Re: [Evolution] Tasks % complete idea

[Ben FrantzDale <bfrantzdale hmc edu>]

On 13 Feb 2001 19:25:05 -0500, JP Rosevear wrote:
> On 11 Feb 2001 15:27:04 -0500, Ben FrantzDale wrote:
> > I was mentioning this sort of thing before but for the % complete entry
> > of the todo (tasks) list, It would be great if I could type in 21/64 and
> > have that become 33%.  (21/64=.328125)
> > The reason being, for reading assignments in school I know how many
> > pages I have to read and how many I've read. Currently 21 of 64. I'm
> > sure there are other tasks that could be entered much easier as a
> > fraction.
>
> Well, I'll file this as a feature request, but to be honest i don't see
> this as a priority.
>
> > Also, I've noticed there isn't a field for estimated time required. That
> > would be nice. Then a summary could say ``you have x hours of work to do
> > today'' or the % complete column could say ``20% (3 hours to go)''
>
> Well the duration field in the icalendar is mutually exclusive with the
> due field.  There is a funny inconsistency with the spec I believe.
> I've sent mail to get clarification.


I don't know the spec, but logically I don't see an inconsistency. Do
you mean that the icalender spec somehow only alows one field or the
other? It seems like there should be a way to say ``it's due at time x
on day y but will take z hours to complete''.

> > Also, if a big (time consuming) asignment were comming up, Evolution
> > could be smart and highlight an item due in 5 days requiring 2 days work
> > before something due tomarrow requiring five minutes time.
>
> Do you have any ideas for the heuristic to determine the ordering?


Something along the lines of what Eric Newman said: priority should be
proportional to the time density that it will require to finish on time.

(Aside: Consider this for a future, more complex behavior, though: Since
the system knows my calendar, it could calculate weighting for
work-related tasks during only work hours. Or it could suggest that now
might be a good time to start laundry or whatever... There are all sorts
of possabilities for the organization-impared :-)

--Ben