From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Joseph Thomas Subject: Feature that org mode needs most Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:15:30 -0400 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b66f619cf8a3704c50d0b38 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:35691) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SrF7F-0006ZX-Gz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:15:34 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SrF7E-0007U2-06 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:15:33 -0400 Received: from mail-ey0-f169.google.com ([209.85.215.169]:35282) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SrF7D-0007Tp-NQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:15:31 -0400 Received: by eaan1 with SMTP id n1so372183eaa.0 for ; Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:15:30 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --047d7b66f619cf8a3704c50d0b38 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello. I couldn't believe I hadn't been aware of org mode until a few months ago, as someone who's been using emacs for everything for many years. I use it to journal how all my time is spent in a given work day- for both work related tasks and non-work tasks (ex. getting coffee, lunch, conversations, etc.). Org mode is the only GTD software package I've seen that makes this possible without getting in the way. It just needs one small thing that keeps it from being perfect. Those who use it the same way I do (as a log of how all time was spent in a given day), there's no easy way I can see to make quick adjustments to clocked time between activities. Every day I will forget to clock to a new activity at some point. By the time I remember, time has passed. For example, I come back from a meeting and begin to work on a project. 20 minutes into it, I clock in. But I must then manually adjust both the previous activity and the current one so that they are accurate and don't overlap in the agenda view. This can be cumbersome, which seems to go against the overall idea of org mode. All that is needed to correct it is either a new fn and key binding, or a prefix arg to org-clock-in that allows you to enter an adjustment (in this example, 20) to subtract from the previous clock's out time and current clock's in time. Seems like it would be a minor thing to add that would make an enormous difference for users like me. Thanks for reading my request! Regards, Joe --047d7b66f619cf8a3704c50d0b38 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello.
I couldn't believe I hadn't been aware of org mode until= a few months ago, as someone who's been using emacs for everything for= many years.=A0

I use it to journal how all my tim= e is spent in a given work day- for both work related tasks and non-work ta= sks (ex. =A0getting coffee, lunch, conversations, etc.). =A0Org mode is the= only GTD software package I've seen that makes this possible without g= etting in the way. =A0It just needs one small thing that keeps it from bein= g perfect.

Those who use it the same way I do (as a log of how all= time was spent in a given day), there's no easy way I can see to make = quick adjustments to clocked time between activities. =A0Every day I will f= orget to clock to a new activity at some point. =A0By the time I remember, = time has passed. =A0For example, I come back from a meeting and begin to wo= rk on a project. =A020 minutes into it, I clock in. =A0But I must then manu= ally adjust both the previous activity and the current one so that they are= accurate and don't overlap in the agenda view. =A0This can be cumberso= me, which seems to go against the overall idea of org mode. =A0All that is = needed to correct it is either a new fn and key binding, or a prefix arg to= org-clock-in that allows you to enter an adjustment (in this example, 20) = to subtract from the previous clock's out time and current clock's = in time. =A0

Seems like it would be a minor thing to add that would = make an enormous difference for users like me.

Tha= nks for reading my request!

Regards,
Joe
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