From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "George Pearson" Subject: Re: bug? - can't set effort from agenda Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:25:30 -0500 Message-ID: <4CE3AD9A.24073.1406078C@george.canals.com> References: <4CD7F557.9687.145D4C7E@george.canals.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=53209 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PIjtM-0002Ym-S9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:25:50 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PIjtL-0005GI-KJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:25:48 -0500 Received: from buzz4.whbdns.com ([205.251.128.170]:40935) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PIjtL-0005FV-Gn for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:25:47 -0500 Received: from c-24-61-216-219.hsd1.nh.comcast.net ([24.61.216.219] helo=[192.168.1.103]) by buzz4.whbdns.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1PIjtU-0002zA-0n for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:25:56 +0000 In-reply-to: <70961457-2873-47D7-ACA2-CF8C5ED09D70@gmail.com> Content-description: Mail message body 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 15 Nov 2010 at 7:59, Carsten Dominik wrote: > Dear George, > > unfortunately I am not able to reproduce this issue. > > Sorry about this. Thanks for trying! Maybe I (or someone) will find a less-fiddly way to reproduce these problems in the future. Meanwhile, I've been setting priorities and efforts in column mode to avoid the intermittent problems. Many thanks for all your efforts with org-mode. It is a great accomplishment, and a tremendously valuable tool. > On Nov 8, 2010, at 7:04 PM, George Pearson wrote: > > > Have these problems setting effort and priority in the agenda been > > forgotten? There's been no reply in two weeks, and these problems > > are not listed under "Open Issues ..." in Worg. > > > > On 25 Oct 2010 at 20:24, George Pearson wrote: > > > >> On 25 Oct 2010 at 17:45, Carsten Dominik wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> However, what we still need is this: > >>> > >>> Make your file as small as possible so that it still repeats the > >>> bug. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Then: how do you construct the agenda view? Is it the daily agenda, > >>> or a TODO list. What does it look like? In which line is the > >>> cursor > >>> when you press "e"? Is that line linking to the first task in your > >>> org file, or the last? > >> > >> OK, here is master.org and recurring.org.: > >> > >> -------------------- master.org ----------------------------------- > >> #+STARTUP: odd > >> #+STARTUP: hidestars > >> #+STARTUP: logdone > >> #+SEQ_TODO: TODO NEXT PENDING | DONE(d!) CANCELLED(c@) > >> #+TAGS: Rock(r) Frog(f) Schedule(s) Important(i) Urgent(u) Week(w) > >> Soon(o) > >> > >> * Org mode for emacs > >> :PROPERTIES: > >> :CATEGORY: Org mode > >> :Effort: 1:30 > >> :END: > >> *** TODO [#E] reproduce org mode effort bug > >> SCHEDULED: <2010-10-25 Mon> > >> :PROPERTIES: > >> :Effort: 0:10 > >> :END: > >> [2010-10-25 Mon] > >> *** TODO how to get list of all tags? > >> SCHEDULED: <2010-10-25 Mon> > >> :PROPERTIES: > >> :Effort: 0:10 > >> :END: > >> *** TODO mark a task done-yesterday > >> SCHEDULED: <2010-10-25 Mon> > >> :PROPERTIES: > >> :Effort: 0:10 > >> :END: > >> -------------------------- recurring.org > >> -------------------------- > >> #+STARTUP: odd > >> #+STARTUP: hidestars > >> #+SEQ_TODO: TODO NEXT PENDING | DONE(d!) CANCELLED(c@) > >> #+TAGS: Rock(r) Frog(f) > >> > >> * TODO Recurring > >> :PROPERTIES: > >> :CATEGORY: Recurring > >> :END: > >> *** TODO krebs security blog > >> SCHEDULED: <2010-10-25 Mon +1d> > >> :PROPERTIES: > >> :Effort: 0:10 > >> :END: > >> *** TODO read local paper > >> SCHEDULED: <2010-10-25 Mon ++1d> > >> :PROPERTIES: > >> :Effort: 0:10 > >> :END: > >> *** TODO booktv check > >> SCHEDULED: <2010-10-25 Mon +1w> > >> :PROPERTIES: > >> :Effort: 1:30 > >> :END: > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> Construct the agenda view by typing C-c a a while in buffer > >> master.org. > >> Then in the agenda, type d for daily. > >> > >> In the agenda, use the up/down arrow keys to move the highlight to > >> the > >> task of interest, and press e, then use a digit to select the effort. > >> > >> This example has made one thing clear to me - when I thought that > >> setting the effort was not working, it was actually CHANGING THE > >> EFFORT > >> FOR A DIFFERENT TASK. The problem is usually observable when setting > >> the effort in the last three tasks in the agenda, the ones from > >> the recurring.org file, though sometimes (I think) those have worked > >> correctly. The effort change for these last three tasks, when wrong, > >> will always be to one of the other tasks in recurring.org. > >> > >> I hope this is sufficient. > >> > >> An oddity in this example is that typing e also opens a second window > >> in the frame (like when spacebar is typed). Don't recall having seen > >> this happen before. > >> > >> The priority setting problem is also observable, but one time only! > >> On > >> my first priority setting attempt with these files, I typed the comma > >> while the first item in recurring was highlighted and got the: > >> > >> org-agenda-priority: Wrong type argument: integer-or-marker-p, nil > >> > >> All further attempts worked properly. Strange. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Emacs-orgmode mailing list > >> Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > >> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode