[Orgmode] Re: exclude certain types from agenda

[Richard Riley]

Matt Lundin <address@hidden> writes:

> Richard Riley <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> Is it possible to exclude certain tags from the normal agenda?
>> (org-agenda a).
>>
>> I have vocab org items to learn (tagged VOCAB) but only want to see them 
>> from a
>> specially selected agenda tags "v" view : not from the "normal"
>> agenda.
>
> Two options: 
>
> 1) 
>
> (setq org-agenda-filter-preset '("-VOCAB"))
>
> 2) 
>
> (setq org-agenda-skip-function 
>       '(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'regexp ":VOCAB:"))
>
> Either of these should work. Note: they will apply to all of your agenda
> views. I.e., you'll have to adjust the local setting of the variable
> appropriately in your custom agenda commands if you want to see :VOCAB:
> items in a particular view.
>
> Best,
> Matt
>

Oh, very good,  thanks a lot.

My agenda command is now:

,----
| ("v" "Vocab" tags "VOCAB" ((org-agenda-filter-preset 
'("+VOCAB"))(org-agenda-todo-ignore-with-date nil)))
`----

and the "global" agenda filter preset is


,----
| (setq org-agenda-filter-preset '("-VOCAB"))
`----

regards,

r.