From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jim Barbour Subject: non static deadlines Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:46:07 -0700 Message-ID: <20090319054607.GD17169@spendguard.yahoo-inc.com> 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 1LkB58-0007r9-U6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:46:18 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LkB53-0007nr-Ok for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:46:18 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=36459 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LkB53-0007ng-D6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:46:13 -0400 Received: from nat-dip4.cfw-a-gci.corp.yahoo.com ([209.131.62.113]:18194 helo=spendguard.corp.yahoo.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LkB52-0003CT-Ph for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:46:13 -0400 Received: from spendguard.corp.yahoo.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by spendguard.corp.yahoo.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n2J5k77E026674 for ; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:46:07 -0700 Received: (from jbar@localhost) by spendguard.corp.yahoo.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id n2J5k7Zk026673 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org.; Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:46:07 -0700 Content-Disposition: inline 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 Howdy folks, My name is Jim. I am a blind UNIX engineer currently working at Yahoo. I use org-more quite a bit for planning. I'm curious if there's been any talk of allowing deadlines to be expressed as delta times from either the start of the project or from another deadline? As an example, I'd like to be able to say... * The project begins on 2009-03-01 * Phase 1 will be complete 2 weeks later. * Phase 2 will be completed 2 weeks after phase 1 * A review will happen 1 week after phase 1 * Phase 3 will be completed 5 weeks after phase 2. Then, when I export my org files, or view agendas, I would get actual dates, based on the start date of the project and the delta dates for each item. Then, I'd like to be able to change Phase 2 to say... * Phase 2 will be completed 2 months after phase 1 and have phase 3's dates update automatically. I've been thinking about quick and dirty ways to do this, and was wondering if I was perhaps reinventing the wheel. All thoughts welcome, and thanks for an awesome tool! Jim