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Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user
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daniela-spit |
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Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options |
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Sat, 12 Dec 2020 03:41:03 +0100 |
> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 3:35 AM
> From: "Jean Louis" <bugs@gnu.support>
> To: "Ihor Radchenko" <yantar92@gmail.com>
> Cc: daniela-spit@gmx.it, tomas@tuxteam.de, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting
> user options
>
> * Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@gmail.com> [2020-12-11 17:24]:
> > > ... there is no active
> > > hacking on org-agenda and adding new features.
> >
> > You are welcome to submit patches.
> >
> > I have experimental code to use pretty-symbols in agenda and align tags
> > even when frame size changes [1]. However, last time I proposed this on
> > mailing list, there was no interest...
> >
> > [1] https://orgmode.org/list/87r1v71aw0.fsf@localhost/
>
> By the way I have completely switched all action management to my
> database system with tabulated list mode. No more using Org for action
> management, only for document, not even short notes. Access to notes
> by relevance search by using PostgreSQL full text search is so much
> more logical personally. Computer performs search but as database is
> more compact it does not search over all files. Things are easily
> reordered rather then refiled. Key bindings for majority of actions
> are way shorter as tabulated list mode is not editing mode.
>
> - tasks can be assigned to one among 200,000+ people in the database,
> and I need not take care how their names are written and if I will
> lose a task because I made a type in writing their names. Person is
> rather selected and computer thinks what is their unique ID, not
> name.
>
> - listing tasks assigned to specific person or group of people is
> quick and easy, related to person or group is quick or easy.
>
> - daily list of pending tasks can be sent by email automatically, list
> of completed tasks can be sent. Task as such can be sent with one or
> two keys pressed without me thinking as all related objects are
> integrated (email address of assignee is already known).
>
> - I need not keep one list of assignees in one file, other list in
> other file, etc. I can list all asignees straight with one key or
> see actions assigned to them.
>
> - and I do not write subordinate tasks as TODO any more, that makes no
> sense. There is one senior section on what subject, project or
> objective has to be fullfiled and those subordinate tasks which are
> not marked with TODO repetitevely can be marked as redundant or
> superfluous, purposeless when senior objective have been
> completed. This means they are not done as there is no need to get
> something done if objective have been fullfiled. Org mode have
> imposed reverse on users where for example a list of items is only
> then completed as DONE when subordinate tasks have been completed as
> DONE, which makes users lie to themselves as they will then
> "complete" the task which is not complete because it is purposeless
> only to complete the senior task as DONE.
>
> And I think it is possible for anybody regardless of programming skill
> level to make one's own system of management of tasks within less than
> a week that will get more aligned to personal individualized way of
> handling tasks, then trying to accommodate personal needs to software
> that may have gone one completly wrong direction.
If I said that I would be barraged by accusations of rudeness! :)
> Software is there to help the human, not human to help the software.
>
>
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, (continued)
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, daniela-spit, 2020/12/10
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, daniela-spit, 2020/12/10
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, tomas, 2020/12/11
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, daniela-spit, 2020/12/11
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, Detlef Steuer, 2020/12/11
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, daniela-spit, 2020/12/11
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, Christopher Dimech, 2020/12/11
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, Ihor Radchenko, 2020/12/11
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, daniela-spit, 2020/12/11
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, Jean Louis, 2020/12/11
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options,
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- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, Jean Louis, 2020/12/13
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, daniela-spit, 2020/12/13
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, Jean Louis, 2020/12/13
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, Christopher Dimech, 2020/12/13
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, Jean Louis, 2020/12/13
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, TRS-80, 2020/12/12
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, Jean Louis, 2020/12/13
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, Ihor Radchenko, 2020/12/13
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, Jean Louis, 2020/12/13
- Re: Emacs inserts hardwired org-agenda-files variable, overwriting user options, Christopher Dimech, 2020/12/13