Feature request - create all occurences of a recurring task

[Greg.O]

Would it be possible to have all occurrences of a recurring task
created automatically rather than having a new task created only once
the previous recurrence be completed? This would help in a more
realistic assessment of future workload and better scheduling of
tasks.

More details:
I use a to-do view configured to group tasks by due-date. This is to
allow me to assess my workload (see how many tasks I have scheduled in
the coming days) and scheduled new tasks better.

Recurring tasks do not show properly in this kind of a setup which
greatly distorts the picture. I have quite a few tasks scheduled to be
recurring on different days. Sometimes they take up to 3 hours of my
day. Currently the recurring tasks only show in the next day they are
scheduled for - any subsequent occurrences are not displayed.

For example,
I have a 2-hour task recurring every Mon, Wed and Fri. Currently, my
group-by-due-date view will only show the task as scheduled for Monday
but not for Wed or Fri. It's only when I complete the task on Monday
that it appears in the Wednesday group. It will appear in the Friday
group only once the Wednesday one has been completed.

As I mentioned, this can really mess up my scheduling. Going with the
above example - on a Monday morning I'm doing my scheduling, I check
the coming days and see I still have some time on Wednesday and
Friday. I assign some tasks to these days. I then complete my 2-hour
recurring task on Monday and suddenly find I won't be able to complete
all my tasks on Wednesday as there is an additional 2-hour task
scheduled for the day that wasn't showing previously when I did my
scheduling (as the Monday occurrence was not completed at that time).
The same goes for Friday. I use recurring tasks quite extensively so
this is a real issue to me. I would like to see the option to display
recurring tasks the same way Outlook calendar does - that is by
automatically creating and scheduling all instances of the task rather
than creating the next occurrence only once the previous one has been
completed.

Best regards,
Greg Osimowicz

[Kudos]

That's called a 'Calendar' isn't it? I hope we get one!

Also hope Steve does not hijack this thread! only joking.. ;-)

[Richard C]

+1

Oops - have only just seen this - which duplicates exactly the comment
I made in my previous post. But a definite yes to this one.

On Jan 6, 10:20 am, "Greg.O" <greg.osimow...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Grant]

+1

Yup, this would be critical if MLO is to add the significant value of
time management too (which would take it a step beyond GTD which
pretty much ignores this aspect of real life)

[BOC]

Having followed many requests in the past it is interesting how many
times a very similar request is brought up by the group. I know we
vote +1 but is there some mysterious cumulative score?

Here is a similar request: http://groups.google.com/group/myLifeOrganized/browse_thread/thread/feac21005356248a?q

I think my suggestion back then wasn't too bad . .

+1 for some implementation

[Richard Collings]

> Yup, this would be critical if MLO is to add the significant
> value of time management too (which would take it a step
> beyond GTD which pretty much ignores this aspect of real life)
>

Hey that's interesting. Not having read GTD from cover to cover, I hadn't
realised that GTD just doesn't address the issue of time
planning/management. Which sort of explains the baffled silence/hostility
that greets those of us who suggest that something more is needed in this
area.