Doh. I get the math now. 3d is 3*8h = 1d. Ok. Confusing but I get it. But I'm still confused what 'org-set-effort' expects/interprets compared to 'org-clock-modify-effort-estimate'. Any clarification will be much appreciated.
Thanks, -k. On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 8:32 PM, Ken Mankoff <mank...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking into effort and time tracking and have a few questions about > efforts, > > 1) What is the difference between C-c C-x C-e and C-c C-x e? > > When I set an effort while clocked in, C-c C-x C-e asks for an effort and > formats it in a format I understand such as 00:30 or 1d. When not clocked > in, I have to use C-c C-x e (no CTRL for the last one) and it doesn't seem > to parse my entry for a timestamp or convert from 8h to 1d. For example, I > can enter an effort of "aoeu" and it accepts that. > > 2) When clocked in and using C-c C-x C-e, the conversion seems buggy: > > I enter -> converted to > 1d -> 08:00 > 2d -> 16:00 > 3d -> 1d 00:00 > 4d -> 1d 08:00 > 7d -> 2d 08:00 > 1w -> 1d 16:00 > > I get that 1 day is 8 hours, and 2d 8h == 1d 16h, but I'm still confused > why 2d is 16h and 3d is 1d. > > Thanks, > > -k. >
