From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ross Patterson Subject: Re: how to add cyclic tasks Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:54:30 -0700 Message-ID: <878wusq4a1.fsf@transitory.lefae.org> References: <873al1xifq.fsf@gmail.com> <87hc9hotz7.fsf@transitory.lefae.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KVVPm-0008U4-Iu for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:54:42 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KVVPl-0008TG-Bf for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:54:41 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=55616 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KVVPl-0008T7-8E for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:54:41 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:57743 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KVVPl-0000Vd-J6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:54:41 -0400 Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1KVVPi-0005tQ-Iv for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:54:38 +0000 Received: from dsl093-183-048.sfo4.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.93.183.48]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:54:38 +0000 Received: from me by dsl093-183-048.sfo4.dsl.speakeasy.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:54:38 +0000 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 Ross Patterson writes: > Paul R writes: > >> On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:55:00 +0530, "alpesh gajbe" said: >> alpesh> * Lecture at Kalina Health center from 9.00 to 10.00 >> alpesh> SCHEDULED: <2008-08-20 Wed +1w> >> >> This entry will be push 1 week forward as soon as it gets DONE > > Actually, I think this just means it happens every wednesday. I think > the *following* will do the behaviour you describe, pushing it forward > one week every time the task is marked done: > > * Lecture at Kalina Health center from 9.00 to 10.00 > SCHEDULED: <2008-08-20 Wed .+1w> > > From the info pages: > > With the `+1m' cookie, the date shift will always be exactly one > month. So if you have not payed the rent for three months, marking > this entry DONE will still keep it as an overdue deadline. > Depending on the task, this may not be the best way to handle it. > For example, if you forgot to call you father for 3 weeks, it does > not make sense to call him 3 times in a single day to make up for > it. Finally, there are tasks like changing batteries which should > always repeat a certain time after the last time you did it. For > these tasks, Org mode has special repeaters markers with `++' and > `.+'. For example: Nope, I misread it and now I understand it better. Well I've helped myself if no one else. :/ Ross