Re: [O] View inherited DEADLINEs in agenda
Hi All, I had asked a similar question on StackOverflow a long time ago (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4872088/is-there-any-way-for-subtasks-to-inherit-deadlines-in-org-mode) and one of the answers was useful to me - namely, http://stackoverflow.com/a/8920418/137430. Adding the answer here for sake of completion. How about a function for adding subtasks? This one adds a deadline to the subtask if its parent has one: (defun my-org-insert-sub-task () (interactive) (let ((parent-deadline (org-get-deadline-time nil))) (org-goto-sibling) (org-insert-todo-subheading t) (when parent-deadline (org-deadline nil parent-deadline Don't forget to bind it to a key: (define-key org-mode-map (kbd C-c s) 'my-org-insert-sub-task) On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Bastien b...@gnu.org wrote: Hi Fabrizio, Fabrizio Chiarello fabrizio.chiare...@ieee.org writes: I solved by adding the following block in the agenda: This is a nice and useful hack. Can you consider adding it to Worg/org-hacks.org? If you want, just send me the .org content that I would add to org-hacks.org. Otherwise send me your public key and I'll give you write access to Worg. Thanks in advance for your contribution! -- Bastien -- Unix is simple. It takes a genius to understand it's simplicity. - Anon People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world. - Calvin. Cheers, Vedang. Programmer, Infinitely Beta. http://twitter.com/vedang http://vedang.me
Re: [O] View inherited DEADLINEs in agenda
Hi Fabrizio, Fabrizio Chiarello fabrizio.chiare...@ieee.org writes: I solved by adding the following block in the agenda: This is a nice and useful hack. Can you consider adding it to Worg/org-hacks.org? If you want, just send me the .org content that I would add to org-hacks.org. Otherwise send me your public key and I'll give you write access to Worg. Thanks in advance for your contribution! -- Bastien
Re: [O] View inherited DEADLINEs in agenda
On 8.11.2011, at 23:35, Brian van den Broek wrote: On 7 November 2011 16:29, Carsten Dominik carsten.domi...@gmail.com wrote: On Nov 7, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Giovanni Ridolfi wrote: Fabrizio Chiarello fabrizio.chiare...@ieee.org writes: I have many tasks with a DEADLINE, and I wish to have their subtasks to inherit such DEADLINE. To this aim, I set: (setq org-use-property-inheritance (quote (DEADLINE))) The problem is that the agenda only shows deadlines for the tasks that define them is DEADLINE a property that can be inherited? Deadlines can currently *not* be inherited. I would probably advice against implementing this because of performance issues that would result for the construction of the agenda. - Carsten Hi all, Here's a thought: what about a function which scans a subtree of an item that has a deadline and adds that same deadline to any descendants that lack a deadline? It seems to me that this would, via a one time user intervention, meet the OP's need, without the constant overhead about which Carsten is concerned. This is a good idea and very easy to do. The only disadvantage is that any new entries you make would not get the deadline. Though, I think, one could put a function into org-insert-heading-hook to check for a deadline higher up in the tree and copy it. - Carsten It further occurred to me that invoked without arguments, it would prompt the user for each item without deadline, with a prefix argument, apply all the deadlines automatically, and, with a numeric prefix n, automatically apply the alterations n-levels down. Best, Brian vdB
Re: [O] View inherited DEADLINEs in agenda
On 7 November 2011 16:29, Carsten Dominik carsten.domi...@gmail.com wrote: On Nov 7, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Giovanni Ridolfi wrote: Fabrizio Chiarello fabrizio.chiare...@ieee.org writes: I have many tasks with a DEADLINE, and I wish to have their subtasks to inherit such DEADLINE. To this aim, I set: (setq org-use-property-inheritance (quote (DEADLINE))) The problem is that the agenda only shows deadlines for the tasks that define them is DEADLINE a property that can be inherited? Deadlines can currently *not* be inherited. I would probably advice against implementing this because of performance issues that would result for the construction of the agenda. - Carsten Hi all, Here's a thought: what about a function which scans a subtree of an item that has a deadline and adds that same deadline to any descendants that lack a deadline? It seems to me that this would, via a one time user intervention, meet the OP's need, without the constant overhead about which Carsten is concerned. It further occurred to me that invoked without arguments, it would prompt the user for each item without deadline, with a prefix argument, apply all the deadlines automatically, and, with a numeric prefix n, automatically apply the alterations n-levels down. Best, Brian vdB
[O] View inherited DEADLINEs in agenda
Hi all, I have many tasks with a DEADLINE, and I wish to have their subtasks to inherit such DEADLINE. To this aim, I set: (setq org-use-property-inheritance (quote (DEADLINE))) The problem is that the agenda only shows deadlines for the tasks that define them (the parent tasks) and not for the subtasks. Is there a way to view the inherited deadlines in the agenda? Thanks in advance, fc -- Fabrizio Chiarello fabrizio.chiare...@ieee.org Photonics and Electromagnetics Group Department of Information Engineering University of Padova, Italy Planets are too dim to be detected with existing equipment, far away, except in these very special circumstances where they're seen by their gravitational effect. -- Murray Gell-Mann
Re: [O] View inherited DEADLINEs in agenda
Fabrizio Chiarello fabrizio.chiare...@ieee.org writes: I have many tasks with a DEADLINE, and I wish to have their subtasks to inherit such DEADLINE. To this aim, I set: (setq org-use-property-inheritance (quote (DEADLINE))) The problem is that the agenda only shows deadlines for the tasks that define them is DEADLINE a property that can be inherited? would you please post an example file? Thanks, Giovanni
Re: [O] View inherited DEADLINEs in agenda
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 13:19, Giovanni Ridolfi giovanni.rido...@yahoo.it wrote: Fabrizio Chiarello fabrizio.chiare...@ieee.org writes: I have many tasks with a DEADLINE, and I wish to have their subtasks to inherit such DEADLINE. To this aim, I set: (setq org-use-property-inheritance (quote (DEADLINE))) The problem is that the agenda only shows deadlines for the tasks that define them is DEADLINE a property that can be inherited? would you please post an example file? I don't think DEADLINE is a property at all. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.
Re: [O] View inherited DEADLINEs in agenda
I second this. Tt would seem logical (to me at least) that the deadline should be inherited. I.e. in order to finish the project in time one has to also finish the subtasks in time. Right now the following property is illogical from this point of view: (setq org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks 'invisible) since it hides the parent in the agenda even if the date is in the past! /Gustav On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:16 PM, Fabrizio Chiarello fabrizio.chiare...@ieee.org wrote: On Mon, Nov 07, 2011 at 01:22:31PM +0100, suvayu ali wrote: On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 13:19, Giovanni Ridolfi giovanni.rido...@yahoo.it wrote: Fabrizio Chiarello fabrizio.chiare...@ieee.org writes: I have many tasks with a DEADLINE, and I wish to have their subtasks to inherit such DEADLINE. To this aim, I set: (setq org-use-property-inheritance (quote (DEADLINE))) The problem is that the agenda only shows deadlines for the tasks that define them is DEADLINE a property that can be inherited? would you please post an example file? I don't think DEADLINE is a property at all. In my org 7.7 manual, in section 7.2 Special properties, DEADLINE is defined as a (special) property. By the way, consider the following example: * TODO parent DEADLINE: 2011-12-31 Sat ** TODO child A ** TODO child B DEADLINE: 2011-11-30 Wed ** TODO child C In my workflow, to mark parent as DONE i have to complete child A,B and C. And it would be nice to have child A and C inherit the DEADLINE from the parent, and to show up in the agenda. Any idea? -- Fabrizio Chiarello fabrizio.chiare...@ieee.org Photonics and Electromagnetics Group Department of Information Engineering University of Padova, Italy Intelligence is quickness to apprehend as distinct form ability, which is capacity to act wisely on the thing apprehended. -- Alfred North Whitehead
Re: [O] View inherited DEADLINEs in agenda
On Nov 7, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Giovanni Ridolfi wrote: Fabrizio Chiarello fabrizio.chiare...@ieee.org writes: I have many tasks with a DEADLINE, and I wish to have their subtasks to inherit such DEADLINE. To this aim, I set: (setq org-use-property-inheritance (quote (DEADLINE))) The problem is that the agenda only shows deadlines for the tasks that define them is DEADLINE a property that can be inherited? Deadlines can currently *not* be inherited. I would probably advice against implementing this because of performance issues that would result for the construction of the agenda. - Carsten would you please post an example file? Thanks, Giovanni - Carsten
