From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Buck Brody Subject: Re: Re: due today notification Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:29:45 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87tyr1g4pd.fsf@fastmail.fm> <87wrvs7m9q.fsf@fastmail.fm> <30668.1272487604@alphaville.usa.hp.com> Reply-To: buckbrody@gmail.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0210324151==" Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1O7EpM-0007ti-BB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:29:52 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=47393 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1O7EpK-0007sr-Nc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:29:52 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O7EpJ-0001JC-5g for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:29:50 -0400 Received: from mail-vw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.212.41]:35339) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1O7EpJ-0001J7-1L for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:29:49 -0400 Received: by vws12 with SMTP id 12so1101592vws.0 for ; Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:29:48 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <30668.1272487604@alphaville.usa.hp.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: "nicholas.dokos" Cc: Matthew Lundin , emacs-orgmode --===============0210324151== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=00c09f8e5bdf7f081d048552b5e4 --00c09f8e5bdf7f081d048552b5e4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Nick, Thanks for the suggestion. What I want is a way to know, just by looking at a headline, if it is due today. Maybe this isn't something most people care about because they keep their files unfolded most of the time, so they can see the DEADLINE property. All my tasks are kept on the third level and I don't usually keep the file unfolded past that because I wouldn't be able to see enough headlines at once. Maybe it would be best if I explain my current workflow. I use agenda to see what is due today. I then manually assign those items the A priority. For the rest of the day, whether I am in a different agenda view, or just within my main file, I can quickly see what items are due today because they have the A priority within the headline. Using a tag would work just as well. I am looking for a way to cut out this manual process. I appreciate everyone's help, but I don't want to use up a lot of peoples time because this is not that big a problem for me. Thanks, Buck On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Nick Dokos wrote: > Buck Brody wrote: > > > > Assume I have 10 things that must be done for a specific project and two > of > > them must be done today. I want to be able to know which two are due > today, > > but I still want to see them in the same list as the other 8 items > because > > it gives useful context. > > > > Coming late to the party and I'm almost sure that the following will not > satisfy you, but maybe it'll help the rest of us understand what you are > really after (afaict, that's still not clear - apologies if I'm > generalizing unwarrantedly). > > Say you have project foo with project file foo.org: > > ,---- > | #+STARTUP: showall > | *** Long list of project items > | **** a > | **** b > | **** c > | DEADLINE: <2010-04-28 Wed> > | **** d > | **** e > | **** f > | > | **** g > | > | **** h > | DEADLINE: <2010-04-28 Wed> > | **** i > | **** j > `---- > > Items c and h are due today. I assume you have added the file to your > agenda list. Then you look at your agenda and you get: > > ,---- > | Week-agenda (W17-W18): > | Wednesday 28 April 2010 > | ... > | foo: Deadline: c > | foo: Deadline: h > | ... > | Thursday 29 April 2010 > | ... > `---- > > Click on the c line and press : you are in foo.org, on item c, > and there's your context. Ditto for the h line in the agenda. > > If this does not satisfy you, what would you like to have seen instead? > > HTH in some small way, > Nick > > --00c09f8e5bdf7f081d048552b5e4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Nick,

Thanks for the suggestion. =A0

What I want is a way to know, just by looking at a headline, if it is= due today. =A0Maybe this isn't something most people care about becaus= e they keep their files unfolded most of the time, so they can see the DEAD= LINE property. =A0All my tasks are kept on the third level and I don't = usually keep the file unfolded past that because I wouldn't be able to = see enough headlines at once.

Maybe it would be best if I explain my current workflow= . =A0I use agenda to see what is due today. =A0I then manually assign those= items the A priority. =A0For the rest of the day, whether I am in a differ= ent agenda view, or just within my main file, I can quickly see what items = are due today because they have the A priority within the headline. =A0Usin= g a tag would work just as well. =A0I am looking for a way to cut out this = manual process.

I appreciate everyone's help, but I don't want = to use up a lot of peoples time=A0because=A0this is not that big a problem = for me.

Thanks,

Buck

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 4:46 PM, Nick D= okos <nichola= s.dokos@hp.com> wrote:
Buck Brody <buc= kbrody@gmail.com> wrote:


> Assume I have 10 things that must be done for a specific project and t= wo of
> them must be done today. =A0I want to be able to know which two are du= e today,
> but I still want to see them in the same list as the other 8 items bec= ause
> it gives useful context.
>

Coming late to the party and I'm almost sure that the following w= ill not
satisfy you, but maybe it'll help the rest of us understand what you ar= e
really after (afaict, that's still not clear - apologies if I'm
generalizing unwarrantedly).

Say you have project foo with project file foo.org:

,----
| #+STARTUP: showall
| *** Long list of project items
| **** a
| **** b
| **** c
| =A0 =A0 =A0DEADLINE: <2010-04-28 Wed>
| **** d
| **** e
| **** f
|
| **** g
|
| **** h
| =A0 =A0 =A0DEADLINE: <2010-04-28 Wed>
| **** i
| **** j
`----

Items c and h are due today. I assume you have added the file to your
agenda list. =A0Then you look at your agenda and you get:

,----
| Week-agenda (W17-W18):
| Wednesday =A028 April 2010
| =A0 ...
| =A0 foo: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Deadline: =A0 c
| =A0 foo: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Deadline: =A0 h
| =A0 ...
| Thursday =A0 29 April 2010
| =A0 ...
`----

Click on the c line and press <RET>: you are in foo.org, on item c,
and there's your context. Ditto for the h line in the agenda.

If this does not satisfy you, what would you like to have seen instead?

HTH in some small way,
Nick


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