Re: [Orgmode] timer for a task

2009-05-26 Thread Carsten Dominik
On May 27, 2009, at 12:13 AM, Konstantin Antipin wrote: On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Carsten Dominik wrote: On May 26, 2009, at 4:26 PM, Konstantin Antipin wrote: Carsten, thank you for explanation. Hopefully, I will get FSF papers soon. In a meanwhile, here is another patch that intr

Re: [Orgmode] timer for a task

2009-05-26 Thread Konstantin Antipin
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Carsten Dominik wrote: > > On May 26, 2009, at 4:26 PM, Konstantin Antipin wrote: > >> Carsten, thank you for explanation. >> Hopefully, I will get FSF papers soon. >> >> In a meanwhile, here is another patch that introduces following changes: >> >>   In case we se

Re: [Orgmode] timer for a task

2009-05-26 Thread Carsten Dominik
On May 26, 2009, at 4:26 PM, Konstantin Antipin wrote: Carsten, thank you for explanation. Hopefully, I will get FSF papers soon. In a meanwhile, here is another patch that introduces following changes: In case we set effort estimate on the currently clocked item, show message when t

Re: [Orgmode] timer for a task

2009-05-26 Thread Konstantin Antipin
Carsten, thank you for explanation. Hopefully, I will get FSF papers soon. In a meanwhile, here is another patch that introduces following changes: In case we set effort estimate on the currently clocked item, show message when time is up (notification is shown only once) * Linux onl

Re: [Orgmode] timer for a task

2009-05-26 Thread Carsten Dominik
On May 25, 2009, at 5:43 PM, Konstantin Antipin wrote: Here is the patch to org-clock.el that does show estimated effort in the mode-line if it is set. Like so: 01:20/01:30 (clocked time/estimated time) It does it by: * Setting new variable org-clock-effort in org-clock-in function. * I

Re: [Orgmode] timer for a task

2009-05-25 Thread Konstantin Antipin
Here is the patch to org-clock.el that does show estimated effort in the mode-line if it is set. Like so: 01:20/01:30 (clocked time/estimated time) It does it by: * Setting new variable org-clock-effort in org-clock-in function. * If org-clock-effort is not nil, show estimated effort in

Re: [Orgmode] timer for a task

2009-05-25 Thread Eraldo Helal
Sounds good to me. Eraldo On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 12:30, Konstantin Antipin wrote: > Hi Daniel, > Yes, you are right indeed. I am talking about effort estimates - I'v > missed this chapter for some reason from the manual. > I like the idea you proposed - to show how much time is left in the > mo

Re: [Orgmode] timer for a task

2009-05-25 Thread Konstantin Antipin
Hi Daniel, Yes, you are right indeed. I am talking about effort estimates - I'v missed this chapter for some reason from the manual. I like the idea you proposed - to show how much time is left in the mode line. And I think I am going to write necessary code for this. Or, may be someone has even b

Re: [Orgmode] timer for a task

2009-05-25 Thread Daniel Clemente
Hi. I suppose you talk about estimated efforts. I also have noticed that I work better if I have defined them, but it is very easy to miss them and work on a task more time than planned. An easy improvement would be to show at the mode line not only how much time you have worked on the curr

[Orgmode] timer for a task

2009-05-25 Thread Konstantin Antipin
Hi everybody! I am constantly trying to be more productive, and there is one thing that I noticed: If you give yourself a specific time for a task, then you tend to finish this task in this time. It helps to stay focused and do stuff that is most important. So, the question is - Is there any way t