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From: Matthew Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
To: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
Cc: Org Mode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: Org dependencies request
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:02:48 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2ws9vtkt3.fsf@fastmail.fm> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <F3F4F48B-9446-42AA-A40B-A056B9544E05@gmail.com> (Carsten Dominik's message of "Wed\, 8 Apr 2009 08\:44\:32 +0200")

Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:

> work-around:
>
> C-u C-u C-u C-c C-t
>
> will switch off all dependency checking
> for the duration of this command.
>

Thanks! That will do just fine.

- Matt

> - Carsten
>
> On Apr 8, 2009, at 12:34 AM, Matthew Lundin wrote:
>
>>
>> I have started using dependencies in org-mode to make sure that I have
>> completed all todos in a project before marking it done. There are,
>> however, some projects that I would like to exclude from dependency
>> tracking. For example, I have a multi-step project for paying the rent
>> every month:
>>
>> ,----
>> | * PROJECT Pay Rent
>> |   DEADLINE: <2009-05-01 Fri +1m -10d>
>> |   :PROPERTIES:
>> |   :LOGGING:  lognoterepeat
>> |   :END:
>> | ** TODO Check bank account to make sure there's enough money for
>> rent :computer:
>> |    SCHEDULED: <2009-04-20 Mon +1m>
>> | ** TODO Write rent check					       :home:
>> |    SCHEDULED: <2009-04-30 Thu +1m>
>> | ** Drop off rent						    :errands:
>> |    SCHEDULED: <2009-04-30 Thu +1m>
>> `----
>>
>> I would like to be able to switch the Pay Rent project to done in
>> order
>> to add a note and timestamp to mark its completion. But my global
>> dependency setting blocks this, since the todos below are repeating
>> and
>> thus immediately get turned back to todos when they are done. Hence my
>> request: Would it be possible to add a property that would prevent
>> dependency checking on certain headlines? E.g.,
>>
>> :DEPENDENCIES: t
>>
>> or
>>
>> :DEPENDENCIES: nil
>>
>> Since we already have an ORDERED switch, I think this would be a nice
>> addition.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for considering the request.
>>
>> - Matt
>>
>>
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  reply	other threads:[~2009-04-08 12:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-04-07 22:34 Org dependencies request Matthew Lundin
2009-04-08  6:44 ` Carsten Dominik
2009-04-08 12:02   ` Matthew Lundin [this message]
2009-04-08 16:00 ` Carsten Dominik
2009-04-08 23:48   ` Matthew Lundin

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