Re: [Orgmode] FR: Repeated time stamp, jumping from current time
On Mar 2, 2008, at 5:52 AM, Wanrong Lin wrote: Hi, Right now we can have a repeated time stamp like this: * TODO Do this every month SCHEDULED: 2008-03-01 Sat +1m If I am late and mark the above done on 2008-03-05, the time stamp will automatically jump to 2008-04-01. This is very useful for things like paying monthly bills. However, for some tasks, it would make more sense to jump from the date when it is marked done, not from when it is scheduled to be done. An example is changing my furnace filter. I am supposed to change it once a month, but if I am late for 10 days, the next date to change should be 30 days away, not 20 days away. Maybe we can use a syntax like this to indicate that: 2008-03-01 Sat +=1m This is a good idea, along with Rainers version of it. I have just pushed a change into the git repo which has two new ways to write the repeater cookie: ++1w will shift the date by at least one week, but also by as many weeks as needed to make sure that the next date lies in the future. .+1w will shift the date to 1 week from the moment when you mark the entry DONE. Thanks for these useful ideas, Wanrong and Rainer. - Carsten ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
Re: [Orgmode] FR: Repeated time stamp, jumping from current time
On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 4:52 AM, Wanrong Lin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Right now we can have a repeated time stamp like this: * TODO Do this every month SCHEDULED: 2008-03-01 Sat +1m If I am late and mark the above done on 2008-03-05, the time stamp will automatically jump to 2008-04-01. This is very useful for things like paying monthly bills. However, for some tasks, it would make more sense to jump from the date when it is marked done, not from when it is scheduled to be done. Here are my thoughts on the issue: I think of SCHEDULED as my personal plan to start doing something at a specified time. In this interpretation, having something scheduled for the past does not make sense, or more precisely, it should be functionally equivalent to scheduling it for now (except that it reminds you that you're behind schedule). Therefore, I'd vote for jumping from the current date, not from the time in the SCHEDULED timestamp. Your example of paying a bill is, in my view, a DEADLINE, an externally imposed requirement. Since whomever imposed the deadline on you does not care about your personal scheduling, the jumping in deadlines should be from the time indicated in the timestamp. Thanks, Piotr An example is changing my furnace filter. I am supposed to change it once a month, but if I am late for 10 days, the next date to change should be 30 days away, not 20 days away. Maybe we can use a syntax like this to indicate that: 2008-03-01 Sat +=1m Any comments? Thank you. Wanrong ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
[Orgmode] FR: Repeated time stamp, jumping from current time
Hi, Right now we can have a repeated time stamp like this: * TODO Do this every month SCHEDULED: 2008-03-01 Sat +1m If I am late and mark the above done on 2008-03-05, the time stamp will automatically jump to 2008-04-01. This is very useful for things like paying monthly bills. However, for some tasks, it would make more sense to jump from the date when it is marked done, not from when it is scheduled to be done. An example is changing my furnace filter. I am supposed to change it once a month, but if I am late for 10 days, the next date to change should be 30 days away, not 20 days away. Maybe we can use a syntax like this to indicate that: 2008-03-01 Sat +=1m Any comments? Thank you. Wanrong ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
