Matt Lundin <m...@imapmail.org> writes: > Hi Eric, > > Eric S Fraga <e.fr...@ucl.ac.uk> writes: > > [...] > >> The org-clock-in method works very well when I am pro-actively deciding >> what tasks to work on, e.g. through the agenda view. However, in some >> cases, I am reacting to external events (emails, somebody coming to see >> me, phone call, etc). I have a number of tasks which are more general >> and which capture this type of activity (admin, teaching, ...). If I >> happen to be in an org mode buffer, then "C-u M-x org-clock-in RET" >> allows me to pick the particular task (as it will typically be in the >> history) and clock it in. Works well. >> >> If I am *not* in an org buffer (yes, this happens sometimes ;-), I >> cannot do this as org-clock-in, even with the C-u arg, wants to find a >> headline. Can anybody suggest how I can clock in to a previously >> clocked task from any emacs mode? > > I cannot reproduce this. Here are the steps I took. > > - clocked into a headline > - clocked out > - switched buffer to *scratch* (I tried it a second time with a TeX > buffer, which also worked) > - typed C-u M-x org-clock-in > - selected 1 (the most recent task) > > Org successfully clocked into the task in the background.
I can't reproduce this either. Clocking in from any buffer works for me. Regards, Bernt
