Org-mode repeating tasks issue

Org-mode repeating tasks issue

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Hi,

I have been using org-mode with emacs(23) for about a year now and love it.

However, sometime in the last couple of weeks, I did a git pull  on the
master branch (and I redid the same today) and noticed that my recurring
tasks are broken.

E.g.

I have a task

** TODO Pay Creditcard bill
   DEADLINE: <2012-05-15 Tue +1m -7d>

and when I marked it done, it changed state to DONE
** DONE Pay Creditcard bill
   CLOSED: [2012-05-18 Fri 22:13] DEADLINE: <2012-05-15 Tue +1m -7d>


I have been trying to figure out what went wrong, but am clueless. Any
pointers on what might be wrong, would be appreaciated.

The "org-todo-repeat-to-state" variable in my setup is not set (i.e. it is
the default)


Thanks,

c.b

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Re: Org-mode repeating tasks issue

[John Hendy]

On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 7:41 PM, c b <24x7x366@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have been using org-mode with emacs(23) for about a year now and love it.
>
> However, sometime in the last couple of weeks, I did a git pull  on the master branch (and I redid the same today) and noticed that my recurring tasks are broken.
>
> E.g.
>
> I have a task
>
> ** TODO Pay Creditcard bill
>    DEADLINE: <2012-05-15 Tue +1m -7d>
>
> and when I marked it done, it changed state to DONE
> ** DONE Pay Creditcard bill
>    CLOSED: [2012-05-18 Fri 22:13] DEADLINE: <2012-05-15 Tue +1m -7d>
>
>
> I have been trying to figure out what went wrong, but am clueless. Any pointers on what might be wrong, would be appreaciated.
>

I don't use this much, but have been contemplating it and thus the
various org-mode pages on repeating tasks are somewhat fresh in my
head. Here was my initial thought:

- The org-mode manual itself on repeated tasks does not mention that
kind of repeating task syntax
--- http://orgmode.org/manual/Repeated-tasks.html#Repeated-tasks
--- Only +1, ++1, and .+1 are discussed

- The /org-habit/ page, on the other hand, does mention such syntax
(well, kind of)
--- http://orgmode.org/manual/Tracking-your-habits.html
--- Note that this page uses .+2d/4d syntax

Anyway, I very likely missed something, but I can't find the specific
syntax you're looking for in the manual sections above. If the
functionality of org-habit /does/ do what you want, perhaps you could
switch to that? If you use this syntax widely, that could be a pain.

Let me know what you think? Also, please point to the documentation
illustrating the +1m -7d usage. I'd like to see it as well as I'm
curious about the various time stamp options.


Thanks!
John


>
> The "org-todo-repeat-to-state" variable in my setup is not set (i.e. it is the default)
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> c.b
>

Re: Org-mode repeating tasks issue

[Bernt Hansen]

John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> writes:

> On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 7:41 PM, c b <24x7x366@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have been using org-mode with emacs(23) for about a year now and love it.
>>
>> However, sometime in the last couple of weeks, I did a git pull  on the master branch (and I redid the same today) and noticed that my recurring tasks are broken.
>>
>> E.g.
>>
>> I have a task
>>
>> ** TODO Pay Creditcard bill
>>    DEADLINE: <2012-05-15 Tue +1m -7d>
>>
>> and when I marked it done, it changed state to DONE
>> ** DONE Pay Creditcard bill
>>    CLOSED: [2012-05-18 Fri 22:13] DEADLINE: <2012-05-15 Tue +1m -7d>
>>
>>
>> I have been trying to figure out what went wrong, but am clueless. Any pointers on what might be wrong, would be appreaciated.
>>
>
> I don't use this much, but have been contemplating it and thus the
> various org-mode pages on repeating tasks are somewhat fresh in my
> head. Here was my initial thought:
>
> - The org-mode manual itself on repeated tasks does not mention that
> kind of repeating task syntax
> --- http://orgmode.org/manual/Repeated-tasks.html#Repeated-tasks
> --- Only +1, ++1, and .+1 are discussed
>
> - The /org-habit/ page, on the other hand, does mention such syntax
> (well, kind of)
> --- http://orgmode.org/manual/Tracking-your-habits.html
> --- Note that this page uses .+2d/4d syntax
>
> Anyway, I very likely missed something, but I can't find the specific
> syntax you're looking for in the manual sections above. If the
> functionality of org-habit /does/ do what you want, perhaps you could
> switch to that? If you use this syntax widely, that could be a pain.
>
> Let me know what you think? Also, please point to the documentation
> illustrating the +1m -7d usage. I'd like to see it as well as I'm
> curious about the various time stamp options.
>

DEADLINE: <2012-05-15 Tue -7d> 
is a standard deadline with a 7 day warning period as defined in section
8.3 Deadlines and scheduling.

DEADLINE: <2012-05-15 Tue +1m -7d>

This just adds a monthly repeater to the syntax and is perfectly legal
syntax AFAIK.

This entry repeats normally for me.
Org-mode version 7.8.10 (release_7.8.10-578-g42f7ba @ /home/bernt/git/org-mode/lisp/)
GNU Emacs 23.2.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.0) of 2010-12-11 on raven, modified by Debian

Regards,
Bernt

Re: Org-mode repeating tasks issue

[c b]

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Thanks for the responses.

After fiddling around a bunch and not getting it to work, I just recreated
my .emacs.d folder  (and config) and it seems to work now. Must have been
some corruption, but can't figure out what.

Thanks a bunch for the responses

c.b

On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 6:06 AM, Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> wrote:

> John Hendy <jw.hendy@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > On Sat, May 19, 2012 at 7:41 PM, c b <24x7x366@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I have been using org-mode with emacs(23) for about a year now and love
> it.
> >>
> >> However, sometime in the last couple of weeks, I did a git pull  on the
> master branch (and I redid the same today) and noticed that my recurring
> tasks are broken.
> >>
> >> E.g.
> >>
> >> I have a task
> >>
> >> ** TODO Pay Creditcard bill
> >>    DEADLINE: <2012-05-15 Tue +1m -7d>
> >>
> >> and when I marked it done, it changed state to DONE
> >> ** DONE Pay Creditcard bill
> >>    CLOSED: [2012-05-18 Fri 22:13] DEADLINE: <2012-05-15 Tue +1m -7d>
> >>
> >>
> >> I have been trying to figure out what went wrong, but am clueless. Any
> pointers on what might be wrong, would be appreaciated.
> >>
> >
> > I don't use this much, but have been contemplating it and thus the
> > various org-mode pages on repeating tasks are somewhat fresh in my
> > head. Here was my initial thought:
> >
> > - The org-mode manual itself on repeated tasks does not mention that
> > kind of repeating task syntax
> > --- http://orgmode.org/manual/Repeated-tasks.html#Repeated-tasks
> > --- Only +1, ++1, and .+1 are discussed
> >
> > - The /org-habit/ page, on the other hand, does mention such syntax
> > (well, kind of)
> > --- http://orgmode.org/manual/Tracking-your-habits.html
> > --- Note that this page uses .+2d/4d syntax
> >
> > Anyway, I very likely missed something, but I can't find the specific
> > syntax you're looking for in the manual sections above. If the
> > functionality of org-habit /does/ do what you want, perhaps you could
> > switch to that? If you use this syntax widely, that could be a pain.
> >
> > Let me know what you think? Also, please point to the documentation
> > illustrating the +1m -7d usage. I'd like to see it as well as I'm
> > curious about the various time stamp options.
> >
>
> DEADLINE: <2012-05-15 Tue -7d>
> is a standard deadline with a 7 day warning period as defined in section
> 8.3 Deadlines and scheduling.
>
> DEADLINE: <2012-05-15 Tue +1m -7d>
>
> This just adds a monthly repeater to the syntax and is perfectly legal
> syntax AFAIK.
>
> This entry repeats normally for me.
> Org-mode version 7.8.10 (release_7.8.10-578-g42f7ba @
> /home/bernt/git/org-mode/lisp/)
> GNU Emacs 23.2.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.20.0) of 2010-12-11 on
> raven, modified by Debian
>
> Regards,
> Bernt
>

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