On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Bernt Hansen <[email protected]> wrote: > Matt Price <[email protected]> writes: > >> i have a file "Collect.org" in which i collect items that need >> processing. Every morning I go through the file, decide what needs to >> be done with each item, and refile it. The outcomes are pretty >> stereotyped, so for instance, if it's a project idea, I tag it with >> :project:, give it the status TODO, and refile it in Projets.org; if >> it's a simple task, I also give it the status TODO, but refile it in >> gtd.org; and if it's a reminder about something I'm waiting on from >> someone else, I give it the status WAITING, and also refile it in >> gtd.org. >> >> I'd like to write a function that automates these tasks for me. The >> idea is to have a keybinding (though my key map seems really full!) >> that works a little bit like the rmemember template keybinding -- one >> function, but with options that infoke slightly different outcomes. >> so, say, >> C-c f p = refile as a project >> C-c f a = refile as an action >> C-c f w = refile as 'waiting' >> >> My elisp is *terrible* though and I was hoping for some help. I can >> see that for each option I want to perform: >> >> >> (org-todo "STATE") >> and then something like >> (org-refile) >> -- except that I want to pre-specify a refiling location. Is this >> something I can do? I figure it must be possible since org-remember >> does it, but my quick reading of that code didn't help me much. >> >> also, it seems to me I need something like an array, in which the >> final character in the keybinding determines values for the TODO >> state, the refiling location, and in some cases a tag (i'm not sure >> what function to call to add a tag to a heading -- it looks like >> org-set-tags doesn't take any arguments, so I guess that won't >> work...). Can someone give me some pasic advice on building a >> function like that? > > My refile.org is your Collect.org. I tend to collect things in here up > to a week and then refile things away to appropriate locations. Bulk > refiling is really useful here - from the agenda mark the tasks you want > to refile together and move them all to a single target. > > I've never needed a refiling function as you describe to keep up with my > refile tasks. I tend to clock everything I work on and at the end of > the day if there is clocked time on a refile task I refile it > immediately to its target location. The remaining refile tasks can > remain in the collection bin until my weekly review. > > I find during refiling I can just up-arrow to select previous refile > targets and this is really convenient. > > HTH, > Bernt >
hmm. i don't use clocking. bulk refiling will really help but it'd be quicker to have direct keybindings. i'll keep thinking about it. _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
