From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Philip Rooke <phil@yax.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Suggested change to round timestamps.
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 21:06:59 +0000
Message-ID: <87lkvbh0y4.fsf@sarge.yax.org.uk>
References: <11626.1142410611@mafu.ws.chemie.tu-muenchen.de>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Return-path: <emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org>
Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43)
	id 1FJdCi-0003wF-LG
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:06:48 -0500
Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43)
	id 1FJdCh-0003w3-16
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:06:47 -0500
Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org)
	by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1FJdCg-0003w0-Rg
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:06:46 -0500
Received: from [81.2.121.252] (helo=sarge.yax.org.uk)
	by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps
	(TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.52) id 1FJdHB-0008Sy-P7
	for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:11:26 -0500
In-Reply-To: <11626.1142410611@mafu.ws.chemie.tu-muenchen.de> (Thomas
	Baumann's message of "Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:16:51 +0100")
List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." <emacs-orgmode.gnu.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode>,
	<mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.gnu.org/pipermail/emacs-orgmode>
List-Post: <mailto:emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
List-Help: <mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode>,
	<mailto:emacs-orgmode-request@gnu.org?subject=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: thomas.baumann@ch.tum.de
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org

Thomas Baumann <thomas.baumann@ch.tum.de> writes:

> Useful, maybe, for accounting purposes, in this case, the calculation of
> the timespan in between could be extended to compute and insert a
> rounded value.

I agree, definitely a useful extension.  I know a number of people who
log/record time to larger units than 1 minute (6 minutes seems to be
common).

> For other purposes I would stay with the exact value (which of course 
> is still possible in Alex version)

Likewise, I would stay with the exact value but still like the idea of
being able to do something different.

Regards,

Phil