* Repeating timestamp with interval N times
@ 2015-10-04 20:54 Stephen Eglen
2015-10-04 22:16 ` Rasmus
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From: Stephen Eglen @ 2015-10-04 20:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
Hi,
I'd like to write a timestamp like:
** Weekly office hour
<2015-10-08 Thu 11:00-12:00 +1w>
but instead of having it occur every week until the end of time(!), I'd
like it repeated N (=8) here. I can't see how to do this easily, am I
missing something? I could use `org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift' but
ideally I'd like something concise like:
<2015-10-08 Thu 11:00-12:00 8+1w>
Is this likely to be feasible? I can submit a patch if it is and
someone points me in the right direction. Or, do I need to refer to
some sexp magic "DIARY-STYLE SEXP ENTRIES"? I can see how to fix it
by extending diary-cyclic to include the parameter specifying the max
number of repeats.
Thanks,
Stephen
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2015-10-04 20:54 Repeating timestamp with interval N times Stephen Eglen
@ 2015-10-04 22:16 ` Rasmus
2015-10-05 8:17 ` Stephen Eglen
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Rasmus @ 2015-10-04 22:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
Hi Stephen,
Stephen Eglen <S.J.Eglen@damtp.cam.ac.uk> writes:
> I'd like to write a timestamp like:
>
> ** Weekly office hour
> <2015-10-08 Thu 11:00-12:00 +1w>
>
> but instead of having it occur every week until the end of time(!), I'd
> like it repeated N (=8) here. I can't see how to do this easily, am I
> missing something? I could use `org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift' but
> ideally I'd like something concise like:
org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift is what I would use, mainly because I
want to have my calendar stay compatible with org-caldav.el.
In the past I used org-class, which might be what you refer to below.
Example:
%%(org-class 2014 9 26 2014 12 15 3 'holidays) office hour 9:30-10:30
> <2015-10-08 Thu 11:00-12:00 8+1w>
>
> Is this likely to be feasible? I can submit a patch if it is and
> someone points me in the right direction. Or, do I need to refer to
> some sexp magic "DIARY-STYLE SEXP ENTRIES"? I can see how to fix it
> by extending diary-cyclic to include the parameter specifying the max
> number of repeats.
My understanding is that you would like to extend Org’s "datey" syntax to
allow provide an end in this statement,
<2015-10-08 Thu 11:00-12:00 8+1w>
What is the syntax you have got in mind?
Thanks,
Rasmus
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2015-10-04 22:16 ` Rasmus
@ 2015-10-05 8:17 ` Stephen Eglen
2015-10-05 9:20 ` Rasmus
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Stephen Eglen @ 2015-10-05 8:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
hi Rasmus, thanks!
> In the past I used org-class, which might be what you refer to below.
> Example:
>
> %%(org-class 2014 9 26 2014 12 15 3 'holidays) office hour 9:30-10:30
Thank you, I had not seen that.
>
> My understanding is that you would like to extend Org’s "datey" syntax to
> allow provide an end in this statement,
>
> <2015-10-08 Thu 11:00-12:00 8+1w>
>
> What is the syntax you have got in mind?
I wrote a suggestion above, e.g. "8+1w" would mean that the +1w (every week)
repeater was constrained to a maximum of 8 times.
Stephen
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* Re: Repeating timestamp with interval N times
2015-10-05 8:17 ` Stephen Eglen
@ 2015-10-05 9:20 ` Rasmus
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Rasmus @ 2015-10-05 9:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
Hi Stephen,
Stephen Eglen <sje30@cam.ac.uk> writes:
>> My understanding is that you would like to extend Org’s "datey" syntax to
>> allow provide an end in this statement,
>>
>> <2015-10-08 Thu 11:00-12:00 8+1w>
>>
>> What is the syntax you have got in mind?
>
> I wrote a suggestion above, e.g. "8+1w" would mean that the +1w (every week)
> repeater was constrained to a maximum of 8 times.
So you did. Sorry.
Perhaps it's too discrete. Perhaps "+1W/8" or something.
I haven't looked much at org-clock.el. Perhaps you can take a look a look
and make an assertion of whether it's feasible.
Rasmus
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