Re: Recording results of TODO items

[William Kunkel <will@wkunkel.com>]

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I could well add it in a sub-heading under the TODO, I was just curious if
there was a built-in org-mode way that I ought to be using instead of
rolling something of my own.

Cheers,
Will


On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Eric Abrahamsen
<eric@ericabrahamsen.net>wrote:

> William Kunkel <will@wkunkel.com> writes:
>
> > Is there a standard way to record the outcomes of certain TODO items?
> > For example, I had a TODO item to research and come to a decision
> > about part of the architecture of a software project I'm starting,
> > and I'd like to record the result of that TODO item, that is, the
> > decision that I made. I found "closing notes" for TODO items, but
> > that's an option that applies to all TODO items and seems more
> > intended for brief remarks (to me, at least). Is using the closing
> > notes functionality my best bet, or is there something better?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Will
>
> I do usually use the logging/notes functionality, but if you need more
> text, why not just make it the body of the TODO? A TODO is a heading
> like any other, you can just put a description of the outcome underneath
> it. If that gets unwieldy, separate the bits into multiple sub-headings,
> and/or make the TODO itself one smaller part of a larger TODO.
>
>
>

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