On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 12:57 PM, David Frascone <d...@frascone.com> wrote: > > I'm still using a monolithic file to inplement my DGTD (Dave's GTD). I'm > not as anal as TOD (The other Dave, Dave Allen), and I don't run a strict > inbox. > > What I do want is: > 1) a place to keep track of live projects, bugs, conversations, etc. > 2) A place for notes > 3) A place to track TODO's > 4) A way to archive off done stuff. > > So far, orgmode does the above with ease. But, I am starting to run into > walls. > > Organization: I'm using one monolithic file now. And, agenda mode doesn't > know about it till I add it. Should I be using agenda mode to track todos? > (This goes with my calendar questions a bit in the other mail). If I do use > agenda mode, how do I add multiple files? > > How do I work with multiple files? Is there an easy way to jump back and > forth from them, if I start making one file for Bugs, one for Escalations, > one for projects, one for notes, etc? > > Finally -- and this is my biggest stumbling block: Status reporting > I'm looking for some way to generate a status report of what I've been > working on. So, this report should contain anything that has been modified > in the last week. (I drop date stamps a lot). Also, the report should > include extra flagged items, even if they did not get work. (i.e. > Background tasks that are starving should be noted -- but, since not all > tasks / entries are background tasks, I'd make some custom tag, like, > "reportme" that should be reported, regardless) > > I'm trying to generate a status view like that, export to HTML, and e-mail > it to my pointy haired boss . . . . any way to do that? > >
David, this is a good opportunity to point you towards some of the things that have helped me the most w/org mode. First, before I posted a question to the list, I would search the mailing list archive on gmane. There's a Search box right on the main org-mode page http://orgmode.org/index.html#sec-5_2 Second, Bernt's org-mode website is awesome -- he goes through every detail about how he uses org-mode, /and/ he shows you the settings and keyboard shortcuts that he uses: http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html Third, Worg has some awesome tutorials by misc. people: http://orgmode.org/worg/ And finally, I would recommend that you split up e-mails like this into specific questions. For example, this e-mail contained at least 2 big questions -- how to store your org files, and how to create pointy-haired status reports :-) Both of those subjects are very broad, so in the future I suggest breaking your e-mail into at least two or more e-mails. HTH, --Nate > -Dave > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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
