Hi Daneil,

Looks interesting. Could you share a sample tree with projects and actions?

Cheers,

- Marcelo.

On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 6:30 AM, Daniel Bausch <danielbau...@gmx.de> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I use a todo keyword "PROJ" and a custom block agenda, that filters
> different
> interesting groups for review.
>
> (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
>      '(("g" "My GTD Agenda"
>         ((agenda "" ((org-agenda-ndays 1)
>                      (org-agenda-start-on-weekday nil)
>                      (org-agenda-entry-types '(:timestamp :sexp))
>                      (org-agenda-overriding-header "Appointments")))
>          (agenda "" ((org-agenda-ndays 1)
>                      (org-agenda-start-on-weekday nil)
>                      (org-agenda-entry-types '(:deadline))
>                      (org-agenda-overriding-header "Upcoming Deadlines")
>                      (org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down
> time-down))
>                      (org-agenda-skip-function '(org-agenda-skip-entry-if
> 'todo
> 'done))))
>          (agenda "" ((org-agenda-ndays 1)
>                      (org-agenda-start-on-weekday nil)
>                      (org-agenda-entry-types '(:scheduled))
>                      (org-agenda-overriding-header "Scheduled")
>                      (org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down
> time-down))
>                      (org-agenda-skip-function '(org-agenda-skip-entry-if
> 'todo
> 'done))))
>          (todo "WAIT" ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down))
>                        (org-agenda-overriding-header "Waiting For")))
>          (todo "NEXT" ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down effort-
> down))
>                        (org-agenda-skip-function '(org-agenda-skip-entry-if
> 'scheduled 'deadline))
>                        (org-agenda-overriding-header "Next actions not
> being
> scheduled nor having a deadline")))
>          (todo "TODO" ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down effort-
> down))
>                        (org-agenda-skip-function '(org-agenda-skip-entry-if
> 'scheduled 'deadline))
>                        (org-agenda-overriding-header "Future actions not
> being scheduled nor having a deadline")))
>          (todo "PROJ" ((org-agenda-overriding-header "Active
> Projects")))))))
>
>
> Along with colors
>
>  '(org-todo-keyword-faces (quote (("PROJ" :foreground "Orange" :weight
> bold)
> ("MSTN" :foreground "VioletRed" :weight bold) ("WAIT" :foreground "Blue"
> :weight bold) ("CNCL" :foreground "MediumSeaGreen" :weight bold))))
>
> and
>
>  '(org-enforce-todo-checkbox-dependencies t)
>  '(org-enforce-todo-dependencies t)
>
> this works really well for GTD.
>
> Kind regards,
> Daniel
>
> Am Montag 10 Oktober 2011, 08:21:57 schrieb Marcelo de Moraes Serpa:
> > Hey list,
> >
> > I'm wondering if you make the distinction between projects and actionable
> > items. If you stop to think about it (specially if you read GTD by David
> > Allen), you see that you can't really "do" a project, but only actions
> > related to it. It's a powerful and underestimated concept. Of course, a
> > todo list is still a reminder of things, and any list can be useful, but
> > the more specific you are, the less you have to think (process) and the
> > more you can actually execute.
> >
> > Anyway, I was wondering how you guys differentiate between projects and
> > next actions (todo's) in your org lists. I myself use a :project: tag for
> > projects and todos have todo keywords before them. Projects never have a
> > todo keyword, except when DONE. I used to use a PROJECT keyword before,
> > but I felt that a tag seems to work better (and allows you to actually
> > filter todos without mixing projects). So, a typical list looks like
> this:
> >
> > * New feature :project:
> > ** TODO Create a mockup for the index page
> > ** TODO Convert the mockup to html
> > * Renew passport :project:
> > ** DONE Call for appointment
> > ** TODO Interveiw
> >     SCHEDULED <...>
> > ** DONE Buy groceries :project: ...
> >
> > How do you do it?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > - Marcelo.
>
>
>
>

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