On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:36:57 -0400, Austin Frank wrote: > Hi all! > > Currently we can use the DEADLINE keyword to indicate a target date for > an item to be finished. By my way of thinking, deadlines make sense for > externally imposed constraints. I also try to set goals for myself for > when an item will be completed. These are softer than deadlines, but I > think they could share the same semantics for creation, display, and > export. > > Would it be possible to make `org-deadline-string' a list of strings > that get handled in the same way as DEADLINE is currently handled? That > way I could do things like > > * TODO write first chapter > GOAL: <2009-03-09 Mon> > > * TODO submit manuscript > GOAL: <2009-05-15 Fri> > DEADLINE: <2009-06-01 Mon> > > Where the first represents my own planning process and the second > contains my target completion date (trying to work ahead!) and the hard > constraint imposed by whoever I'm submitting to. In all cases, I'd like > agenda notification as the date approaches, I'd like to know if I've > passed it by, and I'd like the option of including it in ical export. > > Or maybe I should just learn to treat my GOALs like DEADLINEs and stop > letting myself off the hook so easily ;) > > Do other people think about things this way? Would you have a use for a > customizable list of keywords that all had the same semantics that > DEADLINE currently has? > > Thanks for considering it, > /au
I think this sounds like something I've wished for since I first found out about org-mode. Thank you for analysing it so succinctly. I would use this if it could be done. Shelagh _______________________________________________ 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
