From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: Bug: Recurring items don't always show up in timeline Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:46:29 -0400 Message-ID: <8850.1300560389@alphaville.dokosmarshall.org> References: <4486.1300483204@alphaville.usa.hp.com> <4D84EBBA.2000807@amlog.co.uk> Reply-To: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=39911 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q11An-00086S-Uo for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:46:52 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q11Am-0002ne-GD for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:46:49 -0400 Received: from vms173003pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.3]:52200) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q11Am-0002nR-Ct for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:46:48 -0400 Received: from alphaville.dokosmarshall.org ([unknown] [173.76.32.106]) by vms173003.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.02 32bit (built Apr 16 2009)) with ESMTPA id <0LIB00MNWITHRY50@vms173003.mailsrvcs.net> for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:46:34 -0500 (CDT) In-reply-to: Message from Chris Randle of "Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:45:30 -0000." <4D84EBBA.2000807@amlog.co.uk> 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: Chris Randle Cc: nicholas.dokos@hp.com, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Chris Randle wrote: > On 2011-03-18 21:20, Nick Dokos wrote: > > Mark S wrote: > > > >> I posted this before as a question, but since it has been confirmed by > >> others, and shows up under Linux and Windows, I'll now post the > >> details as a bug. > >> > >> The Timeline view *would* be very useful for scheduling months in > >> advance, reviewing history, or printing a year event > >> calendar. Unfortunately, it appears that it can't really be trusted. > >> The basic problem is that in AGENDA TIMELINE view ("C-a L") recurring > >> items are frequently and unpredictably dropped from the view. The > >> regular AGENDA view works fine AFAIK -- its the TIMELINE that is at > >> issue. > > > > AFAICT, the culprit is org-get-all-dates: it matches date strings, translates > > to number of days since the (imaginary) date 0001-12-31bce, > > accumulates them in a list, sorts them, takes care of gaps - but > > completely ignores any repeaters: iow, the "don't always show" in the > > Subject line should more accurately say "never show". > > Unless I'm missing something (again!), when I try it, they *do* repeat > *sometimes*. For example, the entry > > TODO [#A] Bath for dog <2011-03-10 Thu +1w> > > appears in agenda timeline as follows: > > 2011-03-10, miss 1 week, 2011-03-24, 2011-03-31, 2011-04-07, miss 7 > weeks, 2011-06-02, miss 8 weeks (agenda terminates 2011-07-31). > That's true. I believe that's when it coincides with another entry: it sneaks in on the heels of the other entry. But I may very well be wrong: I have only scratched the surface a bit. Nick