Re: [O] Journal versus clock tables: Opposing requirements?

[Olaf Dietsche]

Tommy Kelly <address@hidden> writes:

>> OK, that might be what I need then. I thought clock tables grouped
>> things by headings, not by tags. I'll have a look at the manual.
>
> I'm trying the tagging thing within clock tables, but I can't get it
> working at all. I've attached a tag to a single headline, and checked
> that I've got that right by using "C-c a m". Then I added a :tags item
> to my clock table block but it seems to have no effect. Is this valid:
>
> #+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 2 :scope file :block thisweek :step week
> :indent :tags test_tag
> #+END:
>
> I've also tried :tags 'test_tag', :tags '+test_tag' and a bunch of
> other things, but nothing seems to do anything. What I was expecting
> was that my clock table, currently filled with lots of items, would be
> reduced to looking only at the single headline that I've tagged. But
> it's not -- it just stays as it was before.

I haven't tried this myself, just looking at the manual. But playing
around, it seems you need double quotes around your tags match.

Here's a simple example for a start:

Tagged clock tables  -*- mode: org; fill-column: 78 -*-

* Shopping                                                          :errands:
  :CLOCK:
  CLOCK: [2011-11-07 Mo 09:45]--[2011-11-07 Mo 09:50] =>  0:05
  :END:
* Cleaning                                                            :house:
  :CLOCK:
  CLOCK: [2011-11-07 Mo 08:50]--[2011-11-07 Mo 09:05] =>  0:15
  :END:
* Kids                                                             :children:
  :CLOCK:
  CLOCK: [2011-11-07 Mo 08:30]--[2011-11-07 Mo 08:50] =>  0:20
  :END:
* Homework                                                         :children:
  :CLOCK:
  CLOCK: [2011-11-07 Mo 13:40]--[2011-11-07 Mo 14:05] =>  0:25
  :END:
* Exercises                                                          :health:
  :CLOCK:
  CLOCK: [2011-11-07 Mo 07:30]--[2011-11-07 Mo 07:50] =>  0:20
  :END:

#+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 2 :scope file :tags "health"
Clock summary at [2011-11-08 Di 09:57]

| Headline     | Time   |
|--------------+--------|
| *Total time* | *0:20* |
|--------------+--------|
| Exercises    | 0:20   |
#+END: clocktable

#+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 2 :scope file :tags "children"
Clock summary at [2011-11-08 Di 09:58]

| Headline     |   Time |
|--------------+--------|
| *Total time* | *0:45* |
|--------------+--------|
| Kids         |   0:20 |
| Homework     |   0:25 |
#+END: clocktable

Regards, Olaf