Confused about the due date for repeated tasks
dashingboy says:
Hi, I am learning to use RTM and came across about a problem with the due date for repeated tasks. My repeat tasks just don't show up on the overview screen and weekly planner if I don't specify a due date for the tasks.
For example, I want RTM to remind me to go to sleep before 12 every night, so I set the task to repeat every day. But I just can't find this piece of information on the overview screen or the weekly planner. So I set the due day as today. Then the task will show up on today's overview screen. But for tomorrow and rest of the week, it just don't show up any more. So do I need to edit the due day every day? In that case, I feel like I need to remind RTM every day. That's really bad user experience.
Is this a bug of RTM or just because I don't know the right setting for repeated tasks? In my opinion, once the user have set the tasks to be repeated, the task should appear automatically on the overview screen and weekly planner on every required day. It's simple user's logic. Can anyone tell me how I can make repeated tasks to show up on the overview screen easily?
For example, I want RTM to remind me to go to sleep before 12 every night, so I set the task to repeat every day. But I just can't find this piece of information on the overview screen or the weekly planner. So I set the due day as today. Then the task will show up on today's overview screen. But for tomorrow and rest of the week, it just don't show up any more. So do I need to edit the due day every day? In that case, I feel like I need to remind RTM every day. That's really bad user experience.
Is this a bug of RTM or just because I don't know the right setting for repeated tasks? In my opinion, once the user have set the tasks to be repeated, the task should appear automatically on the overview screen and weekly planner on every required day. It's simple user's logic. Can anyone tell me how I can make repeated tasks to show up on the overview screen easily?
There are two kinds of repeats, every and after. Another important thing to understand is that a repeating task follows rules as to when to repeat itself. Basically, it has to become overdue before a new instance of the task is created. Also, repeating tasks need an initial start date (and time if appropriate) to work properly, they need an "anchor".
In your case, you would probably use repeat every. If the due date is today and the due time is 23:59, the new task (getting to bed tomorrow) will be created at 23:59. That's why you don't see it in tomorrow list yet, it has not been created.
If it's important to see the task ahead of time, you could create multiple repeating tasks, each repeating weekly for example.
In your case, you would probably use repeat every. If the due date is today and the due time is 23:59, the new task (getting to bed tomorrow) will be created at 23:59. That's why you don't see it in tomorrow list yet, it has not been created.
If it's important to see the task ahead of time, you could create multiple repeating tasks, each repeating weekly for example.