From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: William Kunkel Subject: Re: Recording results of TODO items Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 22:29:06 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87eh0yf1qe.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0115ec1445986204f71fae6c Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36870) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaFb2-0004uR-AX for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Apr 2014 22:29:09 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaFb1-00082M-BJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Apr 2014 22:29:08 -0400 Received: from mail-oa0-x231.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4003:c02::231]:46212) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaFb1-00082E-5v for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Apr 2014 22:29:07 -0400 Received: by mail-oa0-f49.google.com with SMTP id o6so11772383oag.36 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:29:06 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87eh0yf1qe.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Eric Abrahamsen Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --089e0115ec1445986204f71fae6c Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 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 wrote: > William Kunkel 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. > > > --089e0115ec1445986204f71fae6c Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
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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