[kdepim-users] Understanding recurring ToDo items

[kitts]

On Friday 21 Mar 2008 1:56:20 am Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On 20/03/2008, Ingo Klöcker <kloecker at kde.org> wrote:
> > This sounds as if you want filtering as in "Show me all ToDo items that
> >  are due this week."
>
> It's more like "don't show me items that are not yet do". Not
> everything recurs weekly, rather some are monthly and others at
> different intervals.
>
> >  KOrganizer does support filters and it is even possible to hide inactive
> >  ToDo items where "inactive" means the start date of the ToDo is in the
> >  future. Unfortunately, only the due date of a recurring ToDo is changed
> >  if one checks the item. The start date remains fixed and therefore
> >  filtering out inactive ToDo items doesn't help.
> >
> >  Anyway, to me filtering seems to be the right solution for your problem.
> >  Only the criterion appropriate for your use case does not yet exist.
>
> Filtering would make the 'done' items invisible: not what I want but
> it would be acceptable.
>
> In my opinion, a recurring item is 'done' until the recursion period
> resets. It then becomes undone. If I need to check my postal mail once
> a week, then on Sunday I expect the "Check Post" item to be unchecked.
> When I finally get around to it on Thursday and mark the item 'done' I
> expect it to stay done. Until next Sunday.

+1. It seems to make sense this way and i think it would prefer it. :-)
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Cheers!
kitts
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