From b8fdddcd9cba913478a084bfaf1e6372a5e8670e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:53:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add tools for tracking meeting notes

* lisp/org.el (org-numbered-action-format): New option.
(org-new-numbered-action): New command.
(org-collect-todos-in-subtree): New command.
---
 lisp/org.el | 56 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lisp/org.el b/lisp/org.el
index 28025ea94..e652ff1ce 100644
--- a/lisp/org.el
+++ b/lisp/org.el
@@ -1104,6 +1104,12 @@ breaking the list structure."
 			(const :tag "Always" t)
 			(const :tag "Auto" auto)))))
 
+(defcustom org-numbered-action-format "TODO Action #%d "
+  "Default structure of the headling of a new action.
+%d will become the number of the action."
+  :group 'org-edit-structure
+  :type 'string)  
+
 (defcustom org-insert-heading-hook nil
   "Hook being run after inserting a new heading."
   :group 'org-edit-structure
@@ -6924,6 +6930,29 @@ This is important for non-interactive uses of the command."
 	    (hide-subtree)))
 	(run-hooks 'org-insert-heading-hook)))))
 
+(defun org-new-numbered-action (&optional inline)
+  "Insert a new numbered action, using `org-numbered-action-format'.
+With prefix argument, insert an inline task."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (let* ((num (let ((re "\\`#\\([0-9]+\\)\\'"))
+		(1+ (apply 'max 0
+			   (mapcar
+			    (lambda (e)
+			      (if (string-match re (car e))
+				  (string-to-number (match-string 1 (car e)))
+				0))
+			    (org-get-buffer-tags))))))
+	 (tag (concat "#" (number-to-string num))))
+    (if inline
+          (org-inlinetask-insert-task)
+      (org-insert-heading nil 'force))
+    (unless (eql (char-before) ?\ ) (insert " "))
+    (insert (format org-numbered-action-format num))
+    (org-toggle-tag tag 'on)
+    (if (= (point-max) (point-at-bol))
+	(save-excursion (goto-char (point-at-eol)) (insert "\n")))
+    (unless (eql (char-before) ?\ ) (insert " "))))
+
 (defun org-get-heading (&optional no-tags)
   "Return the heading of the current entry, without the stars."
   (save-excursion
@@ -7571,6 +7600,33 @@ If optional TXT is given, check this string instead of the current kill."
 	    (throw 'exit nil)))
 	t))))
 
+(defun org-collect-todos-in-subtree ()
+  "Collect all TODO items in the current subtree into a flat list."
+  (interactive)
+  (let ((buf (get-buffer-create "Org TODO Collect"))
+	(cnt 0))
+    (with-current-buffer buf (erase-buffer) (org-mode))
+    (save-excursion
+      (save-restriction
+	(org-narrow-to-subtree)
+	(goto-char (point-min))
+	(while (re-search-forward org-complex-heading-regexp nil t)
+	  (when (and (match-end 2)
+		     (member (match-string 2) org-not-done-keywords))
+	    (setq beg (match-beginning 0)
+		  cnt (1+ cnt))
+	    (org-end-of-subtree t t)
+	    (setq end (point))
+	    (copy-region-as-kill beg end)
+	    (with-current-buffer buf
+	      (org-paste-subtree 1)
+	      (or (bolp) (insert "\n"))
+	      (set-buffer-modified-p nil))))))
+    (with-current-buffer buf
+      (kill-region (point-min) (point-max)))
+    (kill-buffer buf)
+    (message "Collected %d TODO items as flat list into the kill buffer" cnt)))
+
 (defvar org-markers-to-move nil
   "Markers that should be moved with a cut-and-paste operation.
 Those markers are stored together with their positions relative to