On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Florian Beck <abstrakt...@t-online.de> wrote: > [My main goal is to take research notes and write texts. I have little > interest in the todo/agenda part of org-mode, which I understand is its > main focus, so bear this in mind.]
Snipped 1-4, as I don't have anything to add... > 5. According to the manual »TODO items are an integral part of the > notes file«. I like that, but I do not find it so. TODO items are > headings which I find somewhat confusing: My files are either articles > to be (with the appropriate headlines) or notes where headlines usually > formulate the topic the note is about. Todo items, on the other hand, > would be »clarify the paragraph«, »check what X says about Y«, »add > more sources«, etc. As it is TODOs are not integrated but stand out, > breaking the structure of the file. How about allowing TODO items in > comments? This would seem much more natural to me: a TODO item should > not be part of your text but disappear when it is done. I posted something similar a bit back. I do use org for todos, but also write papers/reports, and take notes on things I'm reading. You might want to check out that thread. [1] In particular, there were some great comments about using inline tasks with custom export options (one of them being the todonotes pacakge). [2] [3] Hope that offers at least some input. I think inline tasks can do what you want -- can be exported or not, they stay out of the way, and don't break the flow. Good luck! --- All from the same thread, but I skimmed it and picked these out in particular: [1] Top level thread: http://www.mail-archive.com/emacs-orgmode@gnu.org/msg40356.html [2] Inline tasks suggestion: http://www.mail-archive.com/emacs-orgmode@gnu.org/msg40359.html [3] Todonotes variant: http://www.mail-archive.com/emacs-orgmode@gnu.org/msg40589.html John > > -- > Florian Beck > >