From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: many an agenda keyword search improvement Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:06:17 +0200 Message-ID: References: <20524da71003130936q45de8550g8a92e017a55bb822@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NwD9C-0007a5-5o for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:28:46 -0400 Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=52143 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NwD98-0007Z5-68 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:28:44 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NwD96-0001Oh-9m for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:28:42 -0400 Received: from mail-ew0-f223.google.com ([209.85.219.223]:60326) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NwD96-0001O6-3z for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:28:40 -0400 Received: by mail-ew0-f223.google.com with SMTP id 23so2203126ewy.14 for ; Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:28:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20524da71003130936q45de8550g8a92e017a55bb822@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: Samuel Wales Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Samuel, thanks for this message. I have put this on my list, but I cannot see when I will be able to work on this. - Carsten On Mar 13, 2010, at 6:36 PM, Samuel Wales wrote: > Here are agenda suggestions for org keyword searches that I > have been collecting. > > All of them would be very useful (to me). > > Is it better to use separate emails? > > > 1. Colorize headlines as in the outline. > > When I search for "forums" in org using M-x > org-agenda-dispatch s, I get an agenda that does not > colorize the italic part of the headline below. > > * NAKA [#A] /email and forum/ > forums :now:refile: > > If it could be colorized normally, I would be able to find > the headline much faster. > > 2. Colorize matches. > > Some hits are from headlines (i.e. "forums" is in the > headline), but others are from body text. These are not > distinguished. Also, regexp searches do not show what > matched, and you can't tell where the match is in a headline > easily. > > These problems are solved by colorizing matches (e.g. using > the same face that isearch does). > > 3. Pre-seed isearch and isearch-regexp. > > If you RET on a headline, you sometimes want to search for > the search expression (e.g. "forums") in the body text. > (Optionally) pre-seeding isearch and isearch-regexp with the > search expression would allow you to not have to type it. > > This would turn the entire expression, such as "alpha beta > {gamma\|linoleic}", into a regular expression. > > 4. E-like mode for body matches. > > If matches are in body text, perhaps the matching lines can > be shown under the headilnes with the matches highlighted. > > 5. Link type for agenda search. > > Sometimes you want a todo item to do an agenda keyword search. > > 6. Colorize matches in other window. > > When you show the outline buffer in the other window, > colorize matches there. > > 7. Search within results. > > The / command is useful for searching for tags within > results (including body text) without having to incur the > overhead of an entire agenda search again. > > I'd like the same thing for keyword searches. Searches are > very slow on my system, so I never refine searches. But I > would if I had this capability. > > 8. Or search within results and do other stuff. > > I also have a proposal for an idea that supersedes #7 and > also allows more functionality. I alluded to it in previous > email in a footnote. > > Suppose we could have a "next command operates on the > selected entries (or ALL displayed entries if none > selected)" command? > > This could fold the / command and the command I am > requesting into a single facility that can then be used for > other purposes also. To do a todo search within a keyword > search, you just do the keyword search, run the command, > then do a todo search. Or any other command. > > It could be on /. Current / behavior could be done with two > /es (first says next command is within results and second > says do tag search). > > 9. Search in attachments. > > I have already covered this in another email. Perhaps the > discussion could be revived if there is enough interest. > > > Thanks. > > Samuel > > -- > Q: How many CDC "scientists" does it take to change a lightbulb? > A: "You only think it's dark." [CDC has denied a deadly disease for > 25 years] > ========== > Retrovirus: http://www.wpinstitute.org/xmrv/index.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode - Carsten