There has been 2 feature requests about this in 2 different plugins : day planner and flexible pomo. Given that it wasn’t implemented in either of them, I’m proposing it as a standalone plugin.
The features that I’m interested in are provided in this mac app or this android app and include :
To manually set duration for each task and activate countdown for one of them when I’m working on it (update task duration in real time if possible)
The option to switch between the tasks even before the current countdown is up
The option to complete the current task and have it switch automatically to another task
The option to pause the countdowns if I want to stop
To automatically generate the time when I’ll finish the tasks based on
when I started the countdowns
and the durations of the tasks
Notification when the duration time is finished with option to add more time to the task if I haven’t finished it yet
So the final result would be something similar to this :
#1 sets the timer based on the format you defined #2 sets the timer based on a prefix (for parsing) #3 sets the timer based on the generated date from the #Natural Language Dates plugin
The Task Timer Pane would show the existing tasks and the status and remaining time based on the end time.
You could start/pause/resume tasks as long as they are still valid.
If the task was started - for example #task Finish essay 1h30m the expectation is that after that time passes (with or without pauses/resumes) the task will be marked as completed. Is that correct? Completed does not mean necessarily Done
What will happen if you have a task of 10m and the clock started and then you decide to change it to 30m? Should the countdown reset to the beginning of those 30m or should it reset to the actual time remaining + remaining difference from original (20m)?
Nonetheless this is an interesting plugin suggestion if all the interactions are well thought out
I agree with the first two, however the third one doesn’t have an estimation, so I would prefer it if this plugin wouldn’t consider it until the user defines one for it.
Yes, a task pane to show real-time progress for each task, and the actual file would only update whenever you complete/switch to another task.
The task doesn’t complete automatically, a notification would alert you, then you’ll have 2 option to choose from :
to complete the current task
or add time to it if you’re not done with the task
This way completetd and done hold the same meaning, to avoid confusion.
An option can be added in the setting to complete the task automatically, given that some users might want it to work this way.
As I mentioned above, the actual file doesn’t update when you’re working on the task, only the pane that you suggested would. So when editing the current task, the time estimated in the pane would reset to the new time. This, in my opinion, is much simpler than adding to the remaining time of the task.
Thank you, I think so too. I hope it gets enough traction to be considered by the devs.
The test pane automatically generated total-time and finished-time, as well as displaying the real-time countdown of the task. This countdown can also reside in the status bar to keep track even when changing panes.
The various commands that this plugin needs for working : start/pause/resume/reset/switch between tasks.
And finally, a notification at the end with 2 options : extend the time of the current task OR complete it and begin the next one on the list.
