From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: Agenda view: How many hours did I work today, and on what Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:30:14 -0400 Message-ID: <87iqj6plq1.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> References: <87k53mtyzj.fsf@CPU107.opentrends.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MDkYA-0000Ei-2Y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:30:30 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MDkY6-0000EU-9T for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:30:29 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=58543 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MDkY6-0000ER-4V for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:30:26 -0400 Received: from mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org ([204.13.248.71]:50773) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MDkY5-0001rZ-PH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:30:25 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87k53mtyzj.fsf@CPU107.opentrends.net> (Daniel Clemente's message of "Mon\, 08 Jun 2009 19\:30\:08 +0200") 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: Daniel Clemente Cc: Org-mode ml Daniel Clemente writes: > Hi, > I would like to know how others have solved following questions about t= heir work: > > - How many hours did I work today? (of course, only time clocked with org= does count) > - What have I worked on exactly today? (or any other day) > > > I have been trying =E2=80=9Ecolumn mode=E2=80=9C in agenda view (with E= ffort and CLOCK columns) and =E2=80=9Elog mode=E2=80=9C (key =E2=80=9El=E2= =80=9C in agenda view), but neither does exactly what I want. > > For instance, if I'm reporting about today's time: > - if I worked today 10 minutes on a task which accounts for 2h of clocked= time in the past, I want to count 10 minutes work for today, instead of sh= owing 2h and telling =E2=80=9EI worked today on a 2h task=E2=80=9C > - my report must show only tasks on which I actually worked today, on not= the ones which may have any other relation with today. For instance, a tas= k scheduled for today but with 30min from yesterday shouldn't appear, becau= se I didn't work on it today > - if today I clocked task A for 5 minutes, then clocked in B for 10 minut= es, and then A again 30 minutes, ideally I would like to see 2 lines for ta= sk A (5+30), instead of just accounting 35 minutes > - the sum of today's hours should be correct: if I have been clocking tas= ks from 10:00 to 19:00, I expect the sum to be around 9 hours > - the report should be exact and not sum up times in level-3-headings; ta= sks from all levels should be listed together instead > - ideally, the report would state not only the time per task, but from wh= ich hour to what hour; ex: 10:58 to 11:22, worked 24min on task =E2=80=9E**= **** try this=E2=80=9C > > > > My motivation to have these queries are: > - know how much work I clock daily with org and help me to clock more > - be sure that at my job I'm working as many hours per day as I'm expecte= d to (no more, no less) > - do a weekly review to know the tasks I worked on longer at each day fro= m last week > - extract some work patterns: do I work more at the morning, at the night= ; for how long, =E2=80=A6 > > > Has someone a 100% pleasant solution for this? In the agenda hit 'R' to get a clock report that only covers the period of time displayed by the agenda. -Bernt