Start Date Repeats
Use Case:
1. I have a task that I want to do every x days/weeks/etc. (e.g., Vacuum the sofa).
2. The task currently uses the Start Date rather than the Due Date because I don't _need_ to do it every x days, but I _do_ want to do it and have it automatically move the Start Date the repeat amount of days.
3. I do _not_ want to use the Due Date since I want to be sure that tasks that _will_ have consequences have a Due Date so it bubbles up to the top.
For example, I would like to vacuum the sofa every 4 days, but I have a bill due in 4 days. I don't want them to both look like they must happen in 4 days. It's more like the bill _must_ be done within 4 days, but the sofa... could use a vacuuming every 4 days. If it doesn't happen on _that_ date, it's ok if the task hangs around. And, bonus, I will know how out-of-date it is. If the Start Date is Jan 1, 2025 and it's Aug 1, 2025, I know I have been postponing vacuuming for 7 months! Good to know!
Current Implementation:
1. If I make it repeat for `4 days`, if I complete the task, it sets the Due Date in the future 4 days, regardless of whether there was a Due Date set before. However, the Start Date stays the same.
Current Work-around:
1. I have a Comment that states how often it recurs. E.g., *1 days, *3 months, *1 year. Same syntax as Smart Add.
2. If I finish vacuuming, I press `.` → `↓` → `↓` → `Enter↵` so that it duplicates the task.
3. I press `C` to Complete the old task.
4. I select the new duplicated task, note the repeat time, press `W` and type, say, `in 4 days`.
Requested Feature Steps:
1. I set a task to have a task repeat every 4 days.
2. I set the Start Date in 4 days.
3. I do not set a Due Date.
4. I complete the task.
5. The Due Date is not set (since there wasn't one originally), and the Start Date is set 4 days in the future.
1. I have a task that I want to do every x days/weeks/etc. (e.g., Vacuum the sofa).
2. The task currently uses the Start Date rather than the Due Date because I don't _need_ to do it every x days, but I _do_ want to do it and have it automatically move the Start Date the repeat amount of days.
3. I do _not_ want to use the Due Date since I want to be sure that tasks that _will_ have consequences have a Due Date so it bubbles up to the top.
For example, I would like to vacuum the sofa every 4 days, but I have a bill due in 4 days. I don't want them to both look like they must happen in 4 days. It's more like the bill _must_ be done within 4 days, but the sofa... could use a vacuuming every 4 days. If it doesn't happen on _that_ date, it's ok if the task hangs around. And, bonus, I will know how out-of-date it is. If the Start Date is Jan 1, 2025 and it's Aug 1, 2025, I know I have been postponing vacuuming for 7 months! Good to know!
Current Implementation:
1. If I make it repeat for `4 days`, if I complete the task, it sets the Due Date in the future 4 days, regardless of whether there was a Due Date set before. However, the Start Date stays the same.
Current Work-around:
1. I have a Comment that states how often it recurs. E.g., *1 days, *3 months, *1 year. Same syntax as Smart Add.
2. If I finish vacuuming, I press `.` → `↓` → `↓` → `Enter↵` so that it duplicates the task.
3. I press `C` to Complete the old task.
4. I select the new duplicated task, note the repeat time, press `W` and type, say, `in 4 days`.
Requested Feature Steps:
1. I set a task to have a task repeat every 4 days.
2. I set the Start Date in 4 days.
3. I do not set a Due Date.
4. I complete the task.
5. The Due Date is not set (since there wasn't one originally), and the Start Date is set 4 days in the future.
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