Re: [Orgmode] Re: C-u C-c C-x C-j to directly jump to the task with there is just one?

[Carsten Dominik]

On Apr 21, 2009, at 7:22 PM, Bernt Hansen wrote:

> The current task [c] and the first task [1] are always the same aren't
> they?  So using '1' for that already works.
>
> Maybe a better solution is to make it work without the prefix?  Go to
> the current clocking task and if there is none then go to the last
> clocked task (if you can find it) otherwise issue the error we get  
> now:
> "org-clock-goto: No active clock"
>
> That way you can just do C-c C-x C-j with no prefix and you are on the
> last clocked task (whether it is clocking now or not.)

This does make sense, and I have done it like this.

Bastien, is this to your liking as well?

Thanks.

- Carsten

> I don't see how adding RET for the menu which means the same as [1]  
> will
> really help.
>
> -Bernt
>
>
> Carsten Dominik <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > How about making RET an alias for either the task
> > currently being clocked, or the most recently clocked
> > one, or the default task, first one of this sequence
> > that exists?
> >
> > Hmmm, not sure if this really makes a difference....
> >
> > - Carsten
> >
> >
> > On Apr 21, 2009, at 3:33 PM, Bernt Hansen wrote:
> >
> > > Bastien <address@hidden> writes:
> > >
> > > > When the list of recent tasks only has one item, would it make
> > > > sense to
> > > > directly jump to it?  Or maybe people use `C-u C-c C-x C-j' as a
> > > > way to
> > > > check what has been done (without jumping to the task)?
> > >
> > > For the prefix only it would probably be okay to just jump there if
> > > there is only a single match.  I've seen cases where there is the  
> > > same
> > > match for 3 entries (d - default clock task, i-interrupted task, and
> > > c-current task (or [1] current task if you are not clocking now but
> > > that
> > > never happens for me)  I guess we could ignore the current, default,
> > > and
> > > interrupted tasks and only consider what is in the recent list.
> > >
> > > I use this to change tasks I'm clocking (F11 = C-c C-x C-j).  I
> > > occasionally use it with the prefix to jump to a task I was recently
> > > clocking.  I don't think my list is ever empty since I save it  
> > > between
> > > Emacs restarts and my org-clock-history is set at 35.
> > >
> > > I do sometimes use 'q' to bail out of the list without doing  
> > > anything
> > > (since 'q' is never a valid selection key but I should probably just
> > > use
> > > C-g instead) -- I go to clock something else in and then change my
> > > mind
> > > and find a new task to clock in elsewhere.
> > >
> > > I would not want the default behaviour to change if you are
> > > selecting a
> > > task to clock.  I'm okay with directly jumping for the prefix only
> > > case.
> > >
> > > -Bernt
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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