From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ross Patterson Subject: Re: Restrict agenda view to multiple files matching a pattern? Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:47:10 -0700 Message-ID: <87d4c8uim9.fsf@transitory.lefae.org> References: <87hc1kxe2y.fsf@transitory.lefae.org> <87k56gys3r.fsf@fastmail.fm> <87prg8uk61.fsf@transitory.lefae.org> <87fxh4yr93.fsf@fastmail.fm> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Llq7P-0006og-TH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:47:31 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Llq7K-0006oT-H7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:47:30 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=40228 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Llq7K-0006oQ-C1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:47:26 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:43161 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Llq7J-00050K-RM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:47:26 -0400 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1Llq7I-0003tq-Ew for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:47:24 +0000 Received: from rpatterson.net ([69.12.174.198]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:47:24 +0000 Received: from me by rpatterson.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:47:24 +0000 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Matthew Lundin writes: > Hi Ross, > > Ross Patterson writes: > >> Matthew Lundin writes: >> >>> Ross Patterson writes: >>> >>>> So far at least, I have my tasks broken up into multiple *.org files >>>> whose names reflect general categories. Often I want to look at the >>>> agenda view for files starting with "work" to look at all my work >>>> tasks. >>>> >>>> Is there a way I can do this or a better way I should be organizing my >>>> tasks? Putting all my tasks into one work file would just be way too >>>> much as I am a freelancer and have a lot to keep track of. Similarly I >>>> don't really want to tag every work task just to support this. Any >>>> suggestions? >>> >>> The following FAQs provide some tips on how to do this: >>> >>> - http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php#limit-agenda-with-tag-filtering >>> >>> - http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php#limit-agenda-with-category-match> >> Sorry, should have been clearer, I want to look at my work*.org tasks in >> the the *day/week agenda* view, not just the task listing. > > I'm a bit confused. One of the FAQs explains how to do precisely that > using #+FILETAGS and tag filtering (i.e., the same solution as Bernt's > email). The second link results in a headline list, not an "agenda day/week" view. Ross