[Orgmode] RE: Help with binding new key to change task state
Thanks. This worked! -Original Message- From: Bernt Hansen [mailto:be...@norang.ca] Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 7:34 AM To: Varnit Suri Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Subject: Re: Help with binding new key to change task state You could do something like this: (pick your favourite key) (global-set-key (kbd C-f6) (lambda () (interactive) (org-todo 3))) For me my DONE state is the 3rd state. Find the prefix for the state you want (C-3 C-c C-t goes directly to DONE for me) and provide that value as the argument for org-todo. Then just C-f6 (or whatever key you like) and you're DONE. :) HTH, -Bernt Varnit Suri vs...@brocade.com writes: Thanks for your reply. The first trick worked fine. For the second problem though, I 'd not like to cycle through the states. That's coz each time I change the state, I have to log it. So I am trying to define a single key that lets me jump straight to the DONE state (from any other state). C-c C-t C-c works okay coz the last 'c' chooses the DONE state from the menu. Any ideas how I can define a simpler key for this? Thanks. V. -Original Message- From: Bernt Hansen [mailto:be...@norang.ca] Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:52 PM To: Varnit Suri Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Subject: Re: Help with binding new key to change task state Varnit Suri vs...@brocade.com writes: The org manual talks about using C-u C-c C-t to change the state of a task. This command nicely throws up a list of several intermediate states to choose from. In addition, I have logging turned on, so each time I do this, I can log a note about the state change. I am merely trying to bind this to a simpler set of keys. I know C-c C-t is bound to org-todo, but can't figure out what C-u C-c C-t binds to (describe-key stops at C-u). Or then, maybe I don't know Emacs/Org well enough yet. Any suggestions? C-c C-t and C-u C-c C-t both bind to the same function. The C-u just provides a prefix value of 4 to the function so it can behave differently (displaying the menu of todo choices) You probably want to set (setq org-use-fast-todo-selection t) so that C-c C-t shows the menu by default. The second thing I am trying to do is have a shortcut to take a task from TODO to DONE without going through the above process. If you have your todo states defined in sequences you can use S-left arrow and S-right arrow to cycle between the states quickly. I use the following TODO settings: (setq org-todo-keywords '((sequence TODO(t) STARTED(s!) | DONE(d!/!)) (sequence WAITING(w@/!) SOMEDAY(s) | CANCELLED(c@/!)) (sequence QUOTATION(q!) QUOTED(Q!) | APPROVED(A@) EXPIRED(E@) REJECTED(R@)) (sequence OPENPO(O!) | CLOSEDPO(C@)) (sequence | NOTE(n) PHONE(T so if I have a task * TODO Do something then S-right arrow moves to STARTED and a second time moves to DONE HTH, Bernt ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
[Orgmode] Re: Help with binding new key to change task state
You could do something like this: (pick your favourite key) (global-set-key (kbd C-f6) (lambda () (interactive) (org-todo 3))) For me my DONE state is the 3rd state. Find the prefix for the state you want (C-3 C-c C-t goes directly to DONE for me) and provide that value as the argument for org-todo. Then just C-f6 (or whatever key you like) and you're DONE. :) HTH, -Bernt Varnit Suri vs...@brocade.com writes: Thanks for your reply. The first trick worked fine. For the second problem though, I 'd not like to cycle through the states. That's coz each time I change the state, I have to log it. So I am trying to define a single key that lets me jump straight to the DONE state (from any other state). C-c C-t C-c works okay coz the last 'c' chooses the DONE state from the menu. Any ideas how I can define a simpler key for this? Thanks. V. -Original Message- From: Bernt Hansen [mailto:be...@norang.ca] Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:52 PM To: Varnit Suri Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Subject: Re: Help with binding new key to change task state Varnit Suri vs...@brocade.com writes: The org manual talks about using C-u C-c C-t to change the state of a task. This command nicely throws up a list of several intermediate states to choose from. In addition, I have logging turned on, so each time I do this, I can log a note about the state change. I am merely trying to bind this to a simpler set of keys. I know C-c C-t is bound to org-todo, but can't figure out what C-u C-c C-t binds to (describe-key stops at C-u). Or then, maybe I don't know Emacs/Org well enough yet. Any suggestions? C-c C-t and C-u C-c C-t both bind to the same function. The C-u just provides a prefix value of 4 to the function so it can behave differently (displaying the menu of todo choices) You probably want to set (setq org-use-fast-todo-selection t) so that C-c C-t shows the menu by default. The second thing I am trying to do is have a shortcut to take a task from TODO to DONE without going through the above process. If you have your todo states defined in sequences you can use S-left arrow and S-right arrow to cycle between the states quickly. I use the following TODO settings: (setq org-todo-keywords '((sequence TODO(t) STARTED(s!) | DONE(d!/!)) (sequence WAITING(w@/!) SOMEDAY(s) | CANCELLED(c@/!)) (sequence QUOTATION(q!) QUOTED(Q!) | APPROVED(A@) EXPIRED(E@) REJECTED(R@)) (sequence OPENPO(O!) | CLOSEDPO(C@)) (sequence | NOTE(n) PHONE(T so if I have a task * TODO Do something then S-right arrow moves to STARTED and a second time moves to DONE HTH, Bernt ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
[Orgmode] Re: Help with binding new key to change task state
Varnit Suri vs...@brocade.com writes: The org manual talks about using C-u C-c C-t to change the state of a task. This command nicely throws up a list of several intermediate states to choose from. In addition, I have logging turned on, so each time I do this, I can log a note about the state change. I am merely trying to bind this to a simpler set of keys. I know C-c C-t is bound to org-todo, but can't figure out what C-u C-c C-t binds to (describe-key stops at C-u). Or then, maybe I don't know Emacs/Org well enough yet. Any suggestions? C-c C-t and C-u C-c C-t both bind to the same function. The C-u just provides a prefix value of 4 to the function so it can behave differently (displaying the menu of todo choices) You probably want to set (setq org-use-fast-todo-selection t) so that C-c C-t shows the menu by default. The second thing I am trying to do is have a shortcut to take a task from TODO to DONE without going through the above process. If you have your todo states defined in sequences you can use S-left arrow and S-right arrow to cycle between the states quickly. I use the following TODO settings: (setq org-todo-keywords '((sequence TODO(t) STARTED(s!) | DONE(d!/!)) (sequence WAITING(w@/!) SOMEDAY(s) | CANCELLED(c@/!)) (sequence QUOTATION(q!) QUOTED(Q!) | APPROVED(A@) EXPIRED(E@) REJECTED(R@)) (sequence OPENPO(O!) | CLOSEDPO(C@)) (sequence | NOTE(n) PHONE(T so if I have a task * TODO Do something then S-right arrow moves to STARTED and a second time moves to DONE HTH, Bernt ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
[Orgmode] RE: Help with binding new key to change task state
Thanks for your reply. The first trick worked fine. For the second problem though, I 'd not like to cycle through the states. That's coz each time I change the state, I have to log it. So I am trying to define a single key that lets me jump straight to the DONE state (from any other state). C-c C-t C-c works okay coz the last 'c' chooses the DONE state from the menu. Any ideas how I can define a simpler key for this? Thanks. V. -Original Message- From: Bernt Hansen [mailto:be...@norang.ca] Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 6:52 PM To: Varnit Suri Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Subject: Re: Help with binding new key to change task state Varnit Suri vs...@brocade.com writes: The org manual talks about using C-u C-c C-t to change the state of a task. This command nicely throws up a list of several intermediate states to choose from. In addition, I have logging turned on, so each time I do this, I can log a note about the state change. I am merely trying to bind this to a simpler set of keys. I know C-c C-t is bound to org-todo, but can't figure out what C-u C-c C-t binds to (describe-key stops at C-u). Or then, maybe I don't know Emacs/Org well enough yet. Any suggestions? C-c C-t and C-u C-c C-t both bind to the same function. The C-u just provides a prefix value of 4 to the function so it can behave differently (displaying the menu of todo choices) You probably want to set (setq org-use-fast-todo-selection t) so that C-c C-t shows the menu by default. The second thing I am trying to do is have a shortcut to take a task from TODO to DONE without going through the above process. If you have your todo states defined in sequences you can use S-left arrow and S-right arrow to cycle between the states quickly. I use the following TODO settings: (setq org-todo-keywords '((sequence TODO(t) STARTED(s!) | DONE(d!/!)) (sequence WAITING(w@/!) SOMEDAY(s) | CANCELLED(c@/!)) (sequence QUOTATION(q!) QUOTED(Q!) | APPROVED(A@) EXPIRED(E@) REJECTED(R@)) (sequence OPENPO(O!) | CLOSEDPO(C@)) (sequence | NOTE(n) PHONE(T so if I have a task * TODO Do something then S-right arrow moves to STARTED and a second time moves to DONE HTH, Bernt ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
