Re: [Orgmode] Re: confused about logging

[Carsten Dominik]

On Apr 13, 2010, at 4:22 AM, Nick Dokos wrote:

> Bernt Hansen <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > Dan Griswold <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I have a repeating task, like so:
> > >
> > > *** TODO Print copies                                                :@PRINT:
> > >    SCHEDULED: <2010-03-09 Tue ++1w>
> > >
> > > I would like to have things set so that when I change the todo  
> > > state,
> > > and the schedule advances, then there will not be any logging done.
> > >
> > > However, with org-log-repeat, org-log-done, and org-log-done-with- 
> > > time
> > > all set to nil (indeed, it appears all org-log-X vars are set to  
> > > nil),
> > > I get a timestamp in a property drawer when I advance the  
> > > schedule, like
> > > so:
> > >
> > > *** TODO Print copies                                                :@PRINT:
> > >    SCHEDULED: <2010-04-13 Tue ++1w>
> > >    :PROPERTIES:
> > >    :LAST_REPEAT: [2010-04-12 Mon 20:06]
> > >    :END:
> > >
> > > This happens with an emacs environment started with emacs -q, and  
> > > a file
> > > that contains only the above entry.
> > >
> > > I don't need or want such information recorded. But I don't know  
> > > how to
> > > stop it, and I don't know where else to look for the responsible
> > > variable.
> > >
> > > Any hints?
> >
> > Set the property
> >
> >  :LOGGING:  nil
>
> I don't think that works - and I also don't think that there is a  
> way to
> do what Dan wants, currently.  The code in org.el:org-auto-repeat- 
> maybe
> looks like this:
>
>    ....
>    (when repeat
>      (if (eq org-log-repeat t) (setq org-log-repeat 'state))
>      (setq to-state (or (org-entry-get nil "REPEAT_TO_STATE")
>                          org-todo-repeat-to-state))
>      (unless (and to-state (member to-state org-todo-keywords-1))
>         (setq to-state (if (eq interpret 'type) last-state head)))
>      (org-todo to-state)
>      (org-entry-put nil "LAST_REPEAT" (format-time-string
>                                         (org-time-stamp-format t t)))
>
>    ....
>
> and the LAST_REPEAT property is set unconnditionally. At least, that's
> how I read it.


This is correct.  Should we change this? LAST_REPEAT is used for the  
clock display
of repeating tasks.

- Carsten