From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Eddward DeVilla" Subject: Re: Duration Tally Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:33:48 -0500 Message-ID: References: <20070613134706.GA10452@odin.demosthenes.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HyUr3-0001Nt-Pm for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:33:53 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HyUr1-0001Nh-Dr for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:33:52 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HyUr1-0001Ne-8H for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:33:51 -0400 Received: from py-out-1112.google.com ([64.233.166.182]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HyUr0-0005m3-Si for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:33:51 -0400 Received: by py-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id f31so427790pyh for ; Wed, 13 Jun 2007 08:33:50 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20070613134706.GA10452@odin.demosthenes.org> Content-Disposition: inline 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org I'm starting to wonder if it would be useful to have a general format for properties (or choose some other word) to be associated with a heading or todo item. It seems the heading is getting a little crowded. Would it be reasonable to say that a list of non-whitespace listing following the heading with a format of "key: value..." are special. (Or a table might be nice. I like tables.:) org-mode could provide an interface to get a plist or alist of them for a heading to simplify writing now features based on them. We already have SCHEDULED, DEADLINE, & CLOSED that are meaningful to org-mode. This request reminds me of one use call estimate. These properties could then be made available in agenda for custom queries and displays. This may not meet your requirement since I'm guessing you would want the value in the heading so you can see it. You idea just inspired me to ask. My idea wouldn't do the totaling, but I think it could be the start to allow some similar but more generalized. I don't know of anything in org-mode that does what you ask right now. I would think there would need to be to tokens. One that is 'this' heading's value and a second one that is 'this' heading's value, plus its children's. It would be like the checkboxes and the progress tokens. Edd Edd On 6/13/07, Russell Adams wrote: > If this feature already exists, I've missed it... > > I'm planning ahead on some items, and having a way to represent the > amount of time a TODO item will take, and then having the parent total > the duration of the children would be very helpful. > > * TODO A {6h} > ** TODO a1 {2h} > ** TODO a2 {2h} > ** TODO a3 {2h} > > I know doing time conversion is a real pain, so I'm only thinking a > simple sum. It could be nice later to schedule A, and then have each > of a1-3 show up on the agenda based on their duration. > > Kudos again on Org-mode, its great! > > Thanks! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Russell Adams RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.com > > PGP Key ID: 0x1160DCB3 http://www.adamsinfoserv.com/ > > Fingerprint: 1723 D8CA 4280 1EC9 557F 66E8 1154 E018 1160 DCB3 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >