insert todo from agenda?

insert todo from agenda?

[knubee]

This seems like an obvious question, but I haven't been able to find an answer. 

Is there a simple command for entering a new TODO item from the agenda view?
(something analogous to "i d" for inserting a diary entry)

If not, how do people quickly enter new scheduled/deadline TODO items?

thanks

Re: insert todo from agenda?

[Cezar Halmagean]

knubee <knubee@gmail.com> writes:

> This seems like an obvious question, but I haven't been able to find an answer. 
>
> Is there a simple command for entering a new TODO item from the agenda view?
> (something analogous to "i d" for inserting a diary entry)
>
> If not, how do people quickly enter new scheduled/deadline TODO items?
>

I'd like to see this feature too as I am alwas in my agenda buffer.

As people do it now is by using remember.

Cezar

Re: Re: insert todo from agenda?

[Carsten Dominik]

On Jun 15, 2008, at 9:01 PM, Cezar Halmagean wrote:

> knubee <knubee@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> This seems like an obvious question, but I haven't been able to  
>> find an answer.
>>
>> Is there a simple command for entering a new TODO item from the  
>> agenda view?
>> (something analogous to "i d" for inserting a diary entry)
>>
>> If not, how do people quickly enter new scheduled/deadline TODO  
>> items?
>>
>
> I'd like to see this feature too as I am alwas in my agenda buffer.
>
> As people do it now is by using remember.

What could be better than remember for this purpose?

- Carsten

Re: Re: insert todo from agenda?

[Richard G Riley]

Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl> writes:

> On Jun 15, 2008, at 9:01 PM, Cezar Halmagean wrote:
>
>> knubee <knubee@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> This seems like an obvious question, but I haven't been able to
>>> find an answer.
>>>
>>> Is there a simple command for entering a new TODO item from the
>>> agenda view?
>>> (something analogous to "i d" for inserting a diary entry)
>>>
>>> If not, how do people quickly enter new scheduled/deadline TODO
>>> items?
>>>
>>
>> I'd like to see this feature too as I am alwas in my agenda buffer.
>>
>> As people do it now is by using remember.
>
> What could be better than remember for this purpose?
>
> - Carsten

I think that, if I understand the issue, from the agenda it would be
nicer for a default action to insert with the scheduled date defaulted
to the day which has focus.

Re: insert todo from agenda?

[Cezar Halmagean]

Richard G Riley <rileyrgdev@googlemail.com> writes:

>
> I think that, if I understand the issue, from the agenda it would be
> nicer for a default action to insert with the scheduled date defaulted
> to the day which has focus.

exactly...

Re: insert todo from agenda?

[Paul R]

Cezar Halmagean <cezar@mixandgo.ro> writes:

> Richard G Riley <rileyrgdev@googlemail.com> writes:
>
>>
>> I think that, if I understand the issue, from the agenda it would be
>> nicer for a default action to insert with the scheduled date defaulted
>> to the day which has focus.
>
> exactly...

I wonder where is the right place to implement this. I would tend to
think it is in remember. Has anyone checked if remember can already
match some context data around the point, and put it back in the
template ?

-- 
      Paul

Re: insert todo from agenda?

[knubee]

> I think that, if I understand the issue, from the agenda it would be
> nicer for a default action to insert with the scheduled date defaulted
> to the day which has focus.

yes, it would be convenient if we could do that.

Re: Re: insert todo from agenda?

[Manish]

May be I misunderstood but it seems following setup
does all that you want (and more).

Please see below.

,----[ Relevant setup ]
| (defun my-start-clock-if-needed ()
|  (save-excursion
|    (goto-char (point-min))
|    (when (re-search-forward ":CLOCK-IN:" nil t)
|       (replace-match "")
|       (org-clock-in))))
|
| (setq org-remember-templates
|   (quote
|    (
|     ("Client1 Task" ?g "* NEWTASK %? %^g %&\n  SCHEDULED: %t\n
:CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/client1.org" "Unprocessed
Tasks")
|     ("Client2 Task" ?G "* NEWTASK %? %^g %& \n  SCHEDULED: %t\n
:CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/client2.org" "Unprocessed
Tasks")
|     ("Personal Tasks" ?p "* NEWTASK %? %& \n  SCHEDULED: %t\n
:CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/personal.org" "Unprocessed
Tasks")
|     ("Appointment @ Client1" ?a "* APPT %? %& \n  SCHEDULED: %^{At:
}T\n  :CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/client1.org" "New
Appointments")
|     ("Appointment @ Client2" ?A "* APPT %? %& \n  SCHEDULED: %^T{At:
}\n  :CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/client2.org" "New
Appointments")
|     ("Notes" ?n "* %?\n  %a\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/notes.org" "Notes")
|     ("Journal" 106 "\n* JOURNAL Entry at %U\n  %?"
"~/org.git/journal.org" "Journal")
|   )))
`----

This setup:

- schedules the task by default for today (%t)
- records the date the task was created (%T)
- prompts for tags (%^g)
- start the clock when you start creating the task and offer to clock
  out when you save the task (:CLOCK-IN: and my-start-clock-if-needed)
- takes you to the location the task is being filed when you save (%&).

You can then refile it using org-refile. (C-c C-w by default.)

This works irrespective of the buffer you are in (you need not be in ageda.)

Thanks to Bernt for much of this setup and ideas.

Please do see sec. #9 for more details.  It lets you be pretty creative.

Best,
-- Manish

Re: Re: insert todo from agenda?

[Manish]

  > Please do see sec. #9 for more details.  It lets you be pretty creative.

I meant sec #9 of the org manual.  Sorry.

-- Manish

Re: Re: insert todo from agenda?

[Richard G Riley]

Manish <mailtomanish.sharma@gmail.com> writes:

> May be I misunderstood but it seems following setup
> does all that you want (and more).
>
> Please see below.
>
> ,----[ Relevant setup ]
> | (defun my-start-clock-if-needed ()
> |  (save-excursion
> |    (goto-char (point-min))
> |    (when (re-search-forward ":CLOCK-IN:" nil t)
> |       (replace-match "")
> |       (org-clock-in))))
> |
> | (setq org-remember-templates
> |   (quote
> |    (
> |     ("Client1 Task" ?g "* NEWTASK %? %^g %&\n  SCHEDULED: %t\n
> :CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/client1.org" "Unprocessed
> Tasks")
> |     ("Client2 Task" ?G "* NEWTASK %? %^g %& \n  SCHEDULED: %t\n
> :CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/client2.org" "Unprocessed
> Tasks")
> |     ("Personal Tasks" ?p "* NEWTASK %? %& \n  SCHEDULED: %t\n
> :CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/personal.org" "Unprocessed
> Tasks")
> |     ("Appointment @ Client1" ?a "* APPT %? %& \n  SCHEDULED: %^{At:
> }T\n  :CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/client1.org" "New
> Appointments")
> |     ("Appointment @ Client2" ?A "* APPT %? %& \n  SCHEDULED: %^T{At:
> }\n  :CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/client2.org" "New
> Appointments")
> |     ("Notes" ?n "* %?\n  %a\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/notes.org" "Notes")
> |     ("Journal" 106 "\n* JOURNAL Entry at %U\n  %?"
> "~/org.git/journal.org" "Journal")
> |   )))
> `----
>
> This setup:
>
> - schedules the task by default for today (%t)

The Agenda insert should set the date and time to the date and time
under the cursor so I dont think this is the same thing being requested.

Re: Re: insert todo from agenda?

[Carsten Dominik]

On Jun 16, 2008, at 5:44 AM, Richard G Riley wrote:

> Manish <mailtomanish.sharma@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> May be I misunderstood but it seems following setup
>> does all that you want (and more).
>>
>> Please see below.
>>
>> ,----[ Relevant setup ]
>> | (defun my-start-clock-if-needed ()
>> |  (save-excursion
>> |    (goto-char (point-min))
>> |    (when (re-search-forward ":CLOCK-IN:" nil t)
>> |       (replace-match "")
>> |       (org-clock-in))))
>> |
>> | (setq org-remember-templates
>> |   (quote
>> |    (
>> |     ("Client1 Task" ?g "* NEWTASK %? %^g %&\n  SCHEDULED: %t\n
>> :CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/client1.org" "Unprocessed
>> Tasks")
>> |     ("Client2 Task" ?G "* NEWTASK %? %^g %& \n  SCHEDULED: %t\n
>> :CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/client2.org" "Unprocessed
>> Tasks")
>> |     ("Personal Tasks" ?p "* NEWTASK %? %& \n  SCHEDULED: %t\n
>> :CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/personal.org" "Unprocessed
>> Tasks")
>> |     ("Appointment @ Client1" ?a "* APPT %? %& \n  SCHEDULED: %^{At:
>> }T\n  :CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/client1.org" "New
>> Appointments")
>> |     ("Appointment @ Client2" ?A "* APPT %? %& \n  SCHEDULED:  
>> %^T{At:
>> }\n  :CLOCK-IN:\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/client2.org" "New
>> Appointments")
>> |     ("Notes" ?n "* %?\n  %a\n  CREATED: %U\n"  "~/org.git/ 
>> notes.org" "Notes")
>> |     ("Journal" 106 "\n* JOURNAL Entry at %U\n  %?"
>> "~/org.git/journal.org" "Journal")
>> |   )))
>> `----
>>
>> This setup:
>>
>> - schedules the task by default for today (%t)
>
> The Agenda insert should set the date and time to the date and time
> under the cursor so I dont think this is the same thing being  
> requested.


I will have code for this in the next push, as soon as repo.or.cz is  
up again.

- Carsten

Re: insert todo from agenda?

[knubee]

> > The Agenda insert should set the date and time to the date and time
> > under the cursor so I dont think this is the same thing being  
> > requested.
> 
> I will have code for this in the next push, as soon as repo.or.cz is  
> up again.

wonderful, thanks!

in its simplest version, what interests me is just a one or two letter command
that puts me into my task file. additional "nice to have" would be:

- two-letter combination distinguishes between insert deadline todo and insert
schedule todo
- it stores the current time/date under cursor when leaving agenda
- it allows me to quickly arrow/tab through the structure of my task file to
find the appropriate location for the new task
- i hit return and appropriate deadline/schedule info is place after point --
and i can start to type in the task/todo details.

but, as i say, even a simple quick way to get to task file will be great.

thanks.

Re: Re: insert todo from agenda?

[Carsten Dominik]

On Jun 16, 2008, at 10:08 AM, knubee wrote:

>>> The Agenda insert should set the date and time to the date and time
>>> under the cursor so I dont think this is the same thing being
>>> requested.
>>
>> I will have code for this in the next push, as soon as repo.or.cz is
>> up again.
>
> wonderful, thanks!
>
> in its simplest version, what interests me is just a one or two  
> letter command
> that puts me into my task file. additional "nice to have" would be:
>
> - two-letter combination distinguishes between insert deadline todo  
> and insert
> schedule todo
> - it stores the current time/date under cursor when leaving agenda
> - it allows me to quickly arrow/tab through the structure of my task  
> file to
> find the appropriate location for the new task
> - i hit return and appropriate deadline/schedule info is place after  
> point --
> and i can start to type in the task/todo details.

You can do all this with appropriate remember templates.  All I will  
do it to make sure that the dates inserted into the remember template  
will reflect the agenda date.  How you further edit and file away the  
entry is a matter of your remember setup.  You can either have  
different templates for different tasks lists, or only a single  
template that will be filed interactively to the appropriate list.   
Check the remember template section of the manual for the (too) many  
options.

- Carsten

Re: insert todo from agenda?

[knubee]

> You can do all this with appropriate remember templates.

good to know. i will look into it. thanks.

Re: insert todo from agenda?

[Cezar Halmagean]

Carsten Dominik <dominik@uva.nl> writes:

> You can do all this with appropriate remember templates.  All I will
> do it to make sure that the dates inserted into the remember template
> will reflect the agenda date.  How you further edit and file away the
> entry is a matter of your remember setup.  You can either have
> different templates for different tasks lists, or only a single
> template that will be filed interactively to the appropriate list.
> Check the remember template section of the manual for the (too) many
> options.
>
> - Carsten
>

That would be very nice to have. Thanks Carsten.

Cezar