Displaying a standalone timer window based on clock-in/out

Displaying a standalone timer window based on clock-in/out

[Jose Robins]

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Before I was aware of org-mode, I developed this small superkaramba 
timer application which would display which task I was working on, when 
I started it, how much time was left, and also the current time. I've 
attached a snapshot of that app to this email.

Now I'm using org-mode extensively which has reignited my love for 
emacs. I know org-mode displays the current task and the elapsed time on 
the emacs modeline which is good. I was wondering if it would be 
possible to generate a separate automatic emacs frame (which is compact 
and for all intents and purposes looks like a simple xwindow) with the 
task name, the elapsed time etc. from org-mode as soon as you clock in . 
This would allow for this timer window to be on all desktops for e.g 
without being intrusive.

Right now, I basically manually enter this info into my custom timer 
when I clock in and out of a task in org-mode.

Not sure whether others using org-mode feel a similar need or whether 
they use any other methods...

Thanks,
Jose


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Re: Displaying a standalone timer window based on clock-in/out

[Carsten Dominik]

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On Apr 1, 2008, at 8:14 PM, Jose Robins wrote:

> Before I was aware of org-mode, I developed this small superkaramba  
> timer application which would display which task I was working on,  
> when I started it, how much time was left, and also the current  
> time. I've attached a snapshot of that app to this email.
>
> Now I'm using org-mode extensively which has reignited my love for  
> emacs. I know org-mode displays the current task and the elapsed  
> time on the emacs modeline which is good. I was wondering if it  
> would be possible to generate a separate automatic emacs frame  
> (which is compact and for all intents and purposes looks like a  
> simple xwindow) with the task name, the elapsed time etc. from org- 
> mode as soon as you clock in .. This would allow for this timer  
> window to be on all desktops for e.g without being intrusive.
>
> Right now, I basically manually enter this info into my custom timer  
> when I clock in and out of a task in org-mode.
>
> Not sure whether others using org-mode feel a similar need or  
> whether they use any other methods...

Hmmm, I don't really see the need/use for this, so I am not going to
implement it.  Maybe I can provide you with a hook and you write a  
package
to use this hook?

- Carsten


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Re: Displaying a standalone timer window based on clock-in/out

[Jose Robins]

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Carsten Dominik wrote:
>
> On Apr 1, 2008, at 8:14 PM, Jose Robins wrote:
>
>> Before I was aware of org-mode, I developed this small superkaramba 
>> timer application which would display which task I was working on, 
>> when I started it, how much time was left, and also the current time. 
>> I've attached a snapshot of that app to this email.
>>
>> Now I'm using org-mode extensively which has reignited my love for 
>> emacs. I know org-mode displays the current task and the elapsed time 
>> on the emacs modeline which is good. I was wondering if it would be 
>> possible to generate a separate automatic emacs frame (which is 
>> compact and for all intents and purposes looks like a simple xwindow) 
>> with the task name, the elapsed time etc. from org-mode as soon as 
>> you clock in .. This would allow for this timer window to be on all 
>> desktops for e.g without being intrusive.
>>
>> Right now, I basically manually enter this info into my custom timer 
>> when I clock in and out of a task in org-mode.
>>
>> Not sure whether others using org-mode feel a similar need or whether 
>> they use any other methods...
>
> Hmmm, I don't really see the need/use for this, so I am not going to
> implement it.  Maybe I can provide you with a hook and you write a 
> package
> to use this hook?
>
> - Carsten
>
>

That would be good! I'll see if I can do something around that. Now that 
you've said that "you don't really see the need" for this, I suppose, 
everyone else would agree with you!! :-) After all, you managed to make 
an april fool's joke and everyone jumped on your bandwagon not realizing 
it was a joke! Such is your moral power, my friend!! :-)

Jose


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Re: Displaying a standalone timer window based on clock-in/out

[Carsten Dominik]

On Apr 7, 2008, at 6:49 PM, Jose Robins wrote:

>
>
> Carsten Dominik wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Apr 1, 2008, at 8:14 PM, Jose Robins wrote:
>>
>>> Before I was aware of org-mode, I developed this small  
>>> superkaramba timer application which would display which task I  
>>> was working on, when I started it, how much time was left, and  
>>> also the current time. I've attached a snapshot of that app to  
>>> this email.
>>>
>>> Now I'm using org-mode extensively which has reignited my love for  
>>> emacs. I know org-mode displays the current task and the elapsed  
>>> time on the emacs modeline which is good. I was wondering if it  
>>> would be possible to generate a separate automatic emacs frame  
>>> (which is compact and for all intents and purposes looks like a  
>>> simple xwindow) with the task name, the elapsed time etc. from org- 
>>> mode as soon as you clock in ... This would allow for this timer  
>>> window to be on all desktops for e.g without being intrusive.
>>>
>>> Right now, I basically manually enter this info into my custom  
>>> timer when I clock in and out of a task in org-mode.
>>>
>>> Not sure whether others using org-mode feel a similar need or  
>>> whether they use any other methods...
>>
>> Hmmm, I don't really see the need/use for this, so I am not going to
>> implement it.  Maybe I can provide you with a hook and you write a  
>> package
>> to use this hook?
>>
>> - Carsten
>>
>>
>
> That would be good! I'll see if I can do something around that. Now  
> that you've said that "you don't really see the need" for this, I  
> suppose, everyone else would agree with you!! :-) After all, you  
> managed to make an april fool's joke and everyone jumped on your  
> bandwagon not realizing it was a joke! Such is your moral power, my  
> friend!! :-)

:-)  Ahh, that was great fun.  I guess from now on that power will be  
significantly reduced.

:-)

Carsten