Re: Bug: iCalendar export creates VTODO *and* VEVENT for TODO entries with timestamp [6.36trans (release_6.36.158.g1378)]

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

On Jun 4, 2010, at 8:44 AM, Tassilo Horn wrote:

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> Hi all,
>
> I really like the iCalendar export.  I'm using that to export all my
> agenda files when I save them, and import the ics files in KOrganizer,
> so that I also have a visual agenda.
>
> But there's one thing which might be a bug.  I have this TODO entry:
>
> *** TODO Einteilung für Nacht der Informatik machen
>    <2010-06-08 Tue>

Hi Tassilo,  before looking deeper:  Why don't you schedule
the item for this day?

- Carsten

>
> When I export the file containing that entry to iCalendar, what I  
> get is
> one VTODO with SUMMARY "Einteilung für Nacht der Informatik machen",
> which has no due date.  Additionally, there's one VEVENT on 2010-06-08
> with SUMMARY "TODO Einteilung für Nacht der Informatik machen".
>
> If I set that date as DEADLINE, there's only one VTODO appearing on  
> the
> deadline date.  But for simple, short tasks that have to be done on a
> given date, I prefer not to use DEADLINE, so that it doesn't show up  
> on
> previous days in the org agenda.
>
> So IMHO, TODO entries should always become one VTODO each and no  
> VEVENT,
> and if there's no DEADLINE in org, then the normal date should be  
> set as
> DUE-date.
>
> Bye,
> Tassilo
>
> Emacs  : GNU Emacs 24.0.50.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version  
> 2.18.9)
> of 2010-06-03 on thinkpad
> Package: Org-mode version 6.36trans (release_6.36.158.g1378)
>
> current state:
> ==============
> (setq
> org-log-done 'time
> org-remember-default-headline 'bottom
> org-archive-default-command 'org-archive-set-tag
> org-export-latex-after-initial-vars-hook '(org-beamer-after-initial- 
> vars)
> org-link-frame-setup '((vm . vm-visit-folder) (gnus . org-gnus-no- 
> new-news)
>                        (file . find-file-other-window))
> org-special-ctrl-a/e 'reversed
> org-agenda-files '("/home/horn/repos/org")
> org-agenda-include-diary t
> org-blocker-hook '(org-block-todo-from-children-or-siblings-or-parent)
> org-gnus-prefer-web-links t
> org-fontify-whole-heading-line t
> org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current)
> org-attach-directory "/home/horn/repos/org/attachments"
> org-special-ctrl-k t
> org-agenda-time-leading-zero t
> org-agenda-restore-windows-after-quit t
> org-export-latex-format-toc-function 'org-export-latex-format-toc- 
> default
> org-export-preprocess-hook '(org-export-blocks-preprocess)
> org-tab-first-hook '(org-hide-block-toggle-maybe)
> org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer)
> org-finalize-agenda-hook '(th-org-agenda-to-appt)
> org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
> org-export-first-hook '(org-beamer-initialize-open-trackers)
> org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO(t)" "STARTED(s)" "DELEGATED(g)"  
> "IDEA(i)" "|" "DONE(d)"
>                      "CANCELLED(c)")
>                     )
> org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text)
> org-export-latex-packages-alist '(("" "a4wide" nil))
> org-default-notes-file "/home/horn/repos/org/remember.org"
> org-directory "/home/horn/repos/org"
> org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide- 
> drawers
>                  org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-optimize-window- 
> after-visibility-change)
> org-export-preprocess-before-normalizing-links-hook '(org-remove- 
> file-link-modifiers)
> org-mode-hook '(th-org-mode-init
>                 #[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
>                   [org-add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show- 
> block-all append local] 5]
>                 )
> org-refile-targets '((org-agenda-files :maxlevel . 5))
> org-complete-tags-always-offer-all-agenda-tags t
> org-return-follows-link t
> org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
> org-refile-use-outline-path 'file
> org-log-into-drawer "LOGBOOK"
> org-icalendar-categories '(all-tags category)
> org-agenda-mode-hook '(th-org-agenda-mode-init)
> org-enforce-todo-dependencies t
> org-refile-allow-creating-parent-nodes 'confirm
> org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
> org-icalendar-include-body t
> org-agenda-skip-additional-timestamps-same-entry nil
> org-export-preprocess-before-selecting-backend-code-hook '(org- 
> beamer-select-beamer-code)
> org-modules '(org-attach org-protocol org-id org-bbdb org-bibtex org- 
> docview org-gnus org-info
>               org-jsinfo org-irc org-w3m)
> org-columns-default-format "%50ITEM %TODO %ALLTAGS %SCHEDULED  
> %DEADLINE"
> outline-minor-mode-hook '(th-outline-minor-mode-init)
> org-remember-templates '(("NORMAL" 110
>                           "* %?\n  :PROPERTIES:\n  :created: %U 
> \n  :link: %a\n  :END:\n  %i")
>                          ("TODO" 116
>                           "* TODO %?\n  :PROPERTIES:\n  :created: %U 
> \n  :link: %a\n  :END:\n  %i")
>                          ("IDEA" 105
>                           "* IDEA %?\n  :PROPERTIES:\n  :created: %U 
> \n  :link: %a\n  :END:\n  %i")
>                          ("BROWSER" 119
>                           "* %:description :browser:\n  :PROPERTIES: 
> \n  :created: %U\n  :link: %:link\n  :END:\n  %c\n\n  %i")
>                          )
> org-icalendar-include-todo t
> org-remember-backup-directory "~/tmp/"
> org-export-latex-final-hook '(org-beamer-amend-header org-beamer-fix- 
> toc
>                               org-beamer-auto-fragile-frames
>                               org-beamer-place-default-actions-for- 
> lists)
> org-attach-method 'mv
> )
>
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- Carsten