* Changing multiple dates en masse
@ 2009-04-09 22:03 Mark Elston
2009-04-10 8:40 ` Carsten Dominik
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Mark Elston @ 2009-04-09 22:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: org-mode emacs-orgmode
I teach a weekly class and have a number of tasks that
go into preparing for the class. I have an org file set
up with these tasks.
Occasionally I have to put off a class for a week. That
means all the following classes and their sub-tasks must
also be moved by a week. So far, I have had to expand the
entire tree and visit each task in turn and use the S-right
on each date to get the rescheduled time correct.
Is there a way to select a region and have org-mode add an
offset to each task (specifically the deadlines) in the
region?
Alternatively, is there a way of specifying my tasks such that
I can say that Task A is to take place 1w after Task B, or Task
C must take place 4d before Task D?
Mark
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* Re: Changing multiple dates en masse
2009-04-09 22:03 Changing multiple dates en masse Mark Elston
@ 2009-04-10 8:40 ` Carsten Dominik
2009-04-12 1:30 ` Mark Elston
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Carsten Dominik @ 2009-04-10 8:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mark Elston; +Cc: org-mode emacs-orgmode
Hi Mark,
there is nothing like that built-in.
However, here is how I would do this:
I am assuming that each of the classes has a SCHEDULED date, maybe
you created the list of entries with `org-clone-subtree-with-timeshift'.
I am also assuming that these are children from some parent like
* Course
** Lecture 1
SCHEDULED <..>
** Lecture 2
SCHEDULED <..>
etc.
I would:
1. put the cursor on the "Course" headline.
2. Press `C-c C-x <' to restrict agenda commands to that tree
3. Press `C-c a L' to get the time line view
4. Move the cursor to the first entry that should be shifted,
maybe "Lecture 5"
5. Press `C-x (' to start a keyboard macro.
6. Press `7 S-right' to shift the date.
7. Move the cursor down to the next lecture (still
all the time in the agenda)
8. Press `C-x )' to end the keyboard macro
9. Press `C-x e' to execute the keyboard macro
for the next entry, etc etc
10. Press `C-c C-x >' to remove the agenda restriction
Org-mode is running in Emacs, don't forget that the full
power of Emacs is available in addition to what Org-mode
can do.
HTH
- Carsten
On Apr 10, 2009, at 12:03 AM, Mark Elston wrote:
> I teach a weekly class and have a number of tasks that
> go into preparing for the class. I have an org file set
> up with these tasks.
>
> Occasionally I have to put off a class for a week. That
> means all the following classes and their sub-tasks must
> also be moved by a week. So far, I have had to expand the
> entire tree and visit each task in turn and use the S-right
> on each date to get the rescheduled time correct.
>
> Is there a way to select a region and have org-mode add an
> offset to each task (specifically the deadlines) in the
> region?
>
> Alternatively, is there a way of specifying my tasks such that
> I can say that Task A is to take place 1w after Task B, or Task
> C must take place 4d before Task D?
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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2009-04-10 8:40 ` Carsten Dominik
@ 2009-04-12 1:30 ` Mark Elston
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From: Mark Elston @ 2009-04-12 1:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Carsten Dominik; +Cc: org-mode emacs-orgmode
Carsten Dominik wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> there is nothing like that built-in.
>
> However, here is how I would do this:
>
> I am assuming that each of the classes has a SCHEDULED date, maybe
> you created the list of entries with `org-clone-subtree-with-timeshift'.
> I am also assuming that these are children from some parent like
>
> * Course
> ** Lecture 1
> SCHEDULED <..>
> ** Lecture 2
> SCHEDULED <..>
>
>
> etc.
>
> I would:
>
> 1. put the cursor on the "Course" headline.
> 2. Press `C-c C-x <' to restrict agenda commands to that tree
> 3. Press `C-c a L' to get the time line view
> 4. Move the cursor to the first entry that should be shifted,
> maybe "Lecture 5"
> 5. Press `C-x (' to start a keyboard macro.
> 6. Press `7 S-right' to shift the date.
> 7. Move the cursor down to the next lecture (still
> all the time in the agenda)
> 8. Press `C-x )' to end the keyboard macro
> 9. Press `C-x e' to execute the keyboard macro
> for the next entry, etc etc
> 10. Press `C-c C-x >' to remove the agenda restriction
>
Barring a way of doing this in a single operation this is
really pretty cool. I had not explored the 'interactive' uses
of the agenda views and this particular operation was something
I was unaware of. Adding the power of a macro to it is even better.
Thanks.
Mark
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