Re: [Orgmode] Re: A simpler remember architecture

[Carsten Dominik]

On Oct 6, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Bernt Hansen wrote:

> Daniel Clemente <address@hidden> writes:
>
> >  Just another off-topic but however related...:
> >
> > > C-u C-c C-x C-i i
> >
> >  What if C-u C-c C-x C-i could show, in addition to the recently
> > clocked tasks, some fixed tasks from a user-defined list?
> >  The dialog would be:
> >
> > Common tasks:
> > [1] answer phone
> > [b] breakfast
> > [p] procrastinate!
> > [n] think about next task to do
> > [2] work on file2 a bit more
> > Recently clocked in tasks:
> > [a] working on this
> > [b] working on that
> >
> >
> >  That list of common tasks could even be progressively created from
> > statistics of the most commonly clocked tasks.
>
> I just use my STARTED agenda view for this.  I have a small number of
> tasks in STARTED state for conveniently looking up what to clock  
> in.  It
> doesn't have a single keystroke access but the list is short enough  
> that
> I find it convenient to use.
>
> I don't think we should pollute the recent clock list with other  
> common
> tasks.  If this is really needed then I think it would be better to  
> be a
> separate list so we don't have to share key sequence combinations etc.

I agree.

To cater more to the OP's needs, consider using a special tag for such
common tasks, like :COMMON:

The create a special agenda view hat just shows this tag.

- Carsten