This is more of a "pick the brains of others here to see if there's a better way" type email.
I have several tasks where the TODO repeat is based off the most recent time something was done. E.g. I am required to change my $DAYJOB password every 84 days, REM TODO Oct 6 2025 *84 MSG Change work password but if I change it at day 82, company policy requires me to change it 82+84 days from the initial password change (2026-03-21), not 84+84 days from the initial password-change date (2025-03-23) which is what the TODO would do if I marked it as `COMPLETE-THROUGH Dec 27 2025`. Similarly, going the other direction, insurance will only let us fill a certain prescription every 90+ days, and not a day before: REM TODO Mar 26 2025 *90 MSG Refill meds So if it doesn't get refilled exactly at 90 days, I have to wait that additional delay for all future refills and my TODO reminders get out of sync. (side note, the US healthcare system has room for improvement :-) My current solution is to just update the start-date to whenever the task gets completed (rather than use COMPLETE-THROUGH), show here with diff-ish notation: # Oct 6 2025 *84 landed on Dec 29 # but I changed the password on Dec 27 # so now I need to change it 84 days # from the 27th not the 29th - REM TODO Oct 6 2025 *84 MSG Change work password + REM TODO Dec 27 2025 *84 MSG Change work password # also, this still shows up on Dec 29 even though done # but adding COMPLETE-THROUGH feels redundant # Mar 26 2025 *90 landed on Dec 21 # but I didn't do it until the 23rd - REM TODO Dec 23 2025 *90 MSG Refill meds + REM TODO Mar 26 2025 *90 MSG Refill meds but I didn't know if others had better ideas on how to ease these use-cases. -tim PS: tangentially, would it be possible to add a COMPLETED-THROUGH synonym for COMPLETE-THROUGH? I type the former (with the "D") 9/10 times and then have remind grouse at me about it until I fix it :-D -- _______________________________________________ Remind-fans mailing list [email protected] https://dianne.skoll.ca/mailman/listinfo/remind-fans Remind is at https://dianne.skoll.ca/projects/remind/
