Hi Oleh, you have good arguments - but I still think this is a matter of workflow and preferences, so I am not going to change the defaults. This is what we have user options for.
Thanks for taking the time to discuss is, and sorry for the slow reply. - Carsten On 8.8.2013, at 15:02, Oleh <ohwoeo...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Carsten Dominik > <carsten.domi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 23.7.2013, at 15:48, Oleh <ohwoeo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I've recently started using `org-use-speed-commands', and I like it a lot, >>> except I had to make one tweak: >>> >>> (setq org-use-speed-commands t) >>> (setq org-speed-commands-user >>> '(("1" . (org-shifttab 1)) >>> ("2" . (org-shifttab 2)) >>> ("3" . (org-shifttab 3)))) >>> >>> The corresponding values of `org-speed-commands-default' aren't that useful >>> for GTD: >>> >>> ("1" org-priority 65) >>> ("2" org-priority 66) >>> ("3" org-priority 67) >> >> That depends on wether you work with priorities. I find S-TAB easy enough, >> so I do not >> really see the need for speed commands here. > > Maybe I should elaborate my point of view on the usability. > Priorities don't normally need "buttons" to jump between states, > a "knob" is enough: only increase/decrease priority, not jump to priority 1, > jump to priority 2 etc. > > Outlines, on the other hand, can benefit from the ability to jump between > the levels of expansion. > > Level 1 is very useful - it minimizes everything, showing the > structure of the file. S-TAB is useful and simple, but you have to > repeat several times, > checking each time if it has brought you to the level that you wanted to be > on. > > Level 2 is very useful - and cannot, unlike Level 1, be reached by S-TAB. > For my gtd.org, it shows the tasks and appointments, without expanding > them, as well as the project names, but not what they contain. > This gives a nice overview of my projects. > > Level 3 is very useful - and cannot be reached by S-TAB. > It shows me the separate TODOs for my projects, without revealing my > notes on them, just the headings. > I even bound the rest of the digits to levels and it is useful sometimes. > > In my opinion, these shortcuts make org-mode a better outlining tool, > and should be given priority before the priority shortcuts. > > Slightly off-topic, these type of shortcuts is why I use Ubuntu Unity (I think > I managed to turn off the spying). It's got a feature that Super+1-9 > switches between applications in the sidebar slots 1-9. Sure, it's > possible to do with Alt-TAB, and that's what most other desktops do, > but Super+1-9 is superior, since you don't have to wait for feedback, > you instantly get what you want. > > regards, > Oleh