On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Bernt Hansen
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Hi David,
Answers are inline.
David Frascone <
address@hidden> writes:
> I've been using a lot of the great info at this site
> (
http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html) , and I have some questions:
>
> When using timestamps, I like the time in there too. And, I like to
> stamp every entry, so my status looks nice. But, I'm having a couple
> of problems:
>
> make C-c ! always do the same thing as C-u C-c !
>
I use a key binding for this: f9-t which creates a timestamp like this
at point. [2010-05-03 Mon 14:52] The binding for that is documented at
http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html#sec-15_21
Duh. Sorry. I thought there would be a way to do it with just a command, and, at first glance, didn't grok what you were doing with the func. Consider it stolen. I'm going to re-map something to it. I don't like using Function keys, because when I am using my macbook w/o a keyboard, I have to hit a Fn button to get those. But, I'll map it to something. I do like your f9 map, so, maybe I'll use M-9 or something like that.
> 2. Where should I put the timestamp? Where do you guys think it
> looks best? Before the text? After? Still getting a feel for
> things.
Anywhere in the body of the text works fine for me. My remember
templates put the timestamp after the clock drawer
* TODO blah
:CLOCK:...
[2010-05-03 Mon 14:59]
[[link to stuff]]
but anywhere will work - it's just text.
Right. I understand where it gets put. But, now I want to add some notes. Where would you put it? (And, I know I'm just asking your opinion, because it is all just text -- I just really like your setup, so I'm using it as my starting point.
So, for example, here's an entry I took today with a call, refiled it, then re-edited it. Names have been changed to protect the guilty
some_company.org:
-----
* Title for issue customer is having
** WAITING Phone %:name - %:Some Company - :PHONE:WAITING:
- State "WAITING" from "" [2010-05-03 Mon 11:19] \\
Waiting on data from Customer
:CLOCK:
:END:
Got a call from Customer this am. He is having problems blah blah.
Will call him back in 10-15
Contact Info: 800-555-5555
[2010-05-03 Mon]
** Talked to Customer again.
[2010-05-03 Mon 11:19]
Conclusion: Probable Diagnosis here. Customer is going to reboot and send
me more data.
*** System Information
**** Some System
1 Gb Data File
60 Threads
Other System Data
**** Performance
9-20 Mb/Sec
**** Configuration
Raid 0 over 4 drives
16 Gb RAM
Blah Blah
**** Symptoms
computer hangs. windows Explorer hangs trying to look at filesystem.
-----
So, this was the result of two calls, captured with remember-phone, then re-filed into the
some_company.org file. I put the datestamps up top, but I'm not sure if I like them there.
What do you think of that setup?
>
> 3. Clocking. That site does a lot of it, and I mostly like it. But,
> I'm not sure how I should clock in in the AM. Almost always, I
> try to enter something quickly with remember, and I haven't
> started a clock yet. I'm considering taking out the timing stuff
> now . . . any pointers?
The first thing I do when I clock-in in the morning is hit either f9-o
or f9-m to clock in my organization or read mail task (depending on
which one I start first). From there remember tasks interrupt the clock
temporarily and clocking continues on whatever I work on until I
manually clock out.
I will re-read the clocking portion . . I really like stamping EVERYTHING, so that I can generate weekly reports easily (This is where I wasted my time)
I've also got to integrate, somehow, references to my livescribe pen (annotated conference call notes). And, it'll be nice to backdate conference calls so that even if I dont' log them, I can log them later. I know I can . . it's just coming up with an easy way to do it.