Re: [PATCH] Separate file time from its tasks times

[Bastien <bzg@gnu.org>]

Hi Sébastien,

"Sebastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf@spammotel.com> writes:

> This can be best understood with an example...

I've been thinking about this again and I made up my mind with a clearer
argument.

> Before:
>
>     #+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 4 :scope ("file-abc-tom.org" "file-abc-ann.org") :block 2012-02
>     Clock summary at [2012-03-30 Fri 15:12], for February 2012.
>
>     | File             | Headline         | Time  |       |
>     |------------------+------------------+-------+-------|
>     |                  | ALL Total time   | 19:15 |       |
>     |------------------+------------------+-------+-------|
>     | file-abc-tom.org | File time        | 17:15 |       |
>     |                  | Task A           | 17:15 |       |
>     |                  | TODO Subtask A1  |       | 17:15 |
>     |------------------+------------------+-------+-------|
>     | file-abc-ann.org | File time        | 2:00  |       |
>     |                  | Task B           | 2:00  |       |
>     |                  | TODO Subtask B2  |       |  2:00 |
>      #+END:
>
> Now:
>
>     #+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 4 :scope ("file-abc-tom.org" "file-abc-ann.org") :block 2012-02
>     Clock summary at [2012-03-30 Fri 15:13], for February 2012.
>
>     | File             | Headline         | Time  |       |       |
>     |------------------+------------------+-------+-------+-------|
>     |                  | ALL Total time   | 19:15 |       |       |
>     |------------------+------------------+-------+-------+-------|
>     | file-abc-tom.org | File time        | 17:15 |       |       |
>     |                  | Task A           |       | 17:15 |       |
>     |                  | TODO Subtask A1  |       |       | 17:15 |
>     |------------------+------------------+-------+-------+-------|
>     | file-abc-ann.org | File time        | 2:00  |       |       |
>     |                  | Task B           |       |  2:00 |       |
>     |                  | TODO Subtask B2  |       |       |  2:00 |
>      #+END:

If we go for the second solution, the next step would be to put the "ALL
Total time" into a different column than the "File time"... because it
can look illogical to have both in the same column, for the same reasons
it can look illogical to have a file's tasks times in the same column
than the "File time" itself.

So I'd rather stick to the current behavior, which I find more readable
in the sense that it adds less columns.  I hope you can explain this to
your collaborators :)

All best,

-- 
 Bastien