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From: Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>
To: subopt@gmail.com
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Is there an alternate means of defining categories?
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:12:19 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fxudf5bg.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080326222200.GB20809@austin.rr.com> (subopt@gmail.com's message of "Wed\, 26 Mar 2008 17\:22\:00 -0500")

subopt@gmail.com writes:

> I'm looking for a way to define categories, aside from using the
> '#+CATEGORY: Whatever' method. I'd like to keep all the comments and
> other visual clutter out of the actual data portions of my
> files. Using the 'odd' and 'hide leading stars' has helped a lot. If i
> could just move the category definitions elsewhere, and still have
> multiple categores per file, then i'd be free and clear of all my line
> noise.

I don't use #+CATEGORY: anymore.  I use properties.  I define the top
level task with a specific category and all subtasks inherit the same
property (and therefore are in the same category unless otherwise
specified)

The following are from my todo.org file:

* Tasks                                                                :newtask:
  :PROPERTIES:
  :CATEGORY: Tasks
  :ARCHIVE:  %s_archive::* Miscellaneous
  :END:
* Anniversaries and Holidays                                       :notaproject:
*** Birthdays
  :PROPERTIES:
  :CATEGORY: Birthday
  :END:
* Appointments                                                     :notaproject:
  :PROPERTIES:
  :CATEGORY: Appt
  :ARCHIVE:  %s_archive::* Appointments
  :END:
* Basement                                      :@home:
  :PROPERTIES:
  :CATEGORY: Basement
  :ARCHIVE: %s_archive::* Basement
  :END:
* Health                                        :@home:
  :PROPERTIES:
  :CATEGORY: Health
  :ARCHIVE: %s_archive::* Health
  :END:

The :PROPERTIES:...:END: is normally folded and is not exported (if you
export your org files)

HTH,
Bernt

      reply	other threads:[~2008-03-26 23:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-03-26 22:22 Is there an alternate means of defining categories? subopt
2008-03-26 23:12 ` Bernt Hansen [this message]

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