Re: Re: A simpler remember architecture

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

On Oct 6, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Bernt Hansen wrote:

> Daniel Clemente <n142857@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>  Just another off-topic but however related...:
>>
>>> C-u C-c C-x C-i i
>>>
>>
>>  What if C-u C-c C-x C-i could show, in addition to the recently
>> clocked tasks, some fixed tasks from a user-defined list?
>>  The dialog would be:
>>
>> Common tasks:
>> [1] answer phone
>> [b] breakfast
>> [p] procrastinate!
>> [n] think about next task to do
>> [2] work on file2 a bit more
>> Recently clocked in tasks:
>> [a] working on this
>> [b] working on that
>>
>>
>>  That list of common tasks could even be progressively created from
>> statistics of the most commonly clocked tasks.
>
> I just use my STARTED agenda view for this.  I have a small number of
> tasks in STARTED state for conveniently looking up what to clock  
> in.  It
> doesn't have a single keystroke access but the list is short enough  
> that
> I find it convenient to use.
>
> I don't think we should pollute the recent clock list with other  
> common
> tasks.  If this is really needed then I think it would be better to  
> be a
> separate list so we don't have to share key sequence combinations etc.

I agree.

To cater more to the OP's needs, consider using a special tag for such
common tasks, like :COMMON:

The create a special agenda view hat just shows this tag.

- Carsten