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From: Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl>
Subject: Re: Timeline not working in 5.20
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:12:43 +0100
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On Feb 7, 2008, at 3:48 PM, Bernt Hansen wrote:
>> Well, I guess this is a matter of taste.  Do you want the deadlines
>> prioritized
>> according to the fraction of warning time that has past, or  
>> according to
>> the number of days left to do them.  Opinions?
>>
>> - Carsten
>
> Here's my two cents :)
>
> I think prioritizing it based on the number of days left to complete  
> it
> and still meet the deadline makes more sense to me.  I set longer time
> frames for some deadlines because I want them to be visible early on  
> the
> agenda as a reminder even if I'm not planning to work on them right
> away.  Deadlines are drop dead dates for me and things need to be
> completed on or before the deadline expires.  Working on the things  
> that
> expire first just feels more natural to me.

Hmm, ok, I guess you guys are right.  I have made the change.

- Carsten