Notes dropped when "after" repeat interval is used
brent.mcinnis says:
I have found that RTM drops (deletes) notes from tasks which have a repeat interval of "after" something.
It is easy to reproduce this bug. For example, just create a task due today, make it repeat "after 1 week", add a note to it, and complete the task. You'll find that the newly generated task, with a due date 1 week in the future, has 0 notes.
It is easy to reproduce this bug. For example, just create a task due today, make it repeat "after 1 week", add a note to it, and complete the task. You'll find that the newly generated task, with a due date 1 week in the future, has 0 notes.
emily (Remember The Milk) says:
Brent, sorry for the confusion. The 'every' repeating option creates a task series (notes and all other task properties are common across all instances of the task).
The 'after' repeating option works a little differently -- it doesn't create a task series, but rather creates a new independent task each time (copying its properties like priority from the old task, but not duplicating any existing notes). Each 'after' task has its own properties and notes, and isn't tied to other tasks.
Hope this helps -- sorry this isn't clear on the site, we definitely need to add some info about this to the FAQ.
The 'after' repeating option works a little differently -- it doesn't create a task series, but rather creates a new independent task each time (copying its properties like priority from the old task, but not duplicating any existing notes). Each 'after' task has its own properties and notes, and isn't tied to other tasks.
Hope this helps -- sorry this isn't clear on the site, we definitely need to add some info about this to the FAQ.
brent.mcinnis says:
Emily,
OK, thank you for the clarification.
I would like to comment, though, that I don't see the rationale behind treating "every" and "after" differently with regard to notes. In real life, the only difference between these types of tasks is that the "every" tasks repeat like clockwork, whereas "after" tasks repeat when you get around to them. But that shouldn't make an "after" task undeserving of having its notes propagated with it.
OK, thank you for the clarification.
I would like to comment, though, that I don't see the rationale behind treating "every" and "after" differently with regard to notes. In real life, the only difference between these types of tasks is that the "every" tasks repeat like clockwork, whereas "after" tasks repeat when you get around to them. But that shouldn't make an "after" task undeserving of having its notes propagated with it.