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Re: [O] Using org-mode for Research and Notetaking
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John Hendy |
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Re: [O] Using org-mode for Research and Notetaking |
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Tue, 12 Jul 2011 09:23:46 -0500 |
On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Florian Beck <address@hidden> wrote:
> [My main goal is to take research notes and write texts. I have little
> interest in the todo/agenda part of org-mode, which I understand is its
> main focus, so bear this in mind.]
Snipped 1-4, as I don't have anything to add...
> 5. According to the manual »TODO items are an integral part of the
> notes file«. I like that, but I do not find it so. TODO items are
> headings which I find somewhat confusing: My files are either articles
> to be (with the appropriate headlines) or notes where headlines usually
> formulate the topic the note is about. Todo items, on the other hand,
> would be »clarify the paragraph«, »check what X says about Y«, »add
> more sources«, etc. As it is TODOs are not integrated but stand out,
> breaking the structure of the file. How about allowing TODO items in
> comments? This would seem much more natural to me: a TODO item should
> not be part of your text but disappear when it is done.
I posted something similar a bit back. I do use org for todos, but
also write papers/reports, and take notes on things I'm reading. You
might want to check out that thread. [1] In particular, there were
some great comments about using inline tasks with custom export
options (one of them being the todonotes pacakge). [2] [3] Hope that
offers at least some input.
I think inline tasks can do what you want -- can be exported or not,
they stay out of the way, and don't break the flow. Good luck!
---
All from the same thread, but I skimmed it and picked these out in particular:
[1] Top level thread:
http://www.mail-archive.com/address@hidden/msg40356.html
[2] Inline tasks suggestion:
http://www.mail-archive.com/address@hidden/msg40359.html
[3] Todonotes variant:
http://www.mail-archive.com/address@hidden/msg40589.html
John
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> Florian Beck
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- [O] RFC: Revisit org-export-content-div (in the context of org-s5), Jambunathan K, 2011/07/10
- Re: [O] RFC: Revisit org-export-content-div (in the context of org-s5), Jambunathan K, 2011/07/10
- Re: [O] RFC: Revisit org-export-content-div (in the context of org-s5), Bastien, 2011/07/11
- Re: [O] Using org-mode for Research and Notetaking, Giovanni Ridolfi, 2011/07/12
- Re: [O] Using org-mode for Research and Notetaking, Bastien, 2011/07/13
- Re: [O] Using org-mode for Research and Notetaking, Sebastien Vauban, 2011/07/13
- Re: [O] Using org-mode for Research and Notetaking, Bastien, 2011/07/13
- Re: [O] Using org-mode for Research and Notetaking, Sebastien Vauban, 2011/07/13
- Re: [O] Using org-mode for Research and Notetaking, Nicolas Goaziou, 2011/07/13
- Re: [O] Using org-mode for Research and Notetaking, Bastien, 2011/07/16
- Re: [O] Using org-mode for Research and Notetaking, Matt Lundin, 2011/07/18
- Re: [O] Using org-mode for Research and Notetaking, Sebastien Vauban, 2011/07/18