up fine. >> >> Think of the PROPERTIES as an attribute of the entry above. > > Ok, I understand now. Thanks for explaining. > > What I want to do seems quite simple and natural to me. What would be > the org-way to get my desired output? Can I use two different property > keywords, one for areas and one for projects? How do other people do > it? There are three ways to do what you want. 1. Put a CATEGORY property into every child of "Sanscrit I" 2. Work around it with a "Teach/Sanscrit I" category 2. Change what you *want* by realizing that it is actually a good convention what we have right now. - Carsten