From: Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
To: Crni Gorac <cgorac@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: repetitive activity over a period of time, starting at the same time each day
Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:37:28 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2eioaqizb.fsf@fastmail.fm> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <c02b565a0911061151n2a82fe7cmd70008f6a17c935e@mail.gmail.com> (Crni Gorac's message of "Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:51:29 +0100")
Crni Gorac <cgorac@gmail.com> writes:
> On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 5:51 PM, Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org> wrote:
>> Crni Gorac <cgorac@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> How to specify a time interval for a TODO that will say span over two
>>> weeks, working days only, and that will start each day at 10am. I
>>> tried with timestamps available in org-mode, as well as with Emacs
>>> diary timestamps, but to no avail. Any suggestion?
>>>
>>
>> You could use a diary sexp:
>>
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> * 10:00am Every weekday for two weeks
>> <%%(and (memq (calendar-day-of-week date) '(1 2 3 4 5)) (diary-block 11 9 2009 11 20 2009))>
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>>
>> - Matt
>>
>
> Thanks Matt, this is almost there; however, if this is a TODO item,
> and if I mark it done, than it's marked done once and for all, and not
> only for given day, like org-mode timestamps with repeater interval.
> Any further suggestions here?
Ah. I see. I don't think there's any way make an item with a diary sexp
behave like a recurring timestamp. I think the best solution here would
be to create multiple items w/ todos, as Stephan suggested in his post.
> Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems very strange to me that a need for alike
> timestamps was not recognized in org-mode - for example, how would one
> build a TODO item for something like a class spanning say over two
> months and with class hours say Mon and Wed between 10am and 11am?
I imagine one way to do this would be to create two items with repeating
timestamps:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
* TODO 10:00am Class
SCHEDULED: <2009-11-09 Mon +1w>
* TODO 10:00am Class
SCHEDULED: <2009-11-11 Wed +1w>
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> Also, is this placing time at the start of item, and having it
> recognized when agenda view built some kind of special syntax? I
> wasn't able to find it mentioned in org-mode documentation...
I'm sorry to say that I'm not sure where it's documented. But org-mode
does scan the headline for time of day information.
Best,
Matt
prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-11-07 18:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-11-06 10:10 repetitive activity over a period of time, starting at the same time each day Crni Gorac
2009-11-06 10:47 ` Stephan Schmitt
2009-11-06 16:51 ` Matt Lundin
2009-11-06 19:51 ` Crni Gorac
2009-11-07 18:37 ` Matt Lundin [this message]
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