I should point out that this is more a matter of getting the ideas posted than a feature request.
On 2010-10-28, Samuel Wales <samolog...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wrote this a while back, and now I see that the manual > describes a countdown timer. So now might be a good > time. > > === > > We've discussed something like this before, but it seems > there have been changes, so I am starting from scratch. > > Wondering how much of the functionality exists in Emacs or > Org. > > I describe it in detail below. > > === > Overview: > === > > I'd like to keep =countdown timers= and get reminded at > blastoff. > > This is a completely separate concept from clocking, effort > estimates, and that org timer that inserts mm:ss, by the > way. > > Here is a single example -- all 3 timers will run at the > same time: > > 1) You just put the laundry in. You want a reminder to > switch it in 30m. > 2) You are also making tea right now. You want a reminder > in 5m to drink it. > 3) You are interviewing somebody at 6PM today. You want a > reminder 15m before and at 6PM. > > Note that 1 and 2 are specified with a number of minutes, > while 3 is specified with a time. > > Note that there is more than one timer at the same time. > > === > Entry: > === > > The interface should be simple, perhaps via capture, and > definitely in the minibuffer. It's OK if it creates tasks. > This would allow persistence and keep track of your > activities. > > Appt-add can mostly do 3, but without keeping an Org task > and without specifying duration (only target). Thus, you > have to manually calculate the duration, which is a > cognitive burden. > > For 3 you can add an Org task, set a time, and tell appt to > show it. However, I don't know if there is a capture > interface for all of that. > > I know of no mechanism for 1 and 2. > > === > Output: > === > > Ideally, you would be able to show a buffer that shows > remaining duration, target time, and name of thing: > > |----------+---------+-----------+-----------| > | status | target | remaining | task | > |----------+---------+-----------+-----------| > | reminded | 17:17 | -13m | tea | > | - | /17:30/ | - | /now/ | > | wait | 17:44 | 14m | laundry | > | wait | 18:00 | 30m | interview | > |----------+---------+-----------+-----------| > > I don't know if it makes sense to use agenda. > > And a timer in the modeline that can be switched between the > currently clocked task display (whatever you are clocking in > org, i.e. the usual count-up display) and the next item (in > this case laundry in 14m). > > === > > OK, so how much of all this is possible these days? > > Thanks. > > > Samuel > -- Q: How many CDC "scientists" does it take to change a lightbulb? A: "You only think it's dark." [CDC has denied a deadly serious disease for 25 years] ========== Retrovirus: http://www.wpinstitute.org/xmrv/index.html -- PLEASE DONATE === I would like to see the original Lo et al. 2010 NIH/FDA/Harvard XMRV paper. _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
