From: Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
To: e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, "Robert P. Goldman" <rpgoldman@sift.info>
Subject: Re: Repeating tasks in an interval
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:44:46 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87hbpy4enl.fsf@fastmail.fm> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87vdeeg4l3.wl%ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> (Eric S. Fraga's message of "Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:29:12 +0000")
Eric S Fraga <ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> writes:
> At Wed, 3 Feb 2010 05:02:51 +0000 (UTC),
> Robert P. Goldman wrote:
>>
>> Is there some way to specify a repeating task over an interval? That is a task
>> that is done, for example, every month, over a finite period?
>>
>> Here's an example that I tried:
>>
>> DEADLINE: <2009-12-01 Tue +1m>--<2009-11-01 Sun>
>>
>> But this one doesn't work --- the tasks keep appearing after November ended.
>>
>> Is this possible? Do I just have the wrong syntax? Or must I do this with C-c
>> C-x c (cloning)?
>
> You can use sexp diary constructs for this: see the Timestamps section
> in the org manual, specifically the DIARY-STYLE SEXP ENTRIES heading.
>
One word of clarification: diary sexp entries behave as timestamps, not
as deadlines.
Cloning an item is probably your best option here.
Another possibility is simply to remove the deadline line with C-u C-c C-d
after you no longer require the item.
Best,
Matt
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-02-03 13:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-02-03 5:02 Repeating tasks in an interval Robert P. Goldman
2010-02-03 7:29 ` Eric S Fraga
2010-02-03 13:44 ` Matt Lundin [this message]
2010-02-04 4:18 ` Robert Goldman
2010-02-04 7:39 ` Ryan Thompson
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