Re: Automatic Elapsed Time Stamps?

From: Bastien <bzg@altern.org>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Automatic Elapsed Time Stamps?
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:44:08 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <876445wjpj.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <D3D0E17D-AD4D-4382-91BA-34009ADF2CDD@gmail.com> (Alan Dove's message of "Fri\, 27 Jul 2007 16\:07\:39 -0400")

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Alan Dove <alan.dove@gmail.com> writes:

> In my work, I often take notes at a meeting while simultaneously
> taping it.

Same here.  In addition to what Adam sent, i see two solutions:

1. Use org-clock-in, org-clock-out and org-clock-report. 

   Put the time report (C-c C-x C-r) at the beginning of the first level
   of your writing, then clock (out and) in each time you insert a new
   sublevel. Make sure clock-out is not a member of `org-log-done' so
   that you won't be prompted for a log entry each time you clock out.

2. Use an `Elapsed_time' property. Here is a quick hack that could help:

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What it does:

  `bzg-step-time-report-initialize' will prompt for the name of the
  project. This headline have a property called "Elapsed_time". It's
  computed when you switch to the column view (C-c C-x C-x) or when you
  press C-c C-c in front of it.

  `bzg-step-time-report-add-step' will update the `Elapsed_time' value
  of the previous headline and insert a new one.

  `bzg-step-time-report-finish' will just update the `Elapsed_time'
  value of the previous headline.

Of course, this could be refined... but I hope it might help!

Regards,

PS: You might also have a look at the `run-at-time' function, but either
you need to get the time intervals between steps, or you need to know on
what frequency they are inserted, right? See (info "(elisp)Timers")

-- 
Bastien

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