[O] Re: multiple agenda buffers

[Matt Lundin]

Bastien <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Suvayu,
>
> suvayu ali <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> I was wondering whether it was possible to have multiple agenda buffers
>> at the same time. My use case is when I want to look for two differnt
>> but related things, or when I want to search while having my daily (or
>> weekly) agenda visible. I found references in the archives[fn:1] stating
>> that it was not possible at the time. Has the situation changed?
>
> No, the situation has not changed to this respect.
>
> I reckon your use-case makes sense, but I'm not sure how useful it would
> be in general.
>
> It would be a bit like being able to open several email inboxes at the
> same time, for the sake of comparing informations from various folders.
>
> Email inboxes and agenda views are made to be _processed_: having more
> than one open at the same time might lead to the bad habit of fiddling
> with buffers instead of processing agenda items...

One possible exception here is the use of the agenda to query notes. I
use org-mode as a research tool, storing all sorts of reading notes in
my org files.

While working on tasks I often need to search for notes relevant to the
current task. This is not an interruption, but rather a normal part of
my workflow. In these instances, a separate buffer for search results
would be exceptionally useful.

Just a thought.

Best,
Matt