From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Memnon Anon Subject: Re: repeater not working? Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 19:08:14 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <87mx19bmrt.fsf@mean.albasani.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:44580) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1T7t3V-0005gd-8c for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:08:30 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1T7t3U-0004m1-3N for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:08:29 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:41855) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1T7t3T-0004lv-SF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:08:28 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1T7t3U-0001ZY-Mu for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:08:28 +0200 Received: from e178223218.adsl.alicedsl.de ([85.178.223.218]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:08:28 +0200 Received: from gegendosenfleisch by e178223218.adsl.alicedsl.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:08:28 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Alan Schmitt writes: > I'm starting to play with repeaters, and I cannot make them work. Here > is a sample of a small file I have: > > *** Archive Mail [2/2] > SCHEDULED: <2012-09-01 Sat +1m> > **** DONE Read and archive all mail (orgmode, Sent) > CLOSED: [2012-09-01 Sat 15:03] > **** DONE Create monthly folder and move mail there > CLOSED: [2012-09-01 Sat 15:06] http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html#ChecklistHandling describes a similar case. For minor (less than 5 minutes) subtasks like "Create folder, move mail there", I would not want that to show up in my agenda, but only the "real" task at hand: Archive Mail. #+BEGIN_SRC org * TODO Archive Mail [0/2] SCHEDULED: <2012-09-01 Sat +1m> :PROPERTIES: RESET_CHECK_BOXES: t :END: - [ ] Read and archive all mail (orgmode, Sent) - [ ] Create monthly folder and move mail there #+END_SRC >As you can see, subtasks are done, and I have set a repeater for the >scheduling for one month. If I go on the first line and close the entry, >I get the following: > >*** DONE Archive Mail [2/2] > CLOSED: [2012-09-01 Sat 15:13] SCHEDULED: <2012-09-01 Sat +1m> The entry should go back to TODO and SCHEDULED: <2012-10-01 Mon +1m> ... What is your org-todo-keywords sequence? Did you set org-todo-repeat-to-state? (Should not be necessary...)