Doh. I get the math now. 3d is 3*8h = 1d. Ok. Confusing but I get it.

But I'm still confused what 'org-set-effort' expects/interprets compared to
'org-clock-modify-effort-estimate'. Any clarification will be much
appreciated.

Thanks,

   -k.


On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Ken Mankoff <mankoff@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm looking into effort and time tracking and have a few questions about
> efforts,
>
> 1) What is the difference between C-c C-x C-e and C-c C-x e?
>
> When I set an effort while clocked in, C-c C-x C-e asks for an effort and
> formats it in a format I understand such as 00:30 or 1d. When not clocked
> in, I have to use C-c C-x e (no CTRL for the last one) and it doesn't seem
> to parse my entry for a timestamp or convert from 8h to 1d. For example, I
> can enter an effort of "aoeu" and it accepts that.
>
> 2) When clocked in and using C-c C-x C-e, the conversion seems buggy:
>
> I enter -> converted to
> 1d -> 08:00
> 2d -> 16:00
> 3d -> 1d 00:00
> 4d -> 1d 08:00
> 7d -> 2d 08:00
> 1w -> 1d 16:00
>
> I get that 1 day is 8 hours, and 2d 8h == 1d 16h, but I'm still confused
> why 2d is 16h and 3d is 1d.
>
> Thanks,
>
>    -k.
>