From: Detlef Steuer <detlef.steuer@gmx.de>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: how to schedule over a range of dates?
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:05:12 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120422190512.0273df93@vknecht-intel.unibw-hamburg.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20120422145808.GA13490@gmail.com
On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:28:08 +0530
Mandar Mitra <mandar.mitra@gmail.com> wrote:
> I understand that "SCHEDULED" is intended to only specify a start date,
> but I'd like to be able to use a range of dates with SCHEDULED, and get
> consistent behaviour in the Agenda view. This helps when I'm looking at
> the Agenda view and trying to find free days to schedule other stuff.
>
> Currently (version 7.8.09), if I have something like
>
> SCHEDULED: <2012-04-21 Sat>--<2012-04-24 Tue>
I use it without the SCHEDULED keyword and it does exactly what I need.
HTH
Detlef
>
> then the agenda view gives me 2 lines of the form:
>
> TODO: Sched. 2x: [#0] <some work>
> TODO: (2/4): [#0] <same work as above>
>
> I have org-agenda-skip-additional-timestamps-same-entry set to t, but
> perhaps I've misunderstood the intention of this variable?
>
> If I leave just the timestamp (no SCHEDULED), then the behaviour is
> almost like what I want, with two exceptions:
>
> 1. Once the end date is past, the item disappears from the agenda
> irrespective of whether I've marked it DONE.
> (I have org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-done set to nil.)
> This does not happen for a SCHEDULED item (which I have to explicitly
> mark DONE).
>
> 2. (minor) The corresponding line in the agenda view does not have any
> face associated with it, so I can't customise its appearance.
>
> Is there an easy way of achieving something like the following in the
> agenda view?
>
> Sunday 22 April 2012
> TODO: Sched. 2x (or 2/4): [#0] <some work>
> Monday 23 April 2012 W17
> TODO: Sched. 3x (or 3/4): [#0] <same work as above>
>
> And later, if I've left the work not done,
>
> On some future date
> TODO: Sched. Nx (or N/4, or similar): [#0] <same work as above>
>
>
> Haven't found an answer in TFM. Grateful for any pointers.
>
> Thanks,
> Mandar.
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-04-22 17:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-04-22 14:58 how to schedule over a range of dates? Mandar Mitra
2012-04-22 17:05 ` Detlef Steuer [this message]
2012-04-22 18:48 ` Mandar Mitra
2012-04-22 20:58 ` Detlef Steuer
2012-04-23 3:55 ` Mandar Mitra
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