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> I find it helps if I can block out certain portions of my calendar  =20
> to complete
> certain sub-tasks. In other words, I like to look at my agenda for  =20
> the day and
> know that I should complete, say, sub-task A between 10-12.
>
> I have tried the following:
>
> ** TODO Main Task [0/2]
>    DEADLINE: <2008-06-17 Tue>
>    - [ ] Sub-task A SCHEDULED: <2008-06-16 Mon 08:00-10:00>
>    - [ ] Sub-task B SCHEDULED: <2008-06-17 Tue 10:00-12:00>
>
> The result is close to the desired behavior, but the agenda view displays =
the
> title for the MAIN task:
>
> Monday    16 June 2008
>   todo:       8:00-10:00 Scheduled:  TODO Main Task [0/2]
> Tuesday    17 June 2008
>   todo:      10:00-12:00 Scheduled:  TODO Main Task [0/2]
>
> I would prefer to see the title of the specific SUB-TASK in the agenda vie=
w.
> Like so:
>
> Monday    16 June 2008
>   todo:       8:00-10:00 Scheduled:  TODO Sub-task A [0/2]
> Tuesday    17 June 2008
>   todo:      10:00-12:00 Scheduled:  TODO Sub-task B [0/2]
>
> Is there a way to achieve this?
>
> thanks.
>


Try making Sub-tasks A and B TODO items. Doesn't that do more or less =20
what you want? (It won't show the sub-tasks as [0/2], but then that =20
wouldn't be accurate---neither sub-task has 2 components.)

Best,

Brian vdB