From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Russell Adams Subject: Re: Duration Tally Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:15:06 -0500 Message-ID: <20070614021506.GA14424@odin.demosthenes.org> References: <20070613134706.GA10452@odin.demosthenes.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hyere-0001so-OH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:15:10 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hyerd-0001sT-T3 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:15:10 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hyerd-0001sQ-Q0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:15:09 -0400 Received: from squirtle.drak.net ([72.52.144.201]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Hyerd-0002lX-F2 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:15:09 -0400 Received: from 206.180.154.177.adsl.hal-pc.org ([206.180.154.177] helo=localhost) by squirtle.drak.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1HyerQ-0001x6-4s for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:14:56 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org I like that alot! However my goal was one of simple project planning. Thanks! On Wed, Jun 13, 2007 at 10:33:48AM -0500, Eddward DeVilla wrote: > I'm starting to wonder if it would be useful to have a general > format for properties (or choose some other word) to be associated > with a heading or todo item. It seems the heading is getting a little > crowded. > > Would it be reasonable to say that a list of non-whitespace > listing following the heading with a format of "key: value..." are > special. (Or a table might be nice. I like tables.:) org-mode could > provide an interface to get a plist or alist of them for a heading to > simplify writing now features based on them. > > We already have SCHEDULED, DEADLINE, & CLOSED that are meaningful > to org-mode. This request reminds me of one use call estimate. These > properties could then be made available in agenda for custom queries > and displays. > > This may not meet your requirement since I'm guessing you would > want the value in the heading so you can see it. You idea just > inspired me to ask. My idea wouldn't do the totaling, but I think it > could be the start to allow some similar but more generalized. I > don't know of anything in org-mode that does what you ask right now. > I would think there would need to be to tokens. One that is 'this' > heading's value and a second one that is 'this' heading's value, plus > its children's. It would be like the checkboxes and the progress > tokens. > > Edd > > Edd > > On 6/13/07, Russell Adams wrote: > >If this feature already exists, I've missed it... > > > >I'm planning ahead on some items, and having a way to represent the > >amount of time a TODO item will take, and then having the parent total > >the duration of the children would be very helpful. > > > >* TODO A {6h} > >** TODO a1 {2h} > >** TODO a2 {2h} > >** TODO a3 {2h} > > > >I know doing time conversion is a real pain, so I'm only thinking a > >simple sum. It could be nice later to schedule A, and then have each > >of a1-3 show up on the agenda based on their duration. > > > >Kudos again on Org-mode, its great! > > > >Thanks! > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Russell Adams RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.com > > > >PGP Key ID: 0x1160DCB3 http://www.adamsinfoserv.com/ > > > >Fingerprint: 1723 D8CA 4280 1EC9 557F 66E8 1154 E018 1160 DCB3 > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Emacs-orgmode mailing list > >Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > >http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode ------------------------------------------------------------------ Russell Adams RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.com PGP Key ID: 0x1160DCB3 http://www.adamsinfoserv.com/ Fingerprint: 1723 D8CA 4280 1EC9 557F 66E8 1154 E018 1160 DCB3