From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: automatically scheduling sequences of events Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:39:56 -0400 Message-ID: <87r68vc8pf.fsf@legolas.norang.ca> References: <18592.38807.340001.749097@gargle.gargle.HOWL> 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 1KSiru-0003nr-Bd for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:40:14 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KSirt-0003nY-K2 for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:40:14 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=41803 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KSirt-0003nV-6v for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:40:13 -0400 Received: from mho-02-bos.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.179]:65415) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KSirs-0000gR-WA for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:40:13 -0400 In-Reply-To: <18592.38807.340001.749097@gargle.gargle.HOWL> (Peter Rayner's message of "Mon\, 11 Aug 2008 21\:48\:39 +0200") 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: peter.rayner@lsce.ipsl.fr Cc: Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Peter Rayner writes: > I have lots of projects which have work flows but no real schedule. > So a task like > * todo write satellite paper > might have subtasks like > ** todo prepare orbit simulation for Katja > ** todo get results from Claire > ** todo compare with David and Frederic > ** todo schedule teleconference to share writing tasks > etc etc > I would probably schedule the first of these for some free time. > What I would like is that when subtask 1 (simulation for Katja) is > done that the second (wait for results) is automatically scheduled and > so appears in my agenda. Of course the first thing I might do is > reschedule it but at least it hasn't fallen out of sight. I suspect > the "stuck project" agenda view accomplishes this manually but I > would be interested in automating this if it were possible. It could > be, too, that I need to learn to spend more time outside the "agenda > view". > Any pointers welcome In cases like this I just schedule the level 1 task to the agenda and it stays 'in my face' until all of the subitems are complete. -Bernt