From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Piotr Zielinski" Subject: Re: FR: Repeated time stamp, jumping from current time Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 17:59:43 +0000 Message-ID: <3c12eb8d0803020959y588e787cy978d53306145e2cd@mail.gmail.com> References: <47CA327F.3060603@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JVsTV-000249-A9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:59:49 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JVsTU-00023x-3D for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:59:49 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JVsTT-00023r-W7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:59:48 -0500 Received: from gv-out-0910.google.com ([216.239.58.190]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JVsTT-0005mX-KU for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:59:47 -0500 Received: by gv-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id y18so3042225gvf.17 for ; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:59:44 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <47CA327F.3060603@gmail.com> Content-Disposition: inline List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Wanrong Lin Cc: org-mode On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 4:52 AM, Wanrong Lin wrote: > Hi, > > Right now we can have a repeated time stamp like this: > > * TODO Do this every month > SCHEDULED: <2008-03-01 Sat +1m> > > If I am late and mark the above done on 2008-03-05, the time stamp will > automatically jump to 2008-04-01. This is very useful for things like > paying monthly bills. > > However, for some tasks, it would make more sense to jump from the date > when it is marked done, not from when it is scheduled to be done. Here are my thoughts on the issue: I think of SCHEDULED as my personal plan to start doing something at a specified time. In this interpretation, having something scheduled for the past does not make sense, or more precisely, it should be functionally equivalent to scheduling it for "now" (except that it reminds you that you're behind schedule). Therefore, I'd vote for jumping from the current date, not from the time in the SCHEDULED timestamp. Your example of paying a bill is, in my view, a DEADLINE, an externally imposed requirement. Since whomever imposed the deadline on you does not care about your personal scheduling, the jumping in deadlines should be from the time indicated in the timestamp. Thanks, Piotr An > example is changing my furnace filter. I am supposed to change it once a > month, but if I am late for 10 days, the next date to change should be > 30 days away, not 20 days away. > > Maybe we can use a syntax like this to indicate that: > > <2008-03-01 Sat +=1m> > > Any comments? Thank you. > > Wanrong > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >