Aloha scrawler, scrawler <scraw...@gmail.com> 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