On Sun, 22 Apr 2012 20:28:08 +0530 Mandar Mitra <mandar.mi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I understand that "SCHEDULED" is intended to only specify a start date, > but I'd like to be able to use a range of dates with SCHEDULED, and get > consistent behaviour in the Agenda view. This helps when I'm looking at > the Agenda view and trying to find free days to schedule other stuff. > > Currently (version 7.8.09), if I have something like > > SCHEDULED: <2012-04-21 Sat>--<2012-04-24 Tue> I use it without the SCHEDULED keyword and it does exactly what I need. HTH Detlef > > then the agenda view gives me 2 lines of the form: > > TODO: Sched. 2x: [#0] <some work> > TODO: (2/4): [#0] <same work as above> > > I have org-agenda-skip-additional-timestamps-same-entry set to t, but > perhaps I've misunderstood the intention of this variable? > > If I leave just the timestamp (no SCHEDULED), then the behaviour is > almost like what I want, with two exceptions: > > 1. Once the end date is past, the item disappears from the agenda > irrespective of whether I've marked it DONE. > (I have org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-done set to nil.) > This does not happen for a SCHEDULED item (which I have to explicitly > mark DONE). > > 2. (minor) The corresponding line in the agenda view does not have any > face associated with it, so I can't customise its appearance. > > Is there an easy way of achieving something like the following in the > agenda view? > > Sunday 22 April 2012 > TODO: Sched. 2x (or 2/4): [#0] <some work> > Monday 23 April 2012 W17 > TODO: Sched. 3x (or 3/4): [#0] <same work as above> > > And later, if I've left the work not done, > > On some future date > TODO: Sched. Nx (or N/4, or similar): [#0] <same work as above> > > > Haven't found an answer in TFM. Grateful for any pointers. > > Thanks, > Mandar. > >
