Re: Defaults for Org variables

[Carsten Dominik <dominik@uva.nl>]

On Sep 17, 2009, at 12:06 AM, Sebastian Rose wrote:

> Carsten Dominik <dominik@uva.nl> writes:
>>> (defun sr-org-todo-state-toggled()
>>> "Start the clock, if the state of a todo item changes to 'STARTED'."
>>> (if(string= "STARTED" state)
>>>     (org-clock-in)
>>>   (org-clock-out-if-current)))
>>>
>>> (setq org-after-todo-state-change-hook 'sr-org-todo-state-toggled)
>>
>> I don't think this can be the default, I am not sure all people
>> would use it like this.  Bernt, for example, has many STARTED entries
>> around at any time.
>
>
> Same here. But working on exactly one at a time.
>
> The hook function works only on the one task I toggle.
>
> If I stop working on an STARTED task that is not yet finished, I use
> `C-c C-x C-o' to clock out.
>
> Switching a task from TODO to STARTED means I'm starting to work on  
> it,
> and therefor I want to clock in.
>
> Switching the task to `DONE' means I'm done with it, and therefor I  
> want
> to clock out.
>
>
> I found this on the list or somewhere, and it's exactly useful if, you
> need/want to clock each task you work on.
> Well, clocking work time is my primary use case for Org-mode.
>
> I never switched tasks using the modeline menu yet. Maybe an  
> additional
> function is needed to clock out the current task and clock in the next
> one, I don't know.  I tend to go back to the entry and add some notes,
> e.g. how a problem was solved, and clock out then.

I see.  Still, while this is very useful, it is still quite workflow  
dependent...

- Carsten

>
>
>
>
>>> I have to admit, that I'm not aware of the defaults anymore  
>>> (didn't use
>>> them since a year or so). I'll have to create another user on my  
>>> system,
>>> to check :)
>>
>> Or just call org-submit-bug-report which will show you all your non-
>> default
>> settings, including hooks.
>
> Ahh, that's a great tip.
> Looking at the bug report, I cannot believe I set that many values
> myself.
> But, yes, it seems I did :)
>
>
>  Sebastian

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