From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Skip Collins Subject: Re: Recurring events with exceptions Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:34:33 -0400 Message-ID: References: <2011-10-18T18-47-42@devnull.Karl-Voit.at> <874nz6ysx2.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:50192) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RGK7B-0006wV-6M for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:34:38 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RGK79-0001k1-BN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:34:37 -0400 Received: from mail-iy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.210.169]:56216) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RGK79-0001jg-0E for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:34:35 -0400 Received: by iagf6 with SMTP id f6so1636846iag.0 for ; Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:34:34 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <874nz6ysx2.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> 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 > ,----[ C-h f org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift RET ] > > I find that this exactly what you are describing: I define an entry, > clone it (with weekly shift, for instance) and then delete the > exceptions and maybe add a few extras. =A0If any weekly instance has to > change, I simply change it! =A0Works pretty well and handles all the case= s > you mentioned. There is one important feature lacking in the use of time-shifted clones as a way to generate repeating events: there is nothing to bind individual instances into a collection. A common EVENTID property would allow for the development of tools for handling a whole series as a group to do things like deleting, shifting, and making other changes en masse. It seems like a simple thing to add. Flexibility like this is why I like working in org. I would move my calendar to org if I were not stuck with outlook/exchange at work. I'm still waiting for someone to create the ultimate org/exchange sync solution.