From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Daniel J. Sinder" Subject: Re: Re: A nice feature to suggest Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:59:50 -0800 Message-ID: <45E32E26.8090607@gmail.com> References: <52D89C75FEE9444E8D9C016E3730098306CD8D@chsa1036.share.beluni.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HLl4y-000389-1y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:00:08 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HLl4v-00037x-2M for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:00:06 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HLl4u-00037u-UQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:00:04 -0500 Received: from an-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.132.246]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1HLl4u-0006WZ-0c for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:00:04 -0500 Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id b8so848226ana for ; Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:00:03 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: 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: Bastien Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Bastien wrote: > "Egli Christian (KIRO 43)" writes: > >>> **: a headline >>> It would be convenient when you need to store inline tasks that are >>> neither proper headlines nor list items. Such a headline wouldn't >>> (un)fold, not because its content must stay invisible, but because it >>> has no content. >> What is the use case for this? > > For example : > > * A new project > > Here is some content describing the expected process for a project. > Then i want to list some preliminary scheduled tasks to organize a > few things : > > **: SOMEDAY Build a website > **: NEXT Set up a discussion list > > Then i continue describing the project. My point is that this very > three lines of content are not related to the headline "Set up a > discussion list", but to the headline "A new project". > > For now, i use list items like this : > > - [ ] Build a website > - [ ] Set up a discussion list > > But i can't add tags, schedule or archive them, etc., as you do with > other kinds of (headlined) tasks. Does this describtion make more > sense for you ? > > ... > > I'm aware this might first be confusing for the user, because this is > not the general approach of org-mode. And i'm also aware this might > be a very specific need. But i like org-mode for its flexibility and > this was just a suggestion concerning "unfoldable" headline (while we > were at it). > > Hope that makes more sens now :) > > Best, > This is much clearer to me, for one, and I see how the need can arise. But it appears somewhat redundant in that you could always re-organize your file to achieve the same effect (at the cost of a deeper hierarchy). For example: * A new project ** Expected process Here is some content, etc. *** SOMEDAY Build a website *** NEXT Set up a discussion list ** Additional details Then continue describing the project. Dan