* Repeat task a fixed number of times @ 2014-07-22 8:53 SabreWolfy 2014-07-22 9:11 ` Nick Dokos 2014-07-27 13:08 ` Bastien 0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: SabreWolfy @ 2014-07-22 8:53 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode This repeats an event on the first of the month forever: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- * Attend Monthly Meeting <2014-05-01 +1m> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- How do I indicate that the event should be repeated monthly for 6 months only? Time-shift? ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Repeat task a fixed number of times 2014-07-22 8:53 Repeat task a fixed number of times SabreWolfy @ 2014-07-22 9:11 ` Nick Dokos 2014-07-27 13:08 ` Bastien 1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Nick Dokos @ 2014-07-22 9:11 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode SabreWolfy <sabrewolfy@gmail.com> writes: > This repeats an event on the first of the month forever: > > * Attend Monthly Meeting > <2014-05-01 +1m> > > How do I indicate that the event should be repeated monthly for 6 months > only? Time-shift? I think so: C-c C-x c (org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift) Nick ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Repeat task a fixed number of times 2014-07-22 8:53 Repeat task a fixed number of times SabreWolfy 2014-07-22 9:11 ` Nick Dokos @ 2014-07-27 13:08 ` Bastien 2014-08-05 19:07 ` Aric Gregson 1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Bastien @ 2014-07-27 13:08 UTC (permalink / raw) To: SabreWolfy; +Cc: emacs-orgmode SabreWolfy <sabrewolfy@gmail.com> writes: > How do I indicate that the event should be repeated monthly for 6 months > only? Time-shift? FWIW, this is a frequently requested feature and I will propose something other than cloning headlines for the next major Org version. -- Bastien ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Repeat task a fixed number of times 2014-07-27 13:08 ` Bastien @ 2014-08-05 19:07 ` Aric Gregson 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Aric Gregson @ 2014-08-05 19:07 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode Bastien <bzg@gnu.org> writes: > SabreWolfy <sabrewolfy@gmail.com> writes: > >> How do I indicate that the event should be repeated monthly for 6 months >> only? Time-shift? > > FWIW, this is a frequently requested feature and I will propose > something other than cloning headlines for the next major Org version. I entirely agree. Thus far I have been pulling my hair out getting diary sexp statements to work. They do, but unless you understand how to write them, it is time consuming searching the web for instructions. Thanks, Aric -- ~O /\_, ###-\ |_ (*) / (*) ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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