[RP] ideas for a todo list

[Trent Buck]

OK, first a history lesson:

Waaay back when I was still using `Doze, for each thing I had to do,
I'd keep a file or folder on the desktop.  Since most of jobs were to
write a prac report, that was an acceptable kluge.

About three months ago, after being lulled by the cuteness of karamba
/ gdesklets, I had an :unmanage'd xterm which sat on the root window
and ran 'cat ~/todo' every 10min.  I also had a script 'note.sh' which
ran echo "$@" >> ~/todo;

My most recent scheme is this: keep note.sh, but instead of a
permanent window, use osd_cat[0] to dump it to the screen.  This
happens when .ratpoisonrc is read, and is bound to something like
S-F1.

Before I implement this, get frustrated, go back to post-its, I'd be
interested to hear how others RP users manage to remember things.

Here's my requirements analysis (urk, I sound like a PHB.)

* Splashed onscreen when X starts and on one keystroke. [check]
* Splashed preferably whenever I sit down. 
* Negligible effort to add & remove items.
* Simple categorization / nesting (e.g. different color for school,
  work and personal jobs).
* Emphasize important or deadline items.
* Intelligently handle verbose or multiline items.
* Somehow associate a file/dir with each item, so you can quickly  go
  back to what you're working on.

Looking at that last one, maybe ratmen is a better idea than osd_cat.

-trent

[0] We have discussed xosd's failings before, mainly readbility and
poor handling of multiple lines.
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