I think this is possible through read last note text in logbook, then display it in headline through text-property overlay. That's what I did in this package [[https://github.com/stardiviner/org-link-beautify]] Should not be that hard to implement it. Ihor Radchenko writes: > Over the years of using Org I often have a need to add a short note > about how to proceed with some task: > > ***** REVIEW check again, subscribe | sindresorhus/awesome: 😎 Awesome lists about all kinds of interesting topics :BOOKMARK: > :PROPERTIES: > :CREATED: [2020-03-15 Sun 18:59] > :Source: https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome > :END: > :LOGBOOK: > CLOCK: [2020-03-17 Tue 16:18]--[2020-03-17 Tue 17:46] => 1:28 > CLOCK: [2020-03-17 Tue 16:03]--[2020-03-17 Tue 16:18] => 0:15 > - Refiled on [2020-03-16 Mon 23:59] > :END: > > In the above example, the short note is "check again, subscribe". > The note is not fixed, but changes as I progress with completing the > task. > > This is even more useful for delegated or HOLD tasks where I often need > to add a short note why the task is delegated or put on hold: > > ** HOLD Finish the text prop org-mode | make babel support org file links in header args (:file or :dir) [[id:468e0645-68aa-4e14-86de-e5ce153538e3][[2017-09-22 Fri] CuNbARBshearstrength]] :HOLD: > :PROPERTIES: > :CREATED: [2020-07-20 Mon 16:53] > :SHOWFROMDATE: 2020-08-15 > :END: > :LOGBOOK: > - State "HOLD" from "NEXT" [2020-08-10 Mon 15:16] \\ > Finish the text prop org-mode > - Refiled on [2020-07-20 Mon 17:15] > CLOCK: [2020-07-20 Mon 16:53]--[2020-07-20 Mon 16:54] => 0:01 > :END: > > Seeing this note directly in the headline without a need to dig into the > task body / LOGBOOK drawer is really handy. > > In this last example, I had to duplicate the note taken using built-in > note mechanism into headline, which was inconvenient. It would be handy > if I could simply add a [!] cookie (similar to [/] or [%] cookies) to > the headline to show the last note taken for this task. Then, I could > easily see the reason why the task is blocked or what I am supposed to > do with the task right in agenda view or in the folded headline. > Something like the following > > ** HOLD [!] make babel support org... :HOLD: > :LOGBOOK: > - State "HOLD" from "NEXT" [2020-08-10 Mon 15:16] \\ > Finish the text prop org-mode > - Refiled on [2020-07-20 Mon 17:15] > CLOCK: [2020-07-20 Mon 16:53]--[2020-07-20 Mon 16:54] => 0:01 > :END: > > The cookie would be replaced by the last note text, according to > user-defined format (say, "[%s] |"): > > ** HOLD [Finish the text prop org-mode] | make babel support org... :HOLD: > :LOGBOOK: > - State "HOLD" from "NEXT" [2020-08-10 Mon 15:16] \\ > Finish the text prop org-mode > - Refiled on [2020-07-20 Mon 17:15] > CLOCK: [2020-07-20 Mon 16:53]--[2020-07-20 Mon 16:54] => 0:01 > :END: > > What do you think? > > Best, > Ihor -- [ stardiviner ] I try to make every word tell the meaning that I want to express. Blog: https://stardiviner.github.io/ IRC(freenode): stardiviner, Matrix: stardiviner GPG: F09F650D7D674819892591401B5DF1C95AE89AC3