Re: [Orgmode] Selective Export of subheadings and plain text

[Matthew Lundin]

Martin Stemplinger <address@hidden> writes:

>> On Apr 3, 2009, at 9:38 PM, Martin Stemplinger wrote:
>>
>>> I use org-mode as a GTD implementation with level-1 headings as area
>>> of focus, level-3 headings for projects and level-5 headings as next
>>> actions. For each project I also note a successful outcome in plain
>>> text.
>>>
>>> So it looks like this
>>>
>>> * Self development                                                      
>>> :TOPIC:
>>> *** Learn org-mode                                                 :PROJECT:
>>>    I improve my GTD implementation.
>>> ***** ONLINE post question to org-mode mailing list
>>> *** Learn Esperanto                                                :PROJECT:
>>>    I speak Esperanto fluently.
>>>
>>> What I would like to do is to export a project list together with the
>>> successful outcome but without the next actions below it looking like
>>> this
>>>
>>> 1 Self development
>>> ==========
>>>
>>> 1.1 Learn org-mode
>>> ---------------
>>>    I improve my GTD implementation.
>>>
>>> 1.2 Learn Esperanto
>>> ---------------
>>>    I speak Esperanto fluently.
>>>

If you are consistent about tagging all your projects you could, you
could create a custom agenda command for sparse trees in which
org-use-tag-inheritance is turned off.

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(setq org-agenda-custom-commands
      '(("p" "Projects" tags-tree "PROJECT"
         ((org-show-entry-below t)
          (org-use-tag-inheritance nil)))
        ;; other commands here
        ))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

This will create a sparse tree that hides the ONLINE line. E.g., the
following file:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
#+STARTUP: odd
#+OPTIONS: tags:nil

* Self development                                                    :TOPIC:
*** Learn org-mode                                                  :PROJECT:
    I improve my GTD implementation.
***** ONLINE post question to org-mode mailing list
*** Learn Esperanto                                                 :PROJECT:
  I speak Esperanto fluently.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Will be shown as:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
#+STARTUP: odd
#+OPTIONS: tags:nil

* Self development                                                    :TOPIC:
*** Learn org-mode                                                  :PROJECT:
    I improve my GTD implementation.

*** Learn Esperanto                                                 :PROJECT:
  I speak Esperanto fluently.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Then you can export only the visible portions of the org file to ascii
(or any other format):

C-c C-e v a

Here is the resulting ascii export:

,----
| Table of Contents
| =================
| 1 Self development
|     1.1 Learn org-mode
|     1.2 Learn Esperanto
| 
| 
| 1 Self development
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| 
| 1.1 Learn org-mode
| ==================
|     I improve my GTD implementation.
| 
| 1.2 Learn Esperanto
| ===================
|   I speak Esperanto fluently.
`----

You could accomplish the same thing with a slightly different custom
agenda command:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(setq org-agenda-custom-commands
      '(("p" "Projects" tags-tree "LEVEL=2"
         ((org-show-entry-below t)
          (org-use-tag-inheritance nil)))
        ;; other commands here
        ))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Hope this helps,
Matt