Tasks vs Events

I don't really have a handle on the differences between Tasks and Events  
that have informed development.

Does anyone have a link to a clear explanation of anticipated usage so  
that I can relate the concepts to the way I use Lightning. I've just  
started to use 0.8RC2 and the distinctions seem more apparent than in 0.7  
so I'd like to know exactly how they are perceived and are likely to  
develop.

I have previously tended to think in terms of a task that runs over a  
lengthy period of time and during which a number of events (?) are  
anticipated (some, perhaps, being more like a sub-task). This does not fit  
well with my clumsy usage of Lightning so any clues would be appreciated.

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On 05.04.2008 22:01   » jonphred« wrote:
> 
> I don't really have a handle on the differences between Tasks and Events 
> that have informed development.
> 
> Does anyone have a link to a clear explanation of anticipated usage so 
> that I can relate the concepts to the way I use Lightning. I've just 
> started to use 0.8RC2 and the distinctions seem more apparent than in 
> 0.7 so I'd like to know exactly how they are perceived and are likely to 
> develop.
> 
> I have previously tended to think in terms of a task that runs over a 
> lengthy period of time and during which a number of events (?) are 
> anticipated (some, perhaps, being more like a sub-task). This does not 
> fit well with my clumsy usage of Lightning so any clues would be 
> appreciated.
> 
You can find a not so easy reading with the RFC [*] which is the base 
for calendar apps these days ... as Lightning or others (ReminderFox 
extension for FX, TB, SM etc)

Günter

jonphred wrote:
> 
> I don't really have a handle on the differences between Tasks and Events 
> that have informed development.
> 
> Does anyone have a link to a clear explanation of anticipated usage so 
> that I can relate the concepts to the way I use Lightning. I've just 
> started to use 0.8RC2 and the distinctions seem more apparent than in 
> 0.7 so I'd like to know exactly how they are perceived and are likely to 
> develop.
> 
> I have previously tended to think in terms of a task that runs over a 
> lengthy period of time and during which a number of events (?) are 
> anticipated (some, perhaps, being more like a sub-task). This does not 
> fit well with my clumsy usage of Lightning so any clues would be 
> appreciated.
> 

A task is to clean your toilet with alcohol, go to a hospital and get a 
blood test, walk to a market and get some food, rake leaves outside or 
similar chores. An event is a Wedding, a Funeral, a track meet, a 2 hour 
daily walk, a wrestling match at a sports arena, visit a Doctor to hear 
your blood test results, or go to sleep. A task can last just a short 
time, and an event can last a short time. A task is work, an event 
isn't work. They are different. A worker performs tasks, a politician 

jonphred wrote:

>I don't really have a handle on the differences between Tasks and Events  
>that have informed development.
>
>Does anyone have a link to a clear explanation of anticipated usage so  
>that I can relate the concepts to the way I use Lightning. I've just  
>started to use 0.8RC2 and the distinctions seem more apparent than in 0.7  
>so I'd like to know exactly how they are perceived and are likely to  
>develop.
>
>I have previously tended to think in terms of a task that runs over a  
>lengthy period of time and during which a number of events (?) are  
>anticipated (some, perhaps, being more like a sub-task). This does not fit 

>well with my clumsy usage of Lightning so any clues would be appreciated.

You should work out what works best for you.

A lot of people use tasks and events in a whole different manner. Some go
so far to use only events or only tasks but not the other.

In the end, what I or others think does not matter. If you develop a
system that works for you, then go for it.

Simon
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Calendar l10n coordinator
Calendar Website Maintainer: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar

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> On 05.04.2008 22:01   » jonphred« wrote:
>>
>> I don't really have a handle on the differences between Tasks and 
>> Events that have informed development.
<snip>
>>
> You can find a not so easy reading with the RFC [*] which is the base 
> for calendar apps these days ... as Lightning or others (ReminderFox 
> extension for FX, TB, SM etc)
> 
> Günter
> 
> [*] http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2445
>  From - Sun

Oooh, thanks! I'll need time to plough through that but a skim tells me 
that nesting of, say, to-do components is a no-no and suggests that 
related-to properties and the VJOURNAL component would be appealing to 
me. I'll try to absorb what it actually means at a more sensible pace.

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