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List:       kdepim-users
Subject:    Re: [kdepim-users] 'to do' tags
From:       Jim Hitch <jim.hitch () btinternet ! com>
Date:       2007-04-05 10:11:25
Message-ID: 200704051111.25521.jim.hitch () btinternet ! com
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On Thursday 05 April 2007 09:25, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Wednesday 04 April 2007, Art Alexion wrote:
> > On Wednesday 04 April 2007 12:18, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 04 April 2007, Art Alexion wrote:
> > > > On Tuesday 03 April 2007 15:19, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > > > > The ToDo section is a great disappointment.   When you set a to-do
> > > > > with a start and end date it needs to display in your organizer
> > > > > from the start date.
> > > >
> > > > Anne,
> > > >
> > > > I must confess that the to-do module is the one I use least among the
> > > > big PIM apps (mail, calendar, address & to-do).  That said, I'm not
> > > > sure what you mean by the above.
> > >
> > > My life is in my addressbook and my diary, aka kabc and korganizer, so
> > > if I lose them I'm in deep you-know-what :-)  When I look at my diary I
> > > expect to see everything that has to be fitted in over the next few
> > > days. If I set a to-do to check that a domain has been renewed, for
> > > instance, I would give it a due-by date, but a start date of 7-10 days
> > > earlier, so that I have time to chase it up.  I want that to-do to show
> > > up in korganizer, and I want it to show up when I should be doing
> > > something about it, not on the due day, when it's too late.
> >
> > I clearly understand your problem now.
> >
> > Much of what I do in kontact, I tailor to how it will sync with my Palm. 
> > I am not always at my computer, but I generally have my phone with me. 
> > The to-do list in the Palm does not have a start date function, only a
> > due date.  To get around that, the Palm provides alarms and filtering.
> >
> > After playing around, I see that filtering might help in the to-do list
> > app itself, but not in the to-do display of the calendar.  (It appears
> > that this is a flaw in the calendar app, not the to-do app.)  Alarms
> > could help. You can configure more than one per to-do item.
>
> The next time I have one that needs this is in June.  I've set multiple
> alarms, but I think this could be better.  The repeat function only allows
> me to set it in minutes.  If I could set 7 repeats at daily intervals it
> would be much better.  Perhaps it's time to post a wish.
>
I see that it goes up to 999 minutes, i.e. only in three figures, so even just 
adding an extra figure (even if still in minutes), would make enough 
difference (at least for the time being).

Off topic: Being new, HOW does one post a wish, where can I find out about it?

Jim
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