* Question about repeating events.
@ 2012-01-12 16:13 Sam Auciello
2012-01-13 15:12 ` Brian Wightman
2012-01-13 15:32 ` Eric S Fraga
0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Sam Auciello @ 2012-01-12 16:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
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I apologize in advance if this is the wrong forum for this question.
I'm trying to set up repeating events to stop repeating after a given
date. In this case it's classes I'm taking this semester that need to
repeat once a week so I enter them like:
*** Programming Workshop
<2012-01-24 Tue 13:30-14:50 +1w>, <2012-01-20 Fri 13:30-14:50 +1w>
The agenda shows the class being scheduled each tuesday and friday but I
would like to tell it to stop repeating at the end of the semester.
I didn't see anything helpful here:
http://orgmode.org/manual/Repeated-tasks.html#Repeated-tasks
The options I see here are using C-c C-x c to make a bunch of duplicate
entries (which seems a little messy to me, but perhaps this is just how
it's done) or simply marking the item as DONE at the end of the semester.
The latter option seems a little weird to me too since it would make my
agenda for the following semester cluttered if I was looking at it to plan
future events. Is there an option I'm overlooking?
Thank you,
Peace
~Sam
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2012-01-12 16:13 Question about repeating events Sam Auciello
@ 2012-01-13 15:12 ` Brian Wightman
2012-01-13 15:41 ` Nick Dokos
2012-01-13 15:32 ` Eric S Fraga
1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Brian Wightman @ 2012-01-13 15:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sam Auciello; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Sam Auciello <olleicua@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying to set up repeating events to stop repeating after a given date.
> In this case it's classes I'm taking this semester that need to repeat once
> a week so I enter them like:
>
> *** Programming Workshop
> <2012-01-24 Tue 13:30-14:50 +1w>, <2012-01-20 Fri 13:30-14:50 +1w>
>
> The agenda shows the class being scheduled each tuesday and friday but I
> would like to tell it to stop repeating at the end of the semester.
Would diary-style datestamps work?
http://orgmode.org/manual/Timestamps.html#Timestamps
Brian
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* Re: Question about repeating events.
2012-01-13 15:12 ` Brian Wightman
@ 2012-01-13 15:41 ` Nick Dokos
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Nick Dokos @ 2012-01-13 15:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Brian Wightman; +Cc: nicholas.dokos, emacs-orgmode, Sam Auciello
Brian Wightman <MidLifeXis@wightmanfam.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Sam Auciello <olleicua@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm trying to set up repeating events to stop repeating after a given date.
> > In this case it's classes I'm taking this semester that need to repeat once
> > a week so I enter them like:
> >
> > *** Programming Workshop
> > <2012-01-24 Tue 13:30-14:50 +1w>, <2012-01-20 Fri 13:30-14:50 +1w>
> >
> > The agenda shows the class being scheduled each tuesday and friday but I
> > would like to tell it to stop repeating at the end of the semester.
>
> Would diary-style datestamps work?
>
> http://orgmode.org/manual/Timestamps.html#Timestamps
>
Another possibility is to mark it DONE at the end of the semester and
archive the entry. That would prevent it from cluttering up anything except the
archive file.
Nick
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* Re: Question about repeating events.
2012-01-12 16:13 Question about repeating events Sam Auciello
2012-01-13 15:12 ` Brian Wightman
@ 2012-01-13 15:32 ` Eric S Fraga
2012-01-13 15:41 ` Sam Auciello
1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Eric S Fraga @ 2012-01-13 15:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sam Auciello; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
Sam Auciello <olleicua@gmail.com> writes:
> I apologize in advance if this is the wrong forum for this question.
Not at all; definitely the right place. However, I would suggest you
search the mailing list first before asking as your question has come up
umpteen times before! It's also answered on Worg.
> I'm trying to set up repeating events to stop repeating after a given
> date. In this case it's classes I'm taking this semester that need to
> repeat once a week so I enter them like:
>
> *** Programming Workshop
> <2012-01-24 Tue 13:30-14:50 +1w>, <2012-01-20 Fri 13:30-14:50 +1w>
>
> The agenda shows the class being scheduled each tuesday and friday but I
> would like to tell it to stop repeating at the end of the semester.
>
> I didn't see anything helpful here:
> http://orgmode.org/manual/Repeated-tasks.html#Repeated-tasks
>
> The options I see here are using C-c C-x c to make a bunch of duplicate
> entries (which seems a little messy to me, but perhaps this is just how
> it's done) or simply marking the item as DONE at the end of the semester.
> The latter option seems a little weird to me too since it would make my
> agenda for the following semester cluttered if I was looking at it to plan
> future events. Is there an option I'm overlooking?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Peace
> ~Sam
I do the latter (copy with time shift) and have been doing so for quite
a while. I find this is quite appropriate for schedules like this as it
allows one to "miss" the odd entry (e.g. study/reading week or class
cancelled for whatever reason).
I am not sure what you mean by saying that it makes the agenda
cluttered? The result is the same in the agenda view: an entry for each
day/time a class is scheduled. I also do not understand your reference
to marking anything done! This is not a TODO item, it is an
appointment.
I think it's worthwhile distinguishing between appointments (which
*have* to take place at the appointed time) and scheduled work (i.e. a
/task/ which you intend to do at a certain time but which may end up
being done earlier or later). The latter is a TODO item; the former is
not. The latter will remain in the agenda view until it is marked done
whereas the former only appears on the time+day indicated.
I hope this makes some sort of sense...
--
: Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.92.1
: using Org-mode version 7.8.03 (release_7.8.03.122.g5b407)
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* Re: Question about repeating events.
2012-01-13 15:32 ` Eric S Fraga
@ 2012-01-13 15:41 ` Sam Auciello
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Sam Auciello @ 2012-01-13 15:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sam Auciello, emacs-orgmode
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Thanks, I was confused by the distinction between scheduled items and
appointments but you've cleared this up. What I was thinking would be
cluttered was if I just used the <.. +1w> syntax and I was looking at my
agenda for next semester (when the class is over) then the agenda would be
cluttered with events that weren't meant to be there. This link:
http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#org-class, looks to be just what I
needed.
Thanks,
Peace
~Sam
On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Eric S Fraga <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> wrote:
> Sam Auciello <olleicua@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > I apologize in advance if this is the wrong forum for this question.
>
> Not at all; definitely the right place. However, I would suggest you
> search the mailing list first before asking as your question has come up
> umpteen times before! It's also answered on Worg.
>
> > I'm trying to set up repeating events to stop repeating after a given
> > date. In this case it's classes I'm taking this semester that need to
> > repeat once a week so I enter them like:
> >
> > *** Programming Workshop
> > <2012-01-24 Tue 13:30-14:50 +1w>, <2012-01-20 Fri 13:30-14:50 +1w>
> >
> > The agenda shows the class being scheduled each tuesday and friday but I
> > would like to tell it to stop repeating at the end of the semester.
> >
> > I didn't see anything helpful here:
> > http://orgmode.org/manual/Repeated-tasks.html#Repeated-tasks
> >
> > The options I see here are using C-c C-x c to make a bunch of duplicate
> > entries (which seems a little messy to me, but perhaps this is just how
> > it's done) or simply marking the item as DONE at the end of the semester.
> > The latter option seems a little weird to me too since it would make my
> > agenda for the following semester cluttered if I was looking at it to
> plan
> > future events. Is there an option I'm overlooking?
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Peace
> > ~Sam
>
> I do the latter (copy with time shift) and have been doing so for quite
> a while. I find this is quite appropriate for schedules like this as it
> allows one to "miss" the odd entry (e.g. study/reading week or class
> cancelled for whatever reason).
>
> I am not sure what you mean by saying that it makes the agenda
> cluttered? The result is the same in the agenda view: an entry for each
> day/time a class is scheduled. I also do not understand your reference
> to marking anything done! This is not a TODO item, it is an
> appointment.
>
> I think it's worthwhile distinguishing between appointments (which
> *have* to take place at the appointed time) and scheduled work (i.e. a
> /task/ which you intend to do at a certain time but which may end up
> being done earlier or later). The latter is a TODO item; the former is
> not. The latter will remain in the agenda view until it is marked done
> whereas the former only appears on the time+day indicated.
>
> I hope this makes some sort of sense...
>
> --
> : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.92.1
> : using Org-mode version 7.8.03 (release_7.8.03.122.g5b407)
>
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