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I would like "Remind me to do X by " syntax :)
As a student, I have ongoing projects that have due dates that might be a week in advance, for example. If I tell Sandy:
Remind me that my essay is due this Monday
Then Sandy will remember the due date, but won't ever mention the essay again until Sunday.
I propose introducing "by <date>" syntax, that works as a shorthand for @todo basically. Instead of having to say "this Monday @todo", just say "by Monday". This preserves natural language flow and is the way I'd usually say it :)</date>
Remind me that my essay is due this Monday
Then Sandy will remember the due date, but won't ever mention the essay again until Sunday.
I propose introducing "by <date>" syntax, that works as a shorthand for @todo basically. Instead of having to say "this Monday @todo", just say "by Monday". This preserves natural language flow and is the way I'd usually say it :)</date>
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Inappropriate?I think the right generalization of the existing syntax here is to have "by <date>" be orthogonal to the existing context to implicitly specify @todo and set a due date. However, I think the existing reminder date mechanism should still work in such a message so you could be reminded at any time you want, independent of the actual due date.
e.g. "Remind me Tuesday to do X by 9pm Saturday"
But yes, I have definitely wanted something like this for similar reasons.
The obvious advantage is that it makes Sandy todos richer by nature, since they include a meaningful due date independent of the current reminder setting, rather than having to view Sandy items as more purely timed reminders, as I usually have to use them currently. As such:
* Viewing a list of upcoming items sorted by date would give a more meaningful ordering (by real due date, not reminder-date-that-happens-to-be-due-date-because-of-how-the-email-system-works)
* Future updates to e.g. snooze an item would leave the item with a still-meaningful primary/due date, rather than an old date (the time of the original reminder) that slips into the past as the item is pushed forward. Currently, this makes my list a little jumbled and disorganized when I go to review it by date.</date>
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Inappropriate?This would be good for all sorts of things - eg birthdays. No point being reminded on the day when you need to get a card in the post a few days ahead.
A tag like @by would mean I could tell Sandy to update @birthday @by -
Inappropriate?I like JRK's format of
"Remind me <date /> to do <thing> by <date />"
Excellent!
</thing>
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Inappropriate?gaaa - the formatting got messed up - the <date> should have been <date-time>. Stupid auto formatting</date-time></date>
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Inappropriate?Bahahaha, oh my, it just gets worse!
"Remind me [date/time] to do [thing] by [date/time]"
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Inappropriate?Howdy folks,
We have something along these lines in the works already.
For some nitty-gritty syntax suggestions by other of Sandy's clients, take a read through http://getsatisfaction.com/iwantsandy...
But before Sandy understands the more naturalistic way(s) of saying this, we'll have a slightly geekier tag-based version (that will continue on for those who like power-moves).
The (s) there is why this is a little more difficult than it would seem and we'll be working with Sandy on whittling that down to something that jives well with most people.
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Inappropriate?That other thread is excellent, thanks for pointing it out. Looking forward to trying out whatever you come up with!
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Inappropriate?Right now I handle this by using two lines:
Remember X on 9/1
Remind me of "X on 9/1" 8/15
Sandy then creates two entries. A little clunky but it works -
Inappropriate?Oops, they updated to allow:
Remember X on 9/1 @reminder 7 days before
be sure to say "before"
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