From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sagar Shankar Subject: Re: Requesting some help with scheduled repeated tasks Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:26:06 +0530 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c305f66339d0050d9beade Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39002) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YFz8a-0001Io-Oc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:56:34 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YFz8W-00073A-LV for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:56:32 -0500 Received: from mail-ob0-f171.google.com ([209.85.214.171]:62250) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YFz8W-000732-GU for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 27 Jan 2015 00:56:28 -0500 Received: by mail-ob0-f171.google.com with SMTP id va2so11836604obc.2 for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2015 21:56:27 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: 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: Christopher Witte Cc: Org Mode --001a11c305f66339d0050d9beade Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Thanks Christopher, the latter option seems to accomplish what I require though not very elegant With Regards, Sagar On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 6:49 PM, Christopher Witte wrote: > Hi Sagar, > > I think you either want a repeating task see > http://orgmode.org/manual/Repeated-tasks.html > > or to use org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift see > http://orgmode.org/manual/Structure-editing.html#Structure-editing > > I think repeated tasks repeat for ever, so from your description > org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift might be better. > > I hope that helps, > Chris. > > On 26 January 2015 at 14:13, Sagar Shankar wrote: > >> Hi all, been using Org-Mode for just over a month now and have stumbled >> into something that I cannot still figure out how to implement. >> >> I want to set aside a fixed amount of time each day (say 2 hours) at a >> specific time(18-00-20:00 say) to work on a specific task. I want this task >> to repeat for 7 days and for state changes (from TODO to DONE) to be >> tracked for those 7 days. The latter while ideal, is also optional, as in a >> base case, I'd be happy to just get the task automatically marked TODO 7 >> times in my Agenda till the 7 days are over. >> >> Right now, I've tried using the following syntax: >> >> ** TODO Work on XYZ >> SCHEDULED: <2015-01-21 Wed 20:30-21:30>-- <2015-01-28 Wed 20:30-21:30> >> >> When I mark this as complete for today, all the other occurrences are >> also marked as DONE, which I do not want. Another confusing factor is that >> instead of counting 7 occurrences of this task, Org counts it as 8 (which >> is another thing I'd love to get explained) >> >> I know tracking repeated tasks is best suited for Org-Habits but I cannot >> find anywhere in the documentation for that module, a parameter that allows >> me to track habits for only 7 times or 8 times say, and for that habit to >> be inserted into the agenda at a specific time only. >> >> Would really appreciate some advice! >> >> Thanks for your time, >> Sagar >> > > --001a11c305f66339d0050d9beade Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thanks Christopher, the latter option seems to accomplish = what I require though not very elegant

With Regards= ,
Sagar

On Mon, Jan 26, 2015 at 6:49 PM, Christopher Witte <chr= is@witte.net.au> wrote:
Hi Sagar,

I think you either want a repeatin= g task see http://orgmode.org/manual/Repeated-tasks.html

= or to use org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift see http://orgmode.org/manual/Structure-editing.html#Structure-editing<= /a>


I hope that helps,
Chris.

On 26 January 2015 at 14:13, Sagar Shankar <
sagar@sc= ubed.in> wrote:
Hi all, been using Org-Mode for just over a month now and have stumbl= ed into something that I cannot still figure out how to implement.

=
I want to set aside a fixed amount of time each day (say 2 hours= ) at a specific time(18-00-20:00 say) to work on a specific task. I want th= is task to repeat for 7 days and for state changes (from TODO to DONE) to b= e tracked for those 7 days. The latter while ideal, is also optional, as in= a base case, I'd be happy to just get the task automatically marked TO= DO 7 times in my Agenda till the 7 days are over.

= Right now, I've tried using the following syntax:

<= div>
** TODO Work on XYZ
=C2=A0 =C2=A0SCHEDULED: <2015-01-= 21 Wed 20:30-21:30>-- <2015-01-28 Wed 20:30-21:30>

When I mark this as complete for today, all the other occur= rences are also marked as DONE, which I do not want. Another confusing fact= or is that instead of counting 7 occurrences of this task, Org counts it as= 8 (which is another thing I'd love to get explained)

I know tracking repeated tasks is best suited for Org-Habits but I = cannot find anywhere in the documentation for that module, a parameter that= allows me to track habits for only 7 times or 8 times say, and for that ha= bit to be inserted into the agenda at a specific time only.=C2=A0

Would really appreciate some advice!

Thanks for your time,
Sagar


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