From: Daniel E. Doherty <ded-law@ddoherty.net>
To: Charles Millar <millarc@verizon.net>,
Org-mode List <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Clocktable feature requests
Date: Mon, 06 Jul 2015 17:16:45 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lhet53ua.wl-ded-law@ddoherty.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <559AAAF9.6000705@verizon.net>
Thanks Charles. I'm still hoping for Org Mode to do this built-in so I can
export the table to a format of my choosing.
On Mon, 06 Jul 2015 11:21:13 -0500,
Charles Millar <millarc@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> Maybe Tom Marble's timesheet..el is what you are looking for
>
> https://github.com/tmarble/timesheet.el
>
> As I recall if was discussed on this list awhile ago. Also see his interview
> with Sacha Chua's interview with Tom
>
> http://emacslife.com/emacs-chats/chat-tom-marble.html
>
> Hate to say this, but I still haven't tried it myself.
>
>
> Charlie Millar
> On 07/06/2015 12:05 PM, Daniel E. Doherty wrote:
> > I typically keep a list of tasks I'm working on in a subtree that is
> > simply a bunch of subheads that describe the task, like so:
> >
> > ,----
> > | * Time Records
> > | ** Review filings for Johnson--Morgan
> > | CLOCK: [2014-08-27 Wed 09:13]--[2014-08-27 Wed 12:20] => 3:07
> > | ** Discussion with Smith re Johnson possible violation
> > | CLOCK: [2014-08-27 Wed 10:35]--[2014-08-27 Wed 10:55] => 0:20
> > | ** Prepare and send demand letter for Johnson
> > | CLOCK: [2014-08-28 Mon 11:18]--[2014-08-28 Thu 12:20] => 1:02
> > | ** Forward summary to Smith following on discussion
> > | CLOCK: [2014-08-29 Fri 09:35]--[2014-08-29 Fri 09:45] => 0:10
> > | ** Receive and review letter from Willy Wonka re demand
> > | CLOCK: [2014-09-11 Thu 09:38]--[2014-09-11 Thu 10:39] => 1:01
> > | ** Prepare reply to Wonka response letter
> > | CLOCK: [2014-09-11 Thu 10:40]--[2014-09-11 Thu 11:30] => 0:50
> > `----
> >
> > I clock in and out of tasks as I work on them. There is typically no
> > 'SCEDULED' or 'DEADLINE' associated with the tasks.
> >
> > I would like to produce a clocktable that works as a passible bill.
> >
> > There are two things that make this difficult:
> >
> > 1. I would like the clocktable to have a column that indicates the date on
> > which the activity took place.
> >
> > 2. I would like the an optional 'Rate' and 'Charge' columns to be added
> >
> > As to 1:
> >
> > The timestamp feature almost takes care of 1, except that it will not use the
> > CLOCK property to set the timestamp. Using the date (optional time) at which
> > the CLOCK started would work as a good timestamp, and probably better than
> > something like the SCHEDULED or DEADLINE. If the purpose is to indicate when
> > the activity occurred, it would seem that the best order for picking the time
> > stamp would be something like TIMESTAMP, TIMESTAMP_IA, CLOCK (begin),
> > SCHEDULED, then DEADLINE, that is from more specific to more general.
> >
> > As to 2:
> >
> > With an option like :rate set to, say, 50, the time column could be converted
> > to dollars (or whatever currency) at rate * hours. It would also be nice to
> > have that amount summed in the same way that time is summed by levels now.
> >
> > With those items added, the clocktable would be usable as a billing
> > mechanism. As it is now, it makes a nice start, but requires a lot of
> > massaging to turn a clocktable into an invoice.
> >
> > Any chance of getting these features added?
> >
> > Dan Doherty
> >
> >
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-07-06 22:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-07-06 16:05 Clocktable feature requests Daniel E. Doherty
2015-07-06 16:21 ` Charles Millar
2015-07-06 22:16 ` Daniel E. Doherty [this message]
2015-07-07 0:20 ` Subhan Michael Tindall
2015-07-07 0:34 ` Subhan Michael Tindall
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