Pete Ley <peteley11...@gmail.com> writes:
> As Bastien said, this doesn't really fit the idea of a habit, but I
> think there is a reasonable non-elisp way of tweaking it to fit. Maybe
> it would help.
>
> What if you had something like this:
>
> * Read <book>
> :LOGBOOK:
> - Note taken on [2014-10-20 Mon 10:33] \\
> 151-300
> - Note taken on [2014-10-20 Mon 10:32] \\
> 1-150
> :END:
> :PROPERTIES:
> :STYLE: habit
> :END:
I've been (very gradually) working on something I'm calling org-log, for
just this sort of situation -- a library that would possibly go
underneath org-habit and maybe even org-clock. It would look like:
* Read <book>
:LOGBOOK:
- Note taken on [2014-10-20 Mon 10:33] \\
PAGES: 49
- Note taken on [2014-10-20 Mon 10:32] \\
PAGES: 150
:END:
When adding notes (or state-change log notes) the user would be prompted
to record values for the key(s) already existing in the logbook (in this
case, PAGES). Multiple key-value pairs would be possible. Generic tables
could be created for a heading, with more specialized tables with
user-defined column formulas and all that.
Add unit manipulation/calculation from the calc-units package, and I
think this could be a nice extension to Org.
I originally started thinking of this while translating a novel. I had a
certain number of characters to translate, and a certain deadline. What
I wanted was a single heading where I logged my progress, and a
reporting facility that said "given today's date and how many characters
you've already done, you'll need to average XXX characters per day to
hit the deadline." I envisioned a gnuplot table that showed
actual-characters-per-day against the shifting
average-characters-per-day.
I didn't make my deadline. I don't blame Org for that, but I think I
would have stood a better chance if org-log existed. :)
Eric
> I do this sometimes for things like this. The heading doesn't need to
> change as it can just be a reminder to read <book> and you can keep
> track of what you've read in the notes with C-c C-z.
>
> Optionally, if you have multiple books and you're reading different
> amounts of each one each day, you can just write how much you plan to
> read under the heading for each one, e.g.
>
> * Read <book>
> 100 pages each day
> * Read <book 2>
> 50 pages each day
