Re: [Orgmode] [ANN] org-icons.el

[Carsten Dominik]

On Jun 25, 2009, at 1:28 AM, Daniel Clemente wrote:

> > So, what do you think ? Is this a direction you'd want org-mode
> > to go ? Please, share your feedback & suggestions !
>
>  I think that the main interest of this will not only be to make a
> buffer pretty, but to show information in ways which are easier or
> more comfortable to understand.
>  For instance:
> - showing completion status of a task: icons could form a progress
> bar, like [XXXX..], green if >50%, red elsewhere

Nice.

> - marking the tasks with a color from a gradient which represents
> something; for instance: the more recently you have clocked a task,
> the redder (hotter) it is

Well, not so useful, I think.

> - the amount of children/text a collapsed tree has (a big lack I have
> noticed in org-mode). The icon could try to offer a
> mini-representation of whether the tree has little content, some
> content, or much content

Very useful, but expensive to implement.

> - in agenda view, an „only icons“ view would be able to show much
> information in little space. For instance, the distribution of
> projects/categories/tags in a month
>
>
> Just some ideas.

I am beginning to see that this could in fact be useful,
thanks for your post.

- Carsten