Uwe Brauer <o...@mat.ucm.es> writes: >>>> "Eric" == Eric S Fraga <e.fr...@ucl.ac.uk> writes: > > > On Wednesday, 12 Oct 2016 at 08:42, Uwe Brauer wrote: > >> Hi > >> > >> I would like to add to certain messages (which I read via gnus and the > >> imap protocol) tags so that searching is simplified. Is there a way to > >> do that using the org tags engine? Gnorb would be a candidate but that > >> feature is listed in the TODO list. > > > Might not be what you want but I turn this inside out and use org > > capture to create notes, with tags, that link back to the email > > message. I then use org to search etc. with C-c C-o to get back to the > > email. > > Yes I sometimes to that as well but then I tend to forgot where I put > that information etc. So I really prefer the other way around. > > > I have a single notes.org file (not an agenda file), where I do exactly what Eric described and I have defined keys to get to it fast: no more "where did I put that scrap of information" - well, not true: if I were perfectly disciplined that would be the case, but since I am not, I sometimes have to go hunt down that scrap; but the process is painful enough that once I find it, it goes into notes.org, no ifs, ands or buts ;-)
-- Nick
