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Re: [O] Recording results of TODO items
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Eric Abrahamsen |
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Re: [O] Recording results of TODO items |
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Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:48:32 +0800 |
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William Kunkel <address@hidden> writes:
> I could well add it in a sub-heading under the TODO, I was just
> curious if there was a built-in org-mode way that I ought to be using
> instead of rolling something of my own.
Ah, no -- I think the state-change note is about as built-in as it gets...
> Cheers,
> Will
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Eric Abrahamsen <
> address@hidden> wrote:
>
> William Kunkel <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Is there a standard way to record the outcomes of certain TODO
> items?
> > For example, I had a TODO item to research and come to a
> decision
> > about part of the architecture of a software project I'm
> starting,
> > and I'd like to record the result of that TODO item, that is,
> the
> > decision that I made. I found "closing notes" for TODO items,
> but
> > that's an option that applies to all TODO items and seems more
> > intended for brief remarks (to me, at least). Is using the
> closing
> > notes functionality my best bet, or is there something better?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Will
>
> I do usually use the logging/notes functionality, but if you need
> more
> text, why not just make it the body of the TODO? A TODO is a
> heading
> like any other, you can just put a description of the outcome
> underneath
> it. If that gets unwieldy, separate the bits into multiple
> sub-headings,
> and/or make the TODO itself one smaller part of a larger TODO.
>
>