I've been thinking about this and no, there isn't a time I would want to create it without changing, it. I really like your solution, much more simple. And a very valuable addition.
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 5:10 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Lisa: would there ever be a time when you would want to separate the first > instance of a recurring task without changing it? If not, I would suggest > that it might be easier to understand if the UI change did not mention the > separation function explicitly but rather implemented it as an implicit > component of the task modification. What I’m suggesting is that when a user > modified a recurring task, MLO would ask “You are modifying a recurring > task. Do you want to modify the first instance or the entire series?” If > the answer is “entire series” the modification would be processed exactly > as is done today. If the answer is “first instance” then the first instance > would be disconnected from the series as you described and the new separate > instance would be modified, leaving the series unmodified except that start > and due dates will be bumped to the next occurrence and modified date will > reflect “now”.**** > > -Dwight**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Lisa Stroyan > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 02, 2013 8:51 AM > *To:* Group, MyLifeOrganized > *Subject:* [MLO] Feature request: separate recurrence**** > > ** ** > > Andrey et al, **** > > ** ** > > A very nice and not hard to implement feature would be to separate the > first instance from a recurring task. It would reset the recurring task to > the next recurrence as if it had been completed, then create (right above > the recurring task) a copy with the current recurrence. Just like > alternative complete but without the complete part and without moving the > original task to the bottom. > **** > > ** ** > > So for example, recurring task "take out the trash" every Tuesday. Trash > isn't coming because it's a holiday week. Separate instance creates > non-recurring task for this Tuesday and moves recurring task to next > Tuesday. Then I can edit date to Wednesday without affecting further > instances.**** > > ** ** > > -- > Lisa**** > ------------------------------ > > Lisa Stroyan, mailto: [email protected] <[email protected]> **** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > **** > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- Lisa ------------------------------ Lisa Stroyan, mailto: [email protected] <[email protected]> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
