From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Providing clock context when stopping the clock (enhancement request) Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 08:29:57 +0200 Message-ID: <98BF3856-C665-4D69-A3C6-86DA96D462C3@uva.nl> References: <6D30D0BB-4B5C-4C0E-9193-CC1CD0CF96CB@agfa.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v926) 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 1KcDme-000507-JH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:30:04 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KcDmd-0004zk-Tb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:30:04 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35277 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KcDmd-0004zh-FY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:30:03 -0400 Received: from mx20.gnu.org ([199.232.41.8]:64948) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KcDmc-00009G-VD for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:30:03 -0400 Received: from ey-out-1920.google.com ([74.125.78.144]) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KcDmb-0008Aa-ND for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Sep 2008 02:30:02 -0400 Received: by ey-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 4so483601eyg.24 for ; Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:30:00 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <6D30D0BB-4B5C-4C0E-9193-CC1CD0CF96CB@agfa.com> 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: Peter Frings Cc: emacs-orgmode Org-Mode Hi Peter, the latest git version implements your request. Thanks! - Carsten On Aug 8, 2008, at 5:25 PM, Peter Frings wrote: > Hi all, > > summary: provide the context of the running clock in the note buffer > when clocking out. > > > I might not be doing well in the 'getting organized' department, > because I often forget what I was doing... :-) So I have a little > enhancement request that would make my life a little easier... > > Here's the situation: I have org-log-note-clock-out set so I can > enter a little note about what it was I was doing. Now, I often get > interrupts while banging away at the keyboard (not necessarily in > emacs). Often, I don't get the time (or I simply forget) to switch > to emacs, clock out and describe what I was doing. Especially not > when someone is standing next to me jumping up and down in a very > stressful manner. > > So, when I return to my desk, maybe a hour later, I need to enter > the interrupt in my time sheets. So I enter a brief note under the > right heading in my time sheet, clock in, and org-mode of course > first wants me first to clock out. It prompts me for what I was > doing... and I don't know anymore (it's not uncommon to work on > several different things during a single day, interrupting one > interrupt for another -- and sometimes getting a stack overflow...). > So there I am, staring at the clock-out note buffer, trying to > remember what the heck I was doing before I got interrupted. Now, > org-mode helpfully mentions the time on which the active clock was > started, which is nice, but not enough. It would be *really* helpful > when it would show the heading (maybe context) of the running clock, > right there, in the note buffer, staring at my face.[1] > > I know one can first jump to the active clock, read it, and then > proceed to clock out/in. But you wouldn't need to do all that when > the note buffer shows the context, would you? It sure would help me. > > Does this make sense? > > Thanks, > Peter -- who is still learning org-mode, and appreciating it a lot! > > > BTW: there's a small typo in the description of org-log-note-clock- > out: > "Non-nil means, recored a note when ..." > s/recored/record/ > > > [1] slightly off-topic: this is similar to what Don Norman (in "The > Psychology of Everyday Things") refers as 'knowledge in the world' > versus 'knowledge in the brain'. The more info and context a system > provides, the less the user has to remember, and the easier it is > for him to use the system. > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode