Re: Automatic noexport tag based on rules?

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

On Feb 9, 2011, at 1:29 AM, John Hendy wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
> My apologies if this has been discussed. I couldn't find it. I write  
> everything from work in org-mode for several reasons. Primarily,  
> it's my documentation system for research in order to properly  
> document Intellectual Property (IP) information. It's also for todos  
> and contacts. When it comes to exporting my notes into PDF for use  
> in an IP notebook... I dont' want my todos in there.
>
> Is there a way to automatically tag TODOs with :noexport:?


An alternative to using the :noexport: tag, and also to
the other suggestions given here in this thread would
be to use `org-map-entries' to physically remove all
subtrees which match your condition.  You can call the
mapper from one of the preprocessing hooks:

(defun my-export-remove-TODO ()
  (org-map-entries
   ;; The following form will be evaluated at each matching tree
   '(progn
      (outline-mark-subtree)          ; mark tree
      (delete-region (point) (mark))) ; remove it
   ;; Now the tags/property/todo matcher to select trees
   "LEVEL<15+TODO={.}"
   ))

;; Call this after other tree selection has been processed
(add-hook 'org-export-preprocess-after-tree-selection-hook
	  'my-export-remove-TODO)

The matcher includes a LEVEL<15 test to make sure this will
not mess with inline tasks.

Export preprocessor hooks are a good place for such tasks.
Also Nick's proposal could be used in such a hook, but not
the same hook as I have used above.  Maybe in
org-export-preprocessor-after-include-files-hook.

Nick, an easy way to set a particular tag is

(org-toggle-tag "noexport" 'on)

The line number stuff  in org-change-tag-in-region is there
to allow people to have point in the line *after* the last
headline to change.  But maybe you can fix this by making
a special case for point and mark in the same line...

- Carsten





>
> Or simply add the TODO category to the noexport category altogether?
>
> I haven't turned up anything quite along these lines. One post  
> suggested using "TODO keyword COMMENT" [1], but that just seems to  
> perhaps exclude from export (didn't try) but I know for sure it  
> removes it from agenda view. I want TODOs in agenda but don't want  
> them showing up with my LaTeX export. I typically print out my work  
> to-date each month or so and have to comb through my org file for  
> that month, manually adding :noexport: to my TODOs. Even if I still  
> do this for a few things here and there... it will save me a lot of  
> time.
>
> I suppose I could keep a separate "TODO.org" file, but I really like  
> the process of being able to add them anywhere -- it seems more  
> natural to do that in the flow, particularly in meetings, than to  
> constantly switch buffers or even use remember to keep sending  
> things related to the current topic away to their own island.
>
> I'm 80% confident that the answer is ridiculously simply and I just  
> haven't searched the right thing. Thanks for enlightening me!
>
>
> Thanks,
> John
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