From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: suggestion: options for chronological agenda Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:10:50 +0200 Message-ID: <4A73538F-84B1-4E48-B566-5D0BD5DE182F@gmail.com> References: <4b11f87e0909252202m93e3659gbc6d9c37c35be174@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MsMZy-0002vn-2h for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:12:14 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MsMZt-0002q5-1E for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:12:13 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=42016 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MsMZs-0002pw-Ti for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:12:08 -0400 Received: from mail-ew0-f208.google.com ([209.85.219.208]:37239) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MsMZs-0007bD-K1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:12:08 -0400 Received: by mail-ew0-f208.google.com with SMTP id 4so2890715ewy.31 for ; Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:12:08 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4b11f87e0909252202m93e3659gbc6d9c37c35be174@mail.gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Ilya Shlyakhter Cc: emacs-orgmode Hi Ilya, have you tried C-a a to get the agenda, and then v [ to include inactive time stamps? HTH - Carsten On Sep 26, 2009, at 6:02 AM, Ilya Shlyakhter wrote: > I often need to find recently modified entries. I try to timestamp > entries I work on with the active timestamps > (in angular brackets), and use the C-x a L command. This mostly > works, but is imperfect: > - when i use time logging, it inserts "inactive" timestamps that > are not found this way. so, i can't use this to find > "recently worked on" entries. > - it looks at the _first_ timestamp in an entry, rather than the > _last_ timestamp > - it is limited to one file . would be much better if it could > be made to work across the entire agenda. > - it would be fine to have the option to limit it to entries > within the last, say, week, if that would speed it up. > > The suggestion is to enhance the timeline agenda with options to: > - recognize "inactive" timestamps ([in square brackets]) > - use last, rather than first, timestamp in an entry > - search the entire agenda, rather than just the current file > - limit the agenda to entries within the last (say) week. > > The timeview agenda was of course originally designed for another use > case -- as a personal calendar/diary. > But I'm finding myself repeatedly using it this way: organize the > entries by hierarchical subject, and use the timeline > agenda to generate a chronological listing. > > It would also be _really_ great if the chronological listing could be > filtered to contain only entries matching a certain > tag/property query. Then you could e.g. get a chronological list of > "important" entries, or entries on a certain > subject. > > ilya > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode