From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: tsd@tsdye.com (Thomas S. Dye) Subject: Re: conceptual TODO help? Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 09:05:04 -1000 Message-ID: References: <20120728130410.424df425@tomsarchtoo> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:48545) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SvCKA-0006D4-GI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:05:15 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SvCK9-00081Z-C1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:05:14 -0400 Received: from oproxy9.bluehost.com ([69.89.24.6]:50377) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SvCK9-00081U-2F for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:05:13 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20120728130410.424df425@tomsarchtoo> (scrawler@gmail.com's message of "Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:04:10 -0500") 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: scrawler Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Aloha scrawler, scrawler writes: > Hi guys, I have a few questions about todo states. I have these > keywords defined: > > #+TODO: Do Doing DoBy DoLater | Did DidNot DidNever > #+TAGS: @Beverly(y) @Bionca(a) > > I'd like to have a better understanding of the TODO sequence for any > given task, assignment, or project. The states Do and Did are pretty > obviously just TODO and DONE renamed. I can maybe add a > DEADLINE:<2012-07-28 Sat> for the DoBy heading, and a > SCHEDULED:<2012-07-28 Sat> for DoLater, but what can or should I do > with Doing? Should I just leave it alone and look at it? I found the discussions of TODO states by John Wiegley, Charles Cave, and Bernt Hansen very helpful: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/index.html#sec-2 I eventually set up my files along the lines laid out by Bernt, but I don't track things as exhaustively as he's able to do. hth, Tom > > I think I've seen TODO keywords defined (in the manual? list emails?) > like "feedback", etc, but it seems like if I have a basic but > comprehensive sequence I can put that kind of stuff in tags > (Incidentally, what are the @ signs in front of tags for?). > > Are there any keywords I should add or remove? Should I get rid of > DidNot and DidNever (implying not yet and never will)? My keywords are > arbitrary and silly, but I'd like to better understand the states they > label. > > Thanks, I hope I was clear, and sorry for the "basic question" noise. > > -- Thomas S. Dye http://www.tsdye.com