Re: Sticky Agenda buffer: Announcement and request for testing

[Rainer Stengele <rainer.stengele@online.de>]

Hi,

Thanks for the new possibility!
It works as described.

I have a few functions based on the org-agenda-buffer-name, which now is no more available,
as all the agenda buffers are named differently:

..
  (if (get-buffer org-agenda-buffer-name)
..
will no more work.


I hope that the current agenda buffer names pattern will stay as it is.
I will have to hardcode the changed buffer names.

Thanks,
Rainer





Am 11.03.2012 13:48, schrieb Dominik, Carsten:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> already in Januar, Max Mikhanosha had published the first
> version of his code to implement multiple agenda buffers.  I have
> worked with him over the last few weeks, and we think that
> it is now quite stable.
> 
> Sticky agenda buffers (this is how Max calls it now) means the
> ability to keep multiple agenda buffer around.  So while this
> does not cut down on the time it takes to create an agenda view,
> it has massive impact in a situation where you would like to
> switch between different agenda views frequently.
> 
> The code it available in the git repository, in the branch
> max-sticky-agenda.  And it would be great if a few people
> could go ahead and do some testing before we merge it.
> Testing should be done both with sticky buffers turned off and
> turned on.
> 
> We have made it now very simple to test it:
> 
>   git pull origin
>   git checkout max-sticky-agenda
> 
> Then, in Emacs, use the `*' key in the agenda dispatcher
> to turn sticky buffers on and off.
> 
> Since sticky buffers are not made new each time you look
> at them, you need to update them when you think it is needed,
> by pressing `g' or `r' in the buffer.  To make sure all
> buffer are rebuilt, use `C-c a * *', so press the star twice
> to toggle sticky buffer off and back on.  This will remove
> all existing agenda buffers, so that they will be made again
> when you dispatch to them.
> 
> Regards
> 
> - Carsten and Max
> 
>