From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Wanrong Lin Subject: Re: FR: Repeated time stamp, jumping from current time Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:33:43 -0500 Message-ID: <47CB1D37.3080502@gmail.com> References: <47CA327F.3060603@gmail.com> <3c12eb8d0803020959y588e787cy978d53306145e2cd@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JVvof-00022h-Ph for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:33:53 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JVvod-00022R-Pr for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:33:52 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JVvod-00022O-MO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:33:51 -0500 Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com ([64.233.184.237]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JVvod-0004tq-HG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 16:33:51 -0500 Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id 57so2658188wri.12 for ; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:33:50 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <3c12eb8d0803020959y588e787cy978d53306145e2cd@mail.gmail.com> 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: org-mode I think even if it is not a deadline, just personal scheduled stuff (no "external force") , there are cases where you just want to do things periodically at a certain date/time, so we should keep the old behavior. We don't have to choose between these two (jumping from current date and jumping from the scheduled date). We can just add a new feature. > 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 >> >>