Re: [PATCH] Add org-clock-out-manually

[Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl>]

Hi Bernt,

I have checked in a modified version of your patch, mostly I have
changes the name of the variable to `org-clock-out-when-done', default
t.  Thanks!

- Carsten

On Jul 24, 2007, at 18:32, Bernt Hansen wrote:

> Hi Carsten and list,
>
> I normally clock subtasks for a project when tracking time spent.  I've
> found stopping the clock automatically when a task is marked DONE
> inconvenient because it leaves holes in my clocked day.  Sometimes I
> forget to clock in the next task on time (because the clock stopped and
> I didn't notice) and with this patch I no longer have to fix up the
> clock entries manually at the end of the day.
>
> The following patch changes the behaviour of the clock out function so
> if org-clock-out-manually is set you have to stop the clock manually
> (with C-c C-o in an org-mode buffer or O on the agenda).
>
> It's important for me to have accurate reporting of the time spent on a
> project (an extra five minutes spent on SubTask A versus SubTask B
> doesn't really matter but losing that 5 minutes from the project clock
> matters)
>
> Hopefully this is useful for other people too.
>
> Bernt
>
> ---
> Subject: [PATCH] Add org-clock-out-manually
>
> Allow the clocking task to continue when it is marked DONE.  Setting
> org-clock-out-manually now controls if a task clock stops when the
> task is marked DONE.  Clocking out is now a manual operation.
>
> When clocking tasks in a project such as
>
> * PROJECT ALPHA
> ** TODO Task 1
> ** TODO Task 2
> ** TODO Task 3
> *** DONE SubTask A
>     CLOSED: [2007-07-21 Sat 00:05]
>     CLOCK: [2007-07-21 Sat 00:02]--[2007-07-21 Sat 00:09] =>  0:07
> *** TODO SubTask B
>     CLOCK: [2007-07-21 Sat 00:09]--[2007-07-21 Sat 00:09] =>  0:00
>
> I often mark a task (say SubTask A) as DONE and the clock stops.  I
> then think about the project for a few minutes and forget to clock in
> the next task.  This leaves holes in my day which I have to manually
> fix up.  I'm still working on PROJECT ALPHA during this time and want
> the timing of that project to continue.
>
> I could just clock PROJECT ALPHA and not the subtasks but it is useful
> to know the time spent on the finer resolution tasks.
> ---
>  org.el |   13 +++++++++++--
>  1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/org.el b/org.el
> index 1fc081e..e49aead 100644
> --- a/org.el
> +++ b/org.el
> @@ -1574,6 +1574,13 @@ When nil, no note will be taken."
>    :group 'org-progress
>    :type 'boolean)
>
> +(defcustom org-clock-out-manually nil
> +  "Non-nil means, the clock will continue timing the task when the 
> current TODO
> +entry is marked DONE.  Manually clocking out will stop the clock. 
> When nil, the
> +clock will stop when the current TODO entry is marked DONE."
> +  :group 'org-progress
> +  :type 'boolean)
> +
>  (defgroup org-priorities nil
>    "Priorities in Org-mode."
>    :tag "Org Priorities"
> @@ -15642,7 +15649,8 @@ from the `before-change-functions' in the 
> current buffer."
>  		   'org-remove-clock-overlays 'local))))
>
>  (defun org-clock-out-if-current ()
> -  "Clock out if the current entry contains the running clock.
> +  "Clock out if the current entry contains the running clock and
> +org-clock-out-manually is nil.
>  This is used to stop the clock after a TODO entry is marked DONE."
>    (when (and (member state org-done-keywords)
>  	     (equal (marker-buffer org-clock-marker) (current-buffer))
> @@ -15654,7 +15662,8 @@ This is used to stop the clock after a TODO 
> entry is marked DONE."
>  				 (member 'clock-out org-log-done))
>  			    '(done)
>  			  org-log-done)))
> -      (org-clock-out))))
> +      (unless org-clock-out-manually
> +	(org-clock-out)))))
>
>  (add-hook 'org-after-todo-state-change-hook
>  	  'org-clock-out-if-current)
> -- 
> 1.5.3.rc2.22.g69a9b
>
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