Xu Wang wrote: > > … I want Chandler to record each minutes I'm spending in front of the > computer. I can put every activities/tasks into chandler, and suppose I > will do only the items inside Chandler. > > I'm thinking if we have a flag to indicate if one task is active or not, > and then when we switch task (change the flag of one task from active to > in_active), the software can add one time log with (start time,end time, > task name). In this case, I will be have a full detailed time log to be > reviewed every week for making me more efficient, hopefully. > > Just an idea .. >
Thank you! I believe that in these areas, we have *great* potential to broaden the appeal of Chandler Desktop, Hub and Server — so I'm *very* pleased to see the subject raised. (Note to self: search the archives for past discussions.) Since getting going with Chandler, around December 2008, I have done much thinking about such things … recording, calculating, reporting etc.. Recording We have (in Xu Wang) an example of a user who may prefer to use Chandler Desktop, alone, for desired ends results. Results such as: logs produced by Chandler, to be reviewed by the user. Here, using Mac OS X, I might key F12 whenever I wish to make a quick entry in my Dashboard widget for Chandler Hub. For busy times, or when I'm frequently changing activities, I might free the widget from Dashboard: keep the widget floating alongside normal windows. I might, but I don't! How people actually work: now, I'm doing something else Chandler Vision: http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/Vision#Design%20Approach Design Approach reminds me that Chandler is built around how people actually work. The truth is: I do not use a quick entry widget as often as I'd, because its three aspects (title, notes, menu of collections) make it not as quick as I want. I want an ultra-simple widget, something like: [work] [break] and when the work button is pressed its appearance changes to: [change of activity] [break] and I might demote the menu of collections to the flipside of the widget. In other words: a) I'm either working or breaking and b) when I'm multi-tasking, I don't wish to enter the nature of the tasks; all I need is a note that at such-and-such a time, I stopped doing one thing and started doing something else. Calculating This is where it gets interesting. At work I usually multi-task, and much of that time is working on *two or more* things *at the same time*. For a moment, let's imagine that each of these things is a chargeable project. How should calculations be made? (I'm not seeking answers, just thinking out loud.) Then, forget projects and charges; all I need is a record that I have worked at least (say) 7 hours per day, or 35 hours per week. I'm not fussed about the breakdown, as long as the sum reaches or exceeds that figure. At this point I look to http://chandlerproject.org/wikihome#Chandler%20Technologies Chandler Technologies and the 'extensible desktop'. Maybe a future extension could be configurable for different use cases? Reporting Nice idea :) but first, there's more basic printing to think of. At this point I think about the http://chandlerproject.org/pub/Projects/WebHome/Technologies.png two blue blobs and interoperability … Interop: the Project X example Some time, I should review http://www.projectx.com/ Project X . I recently updated to 1.5.x and will have a fifteen-day demo. Project X visions of things are probably very different to the vision of Chandler, but as both work with CalDAV it will be useful to see how such things complement each other. Sorry for the long message! To me, a very interesting subject. I'll probably spin off to my http://chandlerproject.org/Journal/GrahamPerrinNotes notes area at some point. Regards Graham -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/record-time-log-for-each-item-inside-Chandler-tp2649633p2692126.html Sent from the Chandler users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list unsubscribe here: http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/chandler-users Chandler wiki: http://chandlerproject.org/wikihome
