From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andreas Leha Subject: Re: Requesting some help with scheduled repeated tasks Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 06:09:14 +0000 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41428) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YFzL6-0004H5-4h for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:09:29 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YFzL2-0002UH-Ok for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:09:28 -0500 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:33262) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YFzL2-0002T7-IS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:09:24 -0500 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YFzL0-0005SK-Gy for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:09:22 +0100 Received: from cpc33-cmbg15-2-0-cust4.5-4.cable.virginm.net ([81.102.136.5]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:09:22 +0100 Received: from andreas.leha by cpc33-cmbg15-2-0-cust4.5-4.cable.virginm.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 27 Jan 2015 07:09:22 +0100 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Sagar, Sagar Shankar writes: > Thanks Christopher, the latter option seems to accomplish what I > require though not very elegant I though so first, too. But by now I came to like that approach a lot. It provides so much flexibility with the individual instances (like moving, keeping notes, cancellation, etc.). Give it some time and maybe you'll like it in the end ;-) Regards, Andreas > > With Regards, > Sagar > > On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 6:49 PM, Christopher Witte > wrote: > > > > Hi Sagar, > > I think you either want a repeating task see > http://orgmode.org/manual/Repeated-tasks.html > > > or to use org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift see > http://orgmode.org/manual/Structure-editing.html#Structure-editing > > > I think repeated tasks repeat for ever, so from your description > org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift might be better. > > > > I hope that helps, > Chris. > > > > > > On 26 January 2015 at 14:13, Sagar Shankar > wrote: > > > Hi all, been using Org-Mode for just over a month now and have > stumbled into something that I cannot still figure out how to > implement. > > > I want to set aside a fixed amount of time each day (say 2 > hours) at a specific time(18-00-20:00 say) to work on a > specific task. I want this task to repeat for 7 days and for > state changes (from TODO to DONE) to be tracked for those 7 > days. The latter while ideal, is also optional, as in a base > case, I'd be happy to just get the task automatically marked > TODO 7 times in my Agenda till the 7 days are over. > > > Right now, I've tried using the following syntax: > > > > ** TODO Work on XYZ > SCHEDULED: <2015-01-21 Wed 20:30-21:30>-- <2015-01-28 Wed > 20:30-21:30> > > > When I mark this as complete for today, all the other > occurrences are also marked as DONE, which I do not want. > Another confusing factor is that instead of counting 7 > occurrences of this task, Org counts it as 8 (which is another > thing I'd love to get explained) > > > I know tracking repeated tasks is best suited for Org-Habits > but I cannot find anywhere in the documentation for that > module, a parameter that allows me to track habits for only 7 > times or 8 times say, and for that habit to be inserted into > the agenda at a specific time only. > > > Would really appreciate some advice! > > > Thanks for your time, > Sagar