Re: Tagging a region of text without creating a branch

[bar tomas <bartomas@gmail.com>]

Thanks very much for your reply and your help.
I also think in terms of containers, but I was trying to figure out if
it is possible to have a container that has both subcontainers and
content that is not contained in a subcontainer.
For instance, in XML, this is the notion of an element with 'mixed
content'(subelements+character content). For example:


<item1 priority='A' >
general stuff  about item1
<subItem1> about subItem1 </subItem1>
more general stuff about item1
</item1>

I suppose, this kind of structure is not possible in orgmode?
you'd have to create 'artificial' subheadings:

* item1 [#A]
** general stuff item1
general stuff  about item1
**subItem1
about subItem1
** general stuff item1
more general stuff about item1

So, a container in orgmode can have either subcontainers or text but
not a mixture of both? Is this right?

Thanks also for the tip about freex. it looks interesting, pity its
not compatible with orgmode.
I'll have a look at inline tasks as you suggest.
Thanks again

On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org> wrote:
> bar tomas wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> Maybe I use orgmode in a quirky way, but I often find the need of
>> tagging internal regions.
>>
>> I don't have a problem with a creating a heading but what I find
>> sometimes inconvenient is that implicitely everything that comes after
>> the created headingis in it's scope until the next heading.
>> I mean, don't you ever come across a situation like the following?
>>
>> * idea1
>> Notes about idea1
>> More notes about idea1
>> still more about idea1
>
> IMO, this is precisely the strength of outlines. You can create
> subheadings to organize/categorize your thoughts. But perhaps I still
> misunderstand what you are trying to do? I like to think of org
> outline headings as data containers or "database records." You attach
> metadata (tags, todos, properties, etc.) to the container.
>
>>
>> and you'd like to tag the second line (and only second line with
>> :tellSueAboutIt:). If I understand correctly the only way to do this
>> with headings is:
>>
>> * idea1
>> Notes about idea1
>> ** :tellSueAboutIt:
>> More notes about idea1
>> ** :DontTellSueAboutIt:
>> still more about idea1
>>
>> This is very cumbersome and conceptually confusing.z It would be
>> really convenient to sometimes be able to tag an internal region.
>> Someone mentioned inline tasks. Is this possible with inline tasks?
>
> Yes. As Bernt suggested, I think inline tasks would achieve your ends
> very well here. Inline tasks act like normal headlines for the
> purposes of the agenda --- i.e., they will appear in your searches.
> But they will not be exported. Neither will they open with other
> headlines during cycling.
>
> You can create inline tasks by creating really deep outline headlings
> (I believe the default is 15).
>
> Here's an example:
>
> * idea1
>  Notes about idea1
> *                   *** An inline task :tellSueAboutIt:
>  More notes about idea1
>
> *                   *** Another inline task :DontTellSueAboutIt:
>  still more about idea1
>
> See the variables org-inlinetask-export and org-inlinetask-min-level.
>
> BTW, There is a mode (freex-mode) that uses pymacs and an external
> database to enable tagging of selected "nuggets" of text. But I don't
> believe that it works with org-mode. I you don't mind the external
> dependencies, you might want to check it out.
>
> http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/emacs/FreexMode
>
> Hope this helps!
> Matt
>