Hi Bernt,
I don't see a compelling reason why these two skipping checks could not
be exchanged:
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diff --git a/lisp/org-agenda.el b/lisp/org-agenda.el
index 609edd4..a386a18 100644
--- a/lisp/org-agenda.el
+++ b/lisp/org-agenda.el
@@ -4573,6 +4573,7 @@ the documentation of `org-diary'."
(goto-char (point-min))
(while (re-search-forward regexp nil t)
(catch :skip
+ (org-agenda-skip)
(save-match-data
(beginning-of-line)
(setq beg (point) end (save-excursion (outline-next-heading) (point)))
@@ -4581,7 +4582,6 @@ the documentation of `org-diary'."
(or org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels (org-end-of-subtree 'invisible))
(throw :skip nil)))
(goto-char beg)
- (org-agenda-skip)
(goto-char (match-beginning 1))
(setq marker (org-agenda-new-marker (match-beginning 0))
category (org-get-category)
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Does anyone else see a reason why this could cause a problem?
Bernt, maybe just try out this patch and report back?
- Carsten
On 20.4.2011, at 02:39, Bernt Hansen wrote:
> <Sorry for the double post - hit C-c C-s in Gnus trying to set the
> scheduled date and that sends the message... oops>
>
> Hi Carsten,
>
> I'm trying to tune my shiny new block agenda so it has a section that
> displays non-project tasks without a scheduled date or deadline date in
> the future.
>
> I have a non-standard skipping function that skips project trees which
> I'm using in this agenda so what is left should only be non-project
> tasks. My agenda with only this non-standard skipping function works
> perfectly and gives me a list of only non-project tasks.
>
> I don't really want to see non-project tasks with a scheduled or
> deadline date in the future. I added org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled
> and org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines to 'future to this agenda view and
> now I get extra project tasks in the list which is incorrect.
>
> It seems the org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled (and deadlines) vars are
> applied to the list of todo tasks first -- so any projects that have a
> scheduled or deadline date are skipped (but not the entire tree - just
> the top-level project task) -- this makes all of the project subtasks
> appear in my 'non-project' task list which is wrong.
>
> If the non-standard skipping function was applied first and then the
> test for scheduled/deadline I think it work work the way I want. Is
> this hard to change?
>
> Example:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> * TODO Project task
> SCHEDULED: <2011-04-12 Tue>
> ** TODO Subtask 1
> ** TODO Subtask 2
> * TODO Non project task
> * TODO Another non-project-task
> DEADLINE: <2011-06-03 Fri>
> * TODO Some future non-project task
> SCHEDULED: <2011-06-18 Sat>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> My agenda view for non-project tasks should show only
>
> * TODO Non project task
> * TODO Another non-project-task
> * TODO Some future non-project task
>
> but with (setq org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled 'future) the top level
> 'Project task' is skipped and 'Subtask 1' show up (and is considered not
> a project since it has no subtasks)
>
> If this can't be changed for some technical reason I guess I can make my
> skipping function more intelligent and look up the hierarchy as well to
> make sure this task is not under some other project task but I didn't
> think that would be necessary to accomplish what I want.
>
> Do you have any suggestions for how I get to my desired end result?
>
> Regards,
> Bernt
