Re: relative scheduling

[Rainer Stengele <rainer.stengele@diplan.de>]

Bastien schrieb:
> John Rakestraw <lists@johnrakestraw.com> writes:
> 
>> Perhaps this is personal preference, but somehow it seems more
>> reasonable to me to reschedule from today. This not only avoids
>> problems if (I don't know that) an event is already scheduled, but it
>> also fits in better with my thinking about tasks. Even if it's Monday
>> and I'm thinking about rescheduling a task that's now scheduled for
>> Wednesday, I'm still inclined to think about the new date relative to
>> today rather than relative to Wednesday.
>>
>> So, even if it's merely my personal preference, that's my vote ;).
> 
> Since we're voting, I hope I'll cause no damage to any further agreement
> by voting for the *other* solution :)
> 
> Most of the time, I'm rescheduling when:
> 
> 1. the date of the event moved; in this case, it easier to reschedule
>    relatively to the initial date.
> 
> 2. the date is *today* and I want to delay the task: in this case, there
>    is no difference between the two solution :)
> 
> Okay, you might ponder my vote like this: (* vote .75) 
> 

I see passed events in agenda view and therefore see easily how may days 
they are already "behind".

Hence I would personally (!) also find it more "intuitive" to reschedule 
relatively.

rainer