Re: Recording results of TODO items

[William Kunkel <will@wkunkel.com>]

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Alright, I'll just do my own thing then, I suppose. Thanks!

On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 10:48 PM, Eric Abrahamsen
<eric@ericabrahamsen.net>wrote:

> William Kunkel <will@wkunkel.com> writes:
>
> > I could well add it in a sub-heading under the TODO, I was just
> > curious if there was a built-in org-mode way that I ought to be using
> > instead of rolling something of my own.
>
> Ah, no -- I think the state-change note is about as built-in as it gets...
>
> > Cheers,
> > Will
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Eric Abrahamsen <
> > eric@ericabrahamsen.net> wrote:
> >
> >     William Kunkel <will@wkunkel.com> writes:
> >
> >     > Is there a standard way to record the outcomes of certain TODO
> >     items?
> >     > For example, I had a TODO item to research and come to a
> >     decision
> >     > about part of the architecture of a software project I'm
> >     starting,
> >     > and I'd like to record the result of that TODO item, that is,
> >     the
> >     > decision that I made. I found "closing notes" for TODO items,
> >     but
> >     > that's an option that applies to all TODO items and seems more
> >     > intended for brief remarks (to me, at least). Is using the
> >     closing
> >     > notes functionality my best bet, or is there something better?
> >     >
> >     > Thanks,
> >     > Will
> >
> >     I do usually use the logging/notes functionality, but if you need
> >     more
> >     text, why not just make it the body of the TODO? A TODO is a
> >     heading
> >     like any other, you can just put a description of the outcome
> >     underneath
> >     it. If that gets unwieldy, separate the bits into multiple
> >     sub-headings,
> >     and/or make the TODO itself one smaller part of a larger TODO.
> >
> >
>
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