On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 02:49:28PM +0000, Bastien wrote:
> Adam Spiers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> >> It would seem to me that this is exactly what tags does.
> >> You could move everything down a level and use tag inheritance:
> >> * personal stuff :personal:
> >> * work stuff :work:
> >
> > I could, but this would mean that each file would have a single
> > top-level entry, and the entire contents would be indented an extra
> > level, which I fear is a rather unattractive solution!
> 
> ..which is exactly why your request about using a per-file #+CATEGORY
> when searching across files is more about *grouping files* than about
> grouping tasks.  Am I wrong?

You're right.  It's a 2-tier grouping mechanism really, e.g.

   (1) group work-related tasks into ~/work/TODO.org and appointments
       into ~/work/diary.org, then 

   (2) group all work-related files together so that tag/keyword
       searches etc. can be performed on them all in one go.


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