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From: Oleh <ohwoeowho@gmail.com>
To: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
Cc: org mode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: org-speed-commands-default 1 2 3
Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2013 15:02:40 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAA01p3qsPif95V+2Zpn7Qrddk2kBji6MBywMJ5=AetHBwwGgwQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8D04F1BE-A07B-4571-A991-B2D24484CD50@gmail.com>

On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Carsten Dominik
<carsten.dominik@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 23.7.2013, at 15:48, Oleh <ohwoeowho@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I've recently started using `org-use-speed-commands', and I like it a lot,
>> except I had to make one tweak:
>>
>>    (setq org-use-speed-commands t)
>>    (setq org-speed-commands-user
>>          '(("1" . (org-shifttab 1))
>>            ("2" . (org-shifttab 2))
>>            ("3" . (org-shifttab 3))))
>>
>> The corresponding values of `org-speed-commands-default' aren't that useful
>> for GTD:
>>
>>    ("1" org-priority 65)
>>    ("2" org-priority 66)
>>    ("3" org-priority 67)
>
> That depends on wether you work with priorities.  I find S-TAB easy enough, so I do not
> really see the need for speed commands here.

Maybe I should elaborate my point of view on the usability.
Priorities don't normally need "buttons" to jump between states,
a "knob" is enough: only increase/decrease priority, not jump to priority 1,
jump to priority 2 etc.

Outlines, on the other hand, can benefit from the ability to jump between
the levels of expansion.

Level 1 is very useful - it minimizes everything, showing the
structure of the file. S-TAB is useful and simple, but you have to
repeat several times,
checking each time if it has brought you to the level that you wanted to be on.

Level 2 is very useful - and cannot, unlike Level 1, be reached by S-TAB.
For my gtd.org, it shows the tasks and appointments, without expanding
them, as well as the project names, but not what they contain.
This gives a nice overview of my projects.

Level 3 is very useful - and cannot be reached by S-TAB.
It shows me the separate TODOs for my projects, without revealing my
notes on them, just the headings.
I even bound the rest of the digits to levels and it is useful sometimes.

In my opinion, these shortcuts make org-mode a better outlining tool,
and should be given priority before the priority shortcuts.

Slightly off-topic, these type of shortcuts is why I use Ubuntu Unity (I think
I managed to turn off the spying). It's got a feature that Super+1-9
switches between applications in the sidebar slots 1-9. Sure, it's
possible to do with Alt-TAB, and that's what most other desktops do,
but Super+1-9 is superior, since you don't have to wait for feedback,
you instantly get what you want.

regards,
Oleh

  reply	other threads:[~2013-08-08 13:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-07-23 13:48 org-speed-commands-default 1 2 3 Oleh
2013-08-08  7:01 ` Carsten Dominik
2013-08-08 13:02   ` Oleh [this message]
2013-09-02  5:54     ` Carsten Dominik
2013-09-04 11:57       ` Suvayu Ali
2013-09-02 22:35     ` Tom Davey
2013-09-03  6:55       ` Rainer Stengele
2013-09-04  0:43         ` Tom Davey
2013-09-03 13:59       ` Oleh

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