provide a starting date for a task list item

[novoid]

I was thinking about using Zim for my todo list management.

One of the features I still miss is: add [s:YYYY-MM-DD] as a starting "tag" for a task. Until that date, the task does not show up in the TODO list. (OR: alternatively [h:YYYY-MM-DD] as in "hide")

Background story:

Sometimes you want to plan a project in advance. Therefore you create a lot of tasks. But most of them are not your next steps related to the project. You do not want to see those tasks on your list until they are getting "interesting".

Let's say you want to buy a christmas present for a project partner.

You get introduced to your project partner in may and find him personally cool. You decide to surprise him at christmas with a small present. But you do not want to see "Buy xmas present for Bob" all year long.

So you add this task as following:

[ ] Buy xmas present for Bob [s:2010-11-20] [d:2010-12-22] !

Because your preference settings say that "hide TODOs in TODO view until their starting date" is activated, this task does not show up in the TODO list window until 20th of November.

[Jaap Karssenberg (jaap.karssenberg)]

Also see bug #934077 for request to filter dialog on dates

[NiklasW (post-y)]

I'd like this too! :)

[novoid (v-launchpad-karl-voit-at)]

Meanwhile I switched to Emacs/Org-mode which as this feature (and thousands of others as well).