[Orgmode] Re: due today notification

2010-04-28 Thread Buck Brody
Matt, Assume I have 10 things that must be done for a specific project and two of them must be done today. I want to be able to know which two are due today, but I still want to see them in the same list as the other 8 items because it gives useful context. Buck On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 3:01

[Orgmode] Re: due today notification

2010-04-28 Thread Matthew Lundin
Buck Brody buckbr...@gmail.com writes: Might I ask why the sparse tree search above or a simple agenda view of deadlines is inadequate? The daily agenda provides a nice view of all deadlines, making clear which are due today and which are past due. And with a custom agenda

[Orgmode] Re: due today notification

2010-04-28 Thread Buck Brody
Matt, Thanks for your suggestions. The problem with the sparse tree is that a sparse tree will only show the headlines above the item with a deadline, it will not show the sibling headlines. For example, if I used a sparse tree on: * Fruit ** Apple *** Macintosh *** Crab DEADLINE:

[Orgmode] Re: due today notification

2010-04-28 Thread Matthew Lundin
Buck Brody buckbr...@gmail.com writes: The problem with the sparse tree is that a sparse tree will only show the headlines above the item with a deadline, it will not show the sibling headlines.  For example, if I used a sparse tree on: That depends on the value of org-show-siblings. To

Re: [Orgmode] Re: due today notification

2010-04-28 Thread Nick Dokos
Buck Brody buckbr...@gmail.com wrote: Assume I have 10 things that must be done for a specific project and two of them must be done today. I want to be able to know which two are due today, but I still want to see them in the same list as the other 8 items because it gives useful context.

Re: [Orgmode] Re: due today notification

2010-04-28 Thread Buck Brody
Nick, Thanks for the suggestion. What I want is a way to know, just by looking at a headline, if it is due today. Maybe this isn't something most people care about because they keep their files unfolded most of the time, so they can see the DEADLINE property. All my tasks are kept on the third

Re: [Orgmode] Re: due today notification

2010-04-28 Thread Nick Dokos
Buck Brody buckbr...@gmail.com wrote: ... Maybe it would be best if I explain my current workflow.  I use agenda to see what is due today.  I then manually assign those items the A priority.  For the rest of the day, whether I am in a different agenda view, or just within my main file, I

[Orgmode] Re: due today notification

2010-04-27 Thread Matthew Lundin
Hi Buck, Buck Brody buckbr...@gmail.com writes: Sorry, I don't think I properly described what I am looking for.  I want a visual indicator (like a tag or a face) of tasks due today, but I don't want to do a specific search.  The idea would be that, within a view of all tasks, I would be

[Orgmode] Re: due today notification

2010-04-26 Thread Buck Brody
Sorry, I don't think I properly described what I am looking for. I want a visual indicator (like a tag or a face) of tasks due today, but I don't want to do a specific search. The idea would be that, within a view of all tasks, I would be able to see at a glance which were due today. Does that

[Orgmode] Re: due today notification

2010-04-24 Thread Matt Lundin
Buck Brody buckbr...@gmail.com writes: Is there a way to know if an item is due today by only looking at the headline or at an agenda?  For instance, could a tag today be triggered based upon a deadline? Basically, when looking at a sparse tree or an agenda, I would like to know what is due