From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: Scheduling of 2-day events Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:45:52 -0500 Message-ID: <87r5rvsb8f.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> References: <87vdh7sida.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NAtHl-0002PF-AG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:46:01 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NAtHh-0002J1-FF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:46:00 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35571 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NAtHh-0002Is-AS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:45:57 -0500 Received: from mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org ([204.13.248.72]:63027) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NAtHg-0002Q9-U4 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:45:57 -0500 In-Reply-To: (Markus Heller's message of "Wed\, 18 Nov 2009 12\:51\:43 -0800") 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: Markus Heller Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Markus Heller writes: > Bernt Hansen wrote: >> Markus Heller writes: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> subject says it all. Is this the appropriate way of doing scheduling >>> a 2-day event (couldn't find an example in the manual): >>> >>> * TODO Career/Training/Courses >>> ** TODO Project Management Workshop >>> SCHEDULED: <2009-11-19 Thu 9:00-16:30>--<2009-11-20 Fri 9:00-16:30> >>> >>> >>> The agenda out put (C-c a a) looks like this: >>> >>> Thursday 19 November 2009 >>> ABC: 9:00-16:30 Scheduled: TODO Project Management Workshop >>> ABC: 9:00-16:30 (1/2): TODO Project Management Workshop >>> Friday 20 November 2009 >>> ABC: (2/2): TODO Project Management Workshop >> >> I would just drop the SCHEDULED: part >> >> ** TODO Project Management Workshop >> <2009-11-19 Thu 9:00-16:30>--<2009-11-20 Fri 9:00-16:30> >> >> so you don't get a duplicate entry. I'd also drop the TODO since it's >> scheduled for a block of time and when the time is gone it's done - >> whether you mark it DONE or not. > > > Thanks for your reply, Bernt. > > The TODO changes to STARTED when I clock this task in, which I do when > I'm working on my preparation. I could have a sub-task for > preparation and clock this, but in the end, this doesn't really matter > too much to me. Yes mine does too - but then I just move it back to no TODO keyword and keep the clock running. I don't normally clock in 'events', I clock in todo tasks - so if there's something to do to prepare for the event I would normally stick that in another task and clock that instead. -Bernt