Re: [Orgmode] Re: Request for suggestions about best practices: tracking responses
On 9/23/10 Sep 23 -1:44 PM, David Maus wrote: > Robert P. Goldman wrote: > >> I know how to make a custom agenda for this; the problem is more how to >> have that custom agenda always open for me to glance at. I don't want >> to have to call up this agenda every time I get an email or a phone call >> to decide whether a waiting task is "unwaiting"... > >> Should one open an org agenda buffer, and then rename it, so that >> following org-agenda commands don't wipe it? > > This works... Somehow. The buffer is not wiped, but for example > refreshing the list of items will open a new *Agenda* buffer. I think one MIGHT be able to work around this by exploiting the dynamic binding of emacs-lisp variables and doing something like (let ((org-agenda-buffer-name "*Waiting-for-response*")) (org-agenda-redo)) pretty evil, but Best, r ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
Re: [Orgmode] Re: Request for suggestions about best practices: tracking responses
Robert P. Goldman wrote: >I know how to make a custom agenda for this; the problem is more how to >have that custom agenda always open for me to glance at. I don't want >to have to call up this agenda every time I get an email or a phone call >to decide whether a waiting task is "unwaiting"... >Should one open an org agenda buffer, and then rename it, so that >following org-agenda commands don't wipe it? This works... Somehow. The buffer is not wiped, but for example refreshing the list of items will open a new *Agenda* buffer. HTH, -- David -- OpenPGP... 0x99ADB83B5A4478E6 Jabber dmj...@jabber.org Email. dm...@ictsoc.de pgptOiLIVyeqn.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
[Orgmode] Re: Request for suggestions about best practices: tracking responses
On 9/22/10 Sep 22 -3:08 PM, Sébastien Vauban wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> Robert Goldman wrote:
>> Often now I have org-mode tasks that I move to WAIT status when I send
>> someone an email to get some next step done.
>
> I do that as well. Though, I'm still testing what my own process must be like.
>
>
>> The problem is that I have a hard time getting back to those tasks when
>> I get a response email (or phone call).
>>
>> There is nothing salient about these that means that when I get a
>> response email, I see the task and can mark it as completed.
>>
>> Does anyone have a good solution for this?
>>
>> I have a hazy idea that always having a special agenda window open with
>> a special agenda display of tasks awaiting responses might do the trick,
>> but few ideas about how to accomplish this in practice. Presumably a
>> special TODO status for awaiting response, and special agenda view...
>> does that sound reasonable? I notice that the manual refers to "THE
>> agenda." Is it possible to have multiple agenda windows so that I could
>> always have the "waiting for response" agenda up w/o cutting off my
>> access to other views?
>
> As far as I fully understand your request, what you need is a custom agenda
> report:
>
> --8<---cut here---start->8---
> #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
> (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
> '(("W" "Waiting"
> todo "WAIT" nil)))
> #+END_SRC
> --8<---cut here---end--->8---
I know how to make a custom agenda for this; the problem is more how to
have that custom agenda always open for me to glance at. I don't want
to have to call up this agenda every time I get an email or a phone call
to decide whether a waiting task is "unwaiting"...
Should one open an org agenda buffer, and then rename it, so that
following org-agenda commands don't wipe it?
thanks,
r
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[Orgmode] Re: Request for suggestions about best practices: tracking responses
Hi Robert,
Robert Goldman wrote:
> Often now I have org-mode tasks that I move to WAIT status when I send
> someone an email to get some next step done.
I do that as well. Though, I'm still testing what my own process must be like.
> The problem is that I have a hard time getting back to those tasks when
> I get a response email (or phone call).
>
> There is nothing salient about these that means that when I get a
> response email, I see the task and can mark it as completed.
>
> Does anyone have a good solution for this?
>
> I have a hazy idea that always having a special agenda window open with
> a special agenda display of tasks awaiting responses might do the trick,
> but few ideas about how to accomplish this in practice. Presumably a
> special TODO status for awaiting response, and special agenda view...
> does that sound reasonable? I notice that the manual refers to "THE
> agenda." Is it possible to have multiple agenda windows so that I could
> always have the "waiting for response" agenda up w/o cutting off my
> access to other views?
As far as I fully understand your request, what you need is a custom agenda
report:
--8<---cut here---start->8---
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
(setq org-agenda-custom-commands
'(("W" "Waiting"
todo "WAIT" nil)))
#+END_SRC
--8<---cut here---end--->8---
Best regards,
Seb
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