From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Le Wang Subject: Using org-mode for recipes (i.e. cooking) Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:47:46 +0800 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=59565 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q2j13-0005YM-4q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:47:50 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q2j11-0008Ex-9e for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:47:48 -0400 Received: from mail-vw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.212.41]:36977) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q2j11-0008En-3w for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 07:47:47 -0400 Received: by vws4 with SMTP id 4so7882884vws.0 for ; Thu, 24 Mar 2011 04:47:46 -0700 (PDT) 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: Orgmode Mailing List Hi all, I'm fairly new to org-mode, and I only use it as an outliner / note taking tool. It seems recipes, being a list of ingredients and a series of steps is a perfect match for org-mode. Out of the box, org already works pretty well for recipes, but I think there are some areas for improved integration around timers. I'm not familiar with all the facilities of org-mode, maybe someone who uses org-mode for scientific experiments or something similar will have some hints. Is it possible to inline count-down timers in a cooking step? For example "2. simmer sauce for 40 minutes on low heat. ", so there is a button at the end of the line that starts a count-down timer. Many timers from different steps can be started simultaneously, and each timer should be able to be paused and restarted. And there should be an easy way to get an overview of of all ongoing timers from the current document. Is it possible to hack this together using existing org functionality? Thanks. -- Le