On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Jude DaShiell <jdash...@shellworld.net> wrote: > Can gnuplot do gantt charts relatively easily? Since org-mode already > works with gnuplot I think in some aspects might this be another useable > route to use? >
http://devel.se.wtb.tue.nl/trac/shed/browser/trunk/visualization/taskresource_gnuplot_gantt ? John > On Tue, 30 Aug 2011, Eric S Fraga wrote: > >> John Hendy <jw.he...@gmail.com> writes: >> >> [...] >> >> > There are great examples in the documentation, and I think there's >> > *got* to be some way to integrate either org-mode tables or perhaps >> > properties somehow in creating these. I find gantt charts useful for >> > 1) personal management and just knowing a timeline for when things >> > need to get done and 2) for management who wants to know these kinds >> > of things. >> > >> > While agenda is quite helpful, there is something about seeing a >> > bird's eye view of everything nested together that's really slick. >> >> I agree. I don't often use the project management aspects of TJ. My >> main use of gantt charts is for initial project planning and I use org >> directly for project management. >> >> > Any thoughts on whether there's interest in this? There's a similar >> > package for ConTeXt, but I don't know anything about ConTeXt (when I >> > first saw it, I thought this was for LaTeX and was really puzzled >> > about why I couldn't get it to compile). See the following: >> > --- http://wiki.contextgarden.net/Gantt-tikz >> > --- http://www.martin-kumm.de/tex_gantt_package.php >> > >> > I think the pgfgantt package does everything for basic use, and more. >> > I don't see a reason to go the ConTeXt route, but just provided it for >> > information. >> > >> > This is already usable in LaTeX code blocks... but integration with >> > org-mode would be superb and could perhaps replace the need for Task >> > Juggler. It seems cleaner to me, though perhaps others get more out of >> > Task Juggler than just gantt charts. That's my primary interest, and >> > so exporting to a .tjp file and then needing to run from command line, >> > and then printing the html to PDF... is a bit laborious. This is right >> > in the org -> LaTeX workflow and really does a nice, neat job of >> > providing the necessary info. >> >> For my needs, a direct org to gantt chart (using the tikz package) would >> be ideal. I don't have time currently to devote to something like this >> (term starts in a few weeks so more pressing needs...) but could provide >> some help if somebody else takes this on. >> >> it would be nice if the same org format/layout as used by the TJ >> exporter could be used here, mind you, to allow for both the simple >> gantt chart generation but also the full project management support >> using the same org file. >> >> > > Jude <jdash...@shellworld.net> > "I love the Pope, I love seeing him in his Pope-Mobile, his three feet > of bullet proof plexi-glass. That's faith in action folks! You know he's > got God on his side." > ~ Bill Hicks >
