How do we sort in a column view. In specific, I have a list of estimated taks, along with their priority, I want to be able to sort them based on any field, dynamically or atleast by specifying a field as a property.
AFAIK, you can't sort while you are in column view. But you exit column view (by typing "q"). They you can sort the entries by property with M-x org-sort (C-c ^). Type r for property and then enter the property you want to sort by.
E.g., let's say we begin with this:
* Test
** First task
:PROPERTIES:
:Effort: 1:30
:END:
** Second task
:PROPERTIES:
:Effort: 0:30
:END:
Navigate to "* Test" and type C-c ^ (or M-x org-sort). In this case, type "r" and then enter "Effort" to get the resulting order:
* Test
** Second task
:PROPERTIES:
:Effort: 0:30
:END:
** First task
:PROPERTIES:
:Effort: 1:30
:END:
Then enter column view again. (Note, you can also sort by priority --- you'll see the option when you invoke org-sort.)
Additionally, you can export your column view to a table and then sort the table by column: