From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chris McMahan Subject: Re: Re: Repeating tasks with a time period? Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:22:02 -0500 Message-ID: <18717.35210.8000.580169@gargle.gargle.HOWL> References: <5641883d0811131051t61b15b5brf62111604aecc549@mail.gmail.com> <878wrn1luk.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> <18716.32521.523000.410225@gargle.gargle.HOWL> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L0zYl-0000u1-1L for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:22:07 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L0zYj-0000to-V1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:22:06 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53764 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L0zYj-0000tl-NF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:22:05 -0500 Received: from mail2.panix.com ([166.84.1.73]:60787) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L0zYj-00059y-W3 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:22:06 -0500 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Carsten Dominik Cc: Bernt Hansen , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org It just keeps getting better! Thanks Carsten! - chris Carsten Dominik writes: > >On Nov 13, 2008, at 8:24 PM, Chris McMahan wrote: > >> Just a thought.... >> >> Calendar/Diary already has a very sophisticated mechanism for >> repeating appointments, blocks of time and such. >> >> Has any thought been given to using this same mechanism, and basically >> making the org files almost like super calendar files that can also >> handle tasks, outlining and such? > > >You can insert diary sexp entries directly as they are into Org files, >and also into the <...> timestamp brackets. Check the manual. > >http://orgmode.org/manual/Timestamps.html#Timestamps >http://orgmode.org/manual/Weekly_002fdaily-agenda.html#Weekly_002fdaily-agenda > >> >> >> In addition, the remember code for items such as vm mail, gnus and >> such could be standardized to generate links that work with both >> planner and org-mode. That way, all of the work of generating links >> will be with the remember package, and not rewritten for every >> implementation that uses them. > >I think both package are too old and have too much legacy files in the >hands of many users to change this. However, the link formats are >actually similar enough to make the code following links understand >both formats. > >- Carsten > >> >> >> Just some random musings. >> >> - Chris >> >> Bernt Hansen writes: >>> "Oliver Charles" writes: >>> >>>> I'm starting to use org-mode more and more at the moment, and want >>>> to >>>> integrate my university schedule into my agenda, instead of >>>> maintaining 2 separate calendars. >>>> >>>> Here's an real-world example of what I'd like to do, I'm not sure >>>> it's >>>> possible with org-mode though... >>>> >>>> I have a CSC243 practical every Tuesday, at 1100-1300. It repeats >>>> weekly, starting on 28/10/2008 and the last one is on 16/12/2008. I >>>> can get it repeating weekly from this date with just a start time, >>>> but >>>> cannot work out how to repeat the time region. >>> >>> ,----[ university.org ] >>> | * Classes >>> | ** TODO CSC243 Practical >>> | SCHEDULED: <2008-10-28 Tue 11:00-13:00 +1w> >>> | >>> `---- >>> >>>> >>>> Also, is there anyway to stop the repeating event when it gets to >>>> that >>>> date? If that's not possible, I don't mind having to go in and >>>> manually remove the event - most changes happen at the end of a term >>>> anyawy. >>> >>> No, repeating items go on forever (as far as I know) >>> >>> I normally deal with this with a second deadline item to kill the >>> task. >>> Something like this: >>> >>> ,----[ university.org ] >>> | * Classes >>> | ** TODO CSC243 Practical >>> | SCHEDULED: <2008-10-28 Tue 11:00-13:00 +1w> >>> | *** TODO Task ends >>> | DEADLINE: <2008-12-16 Tue -7d> >>> | >>> `---- >>> >>> and then I just remove the +1w from the CSC243 task and mark it and >>> the >>> deadline task as done. >>> >>> I would also recommend putting these tasks in a separate org file and >>> just adding it to your agenda with C-c [. Then it's easy to drop it >>> from the agenda in the future with C-c ]. >>> >>> HTH, >>> Bernt >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emacs-orgmode mailing list >>> Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. >>> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >>> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >> >> -- >> ================================ >> Chris McMahan | cmcmahan@one.net >> ================================ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Emacs-orgmode mailing list >> Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. >> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode -- ================================ Chris McMahan | cmcmahan@one.net ================================