Re: Task to do with start and due date?

I see. I think this is roughly analogous to project management  
functionality that allows you to 'block out' time for working on  
individual tasks?

On Oct 17, 2007, at 12:40 PM, Edmund Humenberger wrote:

> There is the date "has to be done until"
> This date indicates roughly the urgency of things to do.
> When you sort with this date, you know what you should do first.

Could this be modeled by scheduling the task on the calendar as a  
multi-day event? Then you'd also be able to see your tasks in a  
calendar view.

>
> Then there is the date "can not be worked on before"
> So when "now" is reaching this "can not worked before" then the
> state should be changed automatically from later to now.

Unless I'm still misunderstanding what you're saying, the workflow  
you're describing here should work.

Mimi

>
> thanx for listening
>
> ed
>
> 2007/10/17, Mimi Yin <[email protected]>:
>> Fwding conversation with Edmund to the list... (Read from the bottom
>> up for context :)
>>
>> Hi Edmund,
>>
>> Not sure I'm following you. When the alarm go off and/or if an event
>> date/time passes, the item is automatically changed from LATER to
>> NOW. Is that the functionality you're looking for?
>>
>> Mimi
>>
>> On Oct 16, 2007, at 10:30 PM, Edmund Humenberger wrote:
>>
>>> The problem with this is that I individually have to change the
>>> status of
>>> an item from "later" to "now" when the alarm goes off.
>>>
>>> When I am 4 days away from my computer, I would have 8 alarms and  
>>> have
>>> to switch them all from later to now.
>>>
>>> I do have many of this items? (they sum up a year to hundrets)
>>>
>>> Yes please send it to the mailing list. I did not take the efford to
>>> register there.
>>>
>>> Thanx for your very friendly reply
>>>
>>> Ed
>>>
>>> 2007/10/16, Mimi Yin <[email protected]>:
>>>> Hi Edmund,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for writing up this scenario.
>>>>
>>>> Actually I think your use case currently has a solution in  
>>>> Chandler.
>>>>
>>>> You keep the items you're currently on in a section of the List- 
>>>> View
>>>> called NOW.
>>>>
>>>> Tasks you don't need to keep an eye on until a certain date, go  
>>>> into
>>>> the LATER section. You can add a custom alarm so that the task pops
>>>> to the top of your task list on that date/time.
>>>>
>>>> Does this roughly match what you're looking for? Would you mind  
>>>> if I
>>>> sent this along to the Chandler-Users list? I think others might
>>>> benefit from your use case.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Mimi
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 16, 2007, at 1:49 PM, Edmund Humenberger wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I work as a projekt manager and sales guy.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a lot of small items to do you usually put on a post it.
>>>>>
>>>>> The problem with that is that a lot of this things can be done ony
>>>>> after a certain date.
>>>>>
>>>>> And I dont want to look at things I cant do yet. so until now
>>>>> reaches
>>>>> "after" this items should be  "invisible"
>>>>>
>>>>> But at the same time they should be done until a certain date.
>>>>>
>>>>> so what i need is a note that doesnt have a "from:to"  but a
>>>>> "after:before"
>>>>>
>>>>> When you want you can change urgency when "today" is later then
>>>>> "until"
>>>>>
>>>>> And it is only days, and not hours.
>>>>>
>>>>> thanx for listening
>>>>>
>>>>> (i am following chandler since its announcement and really look
>>>>> forward using it)
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Edmund Humenberger
>>>>> Alaudagasse 11/107/6
>>>>> 1100 Wien
>>>>> Austria
>>>>> +43/676/70 120 72
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Edmund Humenberger
>>> Alaudagasse 11/107/6
>>> 1100 Wien
>>> Austria
>>> +43/676/70 120 72
>>
>>
>
>
> -- 
> Edmund Humenberger
> Alaudagasse 11/107/6
> 1100 Wien
> Austria
> +43/676/70 120 72

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