Clock-in task when emacs starts

Clock-in task when emacs starts

[Radosław Grzanka]

Hello,
   is it possible to select and clock-in default task when emacs starts?

I'm trying to implement GTD setup as described here 
http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html and I like concept of "punching-in". 
However, I found out it is not necessary for me to select "default task" 
each time I punch in becaue I have only one such task.

Therefore, I'd like to set default task and clock it in when emacs starts.

Any help?

  Thanks,
   Radek.

Re: Clock-in task when emacs starts

[Bernt Hansen]

Radosław Grzanka <radoslawg@gmail.com> writes:

> Hello,
>   is it possible to select and clock-in default task when emacs starts?
>
> I'm trying to implement GTD setup as described here
> http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html and I like concept of
> "punching-in". However, I found out it is not necessary for me to
> select "default task" each time I punch in becaue I have only one such
> task.
>
> Therefore, I'd like to set default task and clock it in when emacs starts.
>
> Any help?
>
>  Thanks,
>   Radek.

Hi Radek,

Sure it is possible.  You can identify a task by a globally unique id
and clock that in.  I have a function for this but I don't use it
anymore.

I've modified the org-clock-in call to provide the double prefix
argument so it also sets this as the default task.

Now you can just call (bh/clock-in-organization-task) in your .emacs or
bind it to a key to set that task to the default.

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(require 'org-id)

(defun bh/clock-in-organization-task ()
  (interactive)
  (bh/clock-in-task-by-id "eb155a82-92b2-4f25-a3c6-0304591af2f9"))

(defun bh/clock-in-task-by-id (id)
  "Clock in a task by id"
  (save-restriction
    (widen)
    (org-with-point-at (org-id-find id 'marker)
      (org-clock-in '(16)))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Regards,
Bernt

Re: Clock-in task when emacs starts

[Radosław Grzanka]

> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> (require 'org-id)
>
> (defun bh/clock-in-organization-task ()
>    (interactive)
>    (bh/clock-in-task-by-id "eb155a82-92b2-4f25-a3c6-0304591af2f9"))
>
> (defun bh/clock-in-task-by-id (id)
>    "Clock in a task by id"
>    (save-restriction
>      (widen)
>      (org-with-point-at (org-id-find id 'marker)
>        (org-clock-in '(16)))))
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Thanks Bernt, that is so cool. In fact I conceived something simillar 
but it dependent on exact headline name. Your version is way more versilite.

Thanks!