[kplato] Duration less than a day? (was: request)

[Mark Tombs]

On Thursday 04 November 2004 09.23, Dag Andersen wrote:
> On Onsdag 03 november 2004 21:56, Claus Agerskov wrote:
> > On Wed, 3 Nov 2004, Mark Tombs wrote:
> > > Can the duration be less than a day? Claus wrote :
> > >
> > > "Duration is the calendar time of a task."
> > >
> > > If a task starts and finishes on the same day, it has a duration
> > > of 1.
>
> How do you handle tasks with estimates that isn't multiple of days?
> In general, how do you calculate a project like this?
>

Thats where I think I and, it seems, the rest of the world have a different 
terminology ;) For me, Duration != work. The hours, estimate, work, whatever 
you call it, is seperate from the duration. A task can start and finish on 
the same day, have duration of 1, but an estimate of 1 minute, if you like. 
Now that I write it like that, it doesn't seem to make much sense, but its 
how I've always worked. Maybe I should just be quiet now, as everyone else 
seems to disagree with me.

> > Or?
> >
> > Duration is the time period from start timestamp to the end
> > timestamp and can be measured in the time unit you want.
>
> That's how I see  it, too.
>
> > In some projects minutes can be crucial but in others months or -
> > years even - are usable units for duration.
> >
> > Personal I would have the duration saved in seconds so I can choose
> > the time unit I want when I will see the duration.
>
> It's saved in milliseconds, in a 64 bit int.
>
> > The most enjoyable greetings