[Once more - but to the list this time! :-( ]
Tim O'Callaghan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Tim> Its also interesting that you use tags for GTD context. This is Tim> the way i use tags, and i have been wondering if anyone else Tim> used them like this. I'm glad - I was in discussion with Carsten for a while regarding org-mode, when he came up with this brilliant idea of tags - as soon as he proposed it, I could see that it would fit into my GTD system straight away (I moved from a Zaurus list manager to org-mode+hipster last August, but have been using GTD since the original hardback book came out). Tim> An interesting idea, one that i was kicking about for a bit Tim> when i was using a hipster style PDA. I was thinking about Tim> generating XSLFO or SWF based templates, and merging the Tim> information into the XML template for printing. XSLFO is a Tim> pain, so i went for SWF, which is a pain but less so. SWF has Tim> the advantage of being scalable if designed properly, and Tim> supported by inkscape, which makes creating templates easy. I Tim> experimented with ImageMagick and an SWF based templates for Tim> automatic processing. I got an experimental SWF template from Tim> all things hipster: diyplanner.org. Unfortunately ImageMagick Tim> did not support SWF well enough for me to want to continue :( Basically I used lyx to design the template and then exported it to latex to see what I needed to add from the perl script. I have a bit of experience with XML and XSL (our woundcare journal, www.worldwidewounds.com, is prepared using docbook XML) but I have never got to grips with the FO model. Tim> In the end i opted for a paperless system. No good for me as I need something with me all the time. I find the PDA too slow, and the HPDA fast and flexible. Combining my laptop org-mode with HPDA has been terrific (for me - I readily acknowledge that this is a game of horses for courses). Tim> I'd be interested to hear how other org users are implementing Tim> GTD. If for nothing else that to be able to cherry pick ideas Tim> that i can incorporate into my system. Me also. Tim> My system is based around one big org mode file for personal Tim> stuff and one for work. I can edit the file in other editors Tim> (such as the one on my smartphone) and search for GTD context Tim> via tags. The symbol :TAGNAME: is unique enough to search on Tim> when i need context, and works to find tagged lines using every Tim> editor i know of. Yep. By the way, you can also set up a shell script to mail your file to a gmail account every night, so you have unlimited (well, almost) backupand archive. I set up a special archive gmail account just for this. with 2.?? Gb of space, I won't be running out of space soon. Tim> External editors do not support the org mode 'file:' Tim> references, so i am strict about keeping only Next Actions and Tim> possible Next Actions in the org file. I keep reference Tim> material in a another appropriately named file in the same Tim> directory. I keep the lot in one big file. That's the advantage of using outline mode - you can collapse gobs of text into nothing just by pressing the <TAB> key. Less to keep track of and remember, and makes the perl script -> HPDA doable. Tim> I also make sure the context tags and the text of the item will Tim> inform me of the project they are related to. So I don't need Tim> the reference material unless referred to by the text of the Tim> Next Action, and then only because it does not fit in one line. Yep - I need to make sure that the headline has enough info so that when printed onto the HPDA I can understand/recall what it relates to. Regards, Pete Tim. _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode