From: Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk>
To: Sam Auciello <olleicua@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Question about repeating events.
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:32:44 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lipbbotf.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGXuZ6sh3pdTw=2BOYVCdnU4r2XV_6sf=b60YVt64k8bz+=14Q@mail.gmail.com> (Sam Auciello's message of "Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:13:26 -0500")
Sam Auciello <olleicua@gmail.com> writes:
> I apologize in advance if this is the wrong forum for this question.
Not at all; definitely the right place. However, I would suggest you
search the mailing list first before asking as your question has come up
umpteen times before! It's also answered on Worg.
> I'm trying to set up repeating events to stop repeating after a given
> date. In this case it's classes I'm taking this semester that need to
> repeat once a week so I enter them like:
>
> *** Programming Workshop
> <2012-01-24 Tue 13:30-14:50 +1w>, <2012-01-20 Fri 13:30-14:50 +1w>
>
> The agenda shows the class being scheduled each tuesday and friday but I
> would like to tell it to stop repeating at the end of the semester.
>
> I didn't see anything helpful here:
> http://orgmode.org/manual/Repeated-tasks.html#Repeated-tasks
>
> The options I see here are using C-c C-x c to make a bunch of duplicate
> entries (which seems a little messy to me, but perhaps this is just how
> it's done) or simply marking the item as DONE at the end of the semester.
> The latter option seems a little weird to me too since it would make my
> agenda for the following semester cluttered if I was looking at it to plan
> future events. Is there an option I'm overlooking?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Peace
> ~Sam
I do the latter (copy with time shift) and have been doing so for quite
a while. I find this is quite appropriate for schedules like this as it
allows one to "miss" the odd entry (e.g. study/reading week or class
cancelled for whatever reason).
I am not sure what you mean by saying that it makes the agenda
cluttered? The result is the same in the agenda view: an entry for each
day/time a class is scheduled. I also do not understand your reference
to marking anything done! This is not a TODO item, it is an
appointment.
I think it's worthwhile distinguishing between appointments (which
*have* to take place at the appointed time) and scheduled work (i.e. a
/task/ which you intend to do at a certain time but which may end up
being done earlier or later). The latter is a TODO item; the former is
not. The latter will remain in the agenda view until it is marked done
whereas the former only appears on the time+day indicated.
I hope this makes some sort of sense...
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: Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.92.1
: using Org-mode version 7.8.03 (release_7.8.03.122.g5b407)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-01-13 15:32 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-01-12 16:13 Question about repeating events Sam Auciello
2012-01-13 15:12 ` Brian Wightman
2012-01-13 15:41 ` Nick Dokos
2012-01-13 15:32 ` Eric S Fraga [this message]
2012-01-13 15:41 ` Sam Auciello
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