Re: [Orgmode] Duration Tally

[Carsten Dominik]

On Jun 13, 2007, at 15:47, Russell Adams wrote:

> If this feature already exists, I've missed it...
>
> I'm planning ahead on some items, and having a way to represent the
> amount of time a TODO item will take, and then having the parent total
> the duration of the children would be very helpful.
>
> * TODO A {6h}
> ** TODO a1 {2h}
> ** TODO a2 {2h}
> ** TODO a3 {2h}
>
> I know doing time conversion is a real pain, so I'm only thinking a
> simple sum.

This would be something like a hierarchical computation tool.
This is interesting, but the restriction to planned ours
may be a bit too narrow.

> It could be nice later to schedule A, and then have each
> of a1-3 show up on the agenda based on their duration.

I am not sure if I understand what you mean here.

- Carsten