From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Richard G Riley Subject: Re: relative scheduling Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:22:33 +0200 Message-ID: References: <3jve9n6oxf.fsf@home.net> <29178d4ffee1d1d7a249c67ca0592b65@science.uva.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ig7MZ-0002SO-7n for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:22:43 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Ig7MW-0002SC-PP for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:22:41 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ig7MW-0002S9-Jo for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:22:40 -0400 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.185]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ig7MW-0003PW-8m for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:22:40 -0400 Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id f5so644488nfh for ; Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:22:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <29178d4ffee1d1d7a249c67ca0592b65@science.uva.nl> (Carsten Dominik's message of "Tue\, 9 Oct 2007 18\:09\:08 +0200") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Carsten Dominik Cc: org-mode , Richard G Riley Carsten Dominik writes: > On Oct 4, 2007, at 14:32, Richard G Riley wrote: > >> >> Should something +3d work when rescheduling a task? It would be nice if >> it did and be a little more consistent IMO. > > Yes, it would be more consistent so I will do this. > > However, a different question pops up here. When rescheduling, > should the +Nd be relative to today, or relative to > the currently scheduled date? > > - A good reason to make it relative to today is that you might not > always know that the entry is already scheduled. Using today > as reference would be safe > > - A good reason for doing it relative to the scheduled date is > that you are *re*-scheduling, and then it is a bit more > logical to think "lets push this two days down" > > Votes? > > - Carsten for me, always relative to today.