From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Hyatt Subject: Re: More on GTD, browse todos by priority or creation date Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:11:36 -0500 Message-ID: References: <873a4eoipi.wl%maus.david@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NA7vH-0005b5-Of for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:11:39 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NA7vG-0005aA-RR for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:11:39 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=38860 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NA7vG-0005a4-Nf for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:11:38 -0500 Received: from ey-out-1920.google.com ([74.125.78.147]:55329) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NA7vG-0007ko-Ch for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:11:38 -0500 Received: by ey-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 3so1896426eyh.34 for ; Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:11:36 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <873a4eoipi.wl%maus.david@gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: David Maus Cc: "General discussions about Org-mode." org-mode's priority doesn't actually work well with GTD. In org-mode, priority is not inherited, so you can't prioritize projects, only tasks. Usually when this has come up on the list before, the answer is to use tags for priority when you want to prioritize tasks. On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 5:41 AM, David Maus wrote: > Hi T o n g, > > At Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:47:39 +0000 (UTC), > T o n g wrote: >> >> Ok, enough off-track babbling, what I want to know is that weather org- >> mode can somewhat allows me to assign arbitrary levels of priority to my >> todo list, and let me browse them in their priority order (so that high >> priority items get done first). The creation date is another way for me >> to browse my todo items to see what have been on the list for too long. >> > > Orgmode does indeed have a priority feature that seems to fit your > needs. You may check the Orgmode manual [1], Chapter 5.4 "Priorities" and > maybe Chapter 10.4.3 "Sorting of agenda items". > > Regards, > > =A0--David > > [1] http://orgmode.org/manual/ > > -- > OpenPGP... 0x316F4BE4670716FD > Jabber.... dmjena@jabber.org > Email..... maus.david@gmail.com > ICQ....... 241051416 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >