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 Help information about: Time Command
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   The Time Display gives you a time-related view of your activities.  By
   defining CtasksB, including appointments, action or to-do items, etc.,
   you provide the information from which InContext can construct such a
   view.  Since the calendar is an integral part of your work environment,
   InContext provides a fairly sophisticated set of calendar functions.

   Before you can fully understand the content of the Time Display, it is
   necessary that you understand the meaning of CtasksB in InContext.
   If you haven't already done so, you should read the help information
 ZmcttB  about J Tasks CB now.
 
 CA Small Warning

   Like most programs that include calendar features, InContext relies on
   the accuracy of your system's clock.  You should make sure that InContext
   is CneverB run if you have, for some reason, set your system clock to
   an incorrect time.  The result might be a substantial loss of information
   in your task list.  Most users have systems with hardware clocks, and
   there should be little problem for them.  If you manually enter the time
   each time you boot your system, though, you should either forego the
   task, time, and plans features of InContext, or be very careful to enter
   the correct date and time.

 CTime Display: The Calendar

   When you select the Time Display, by invoking the F TDime B command from
   the command bar, you will see a display with three parts.  The upper-left
   portion of the display shows a one-month CcalendarB.

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                         E█A                        A  E█
                         E█A  E                      A  E█
                         E█A  E  CE    CJan 1991E     CE A  E█
                         E█A  E  S  M  T  W  T  F  S A  E█
                         E█A  E       B 1E B 2E B 3E C 4E B 5E A  E█
                         E█A  E B 6E B 7E B 8E B 9E B10E B11E B12E A  E█
                         E█A  E B13E B14E B15E B16E B17E B18E B19E A  E█
                         E█A  E B20E B21E B22E B23E B24E B25E B26E A  E█
                         E█A  E B27E B28E B29E B30E B31E       A  E█
                         E█A  E                      A  E█
                         E█A                        A  E█
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   Each time you select the Time Display, this calendar will initially show
   the current month, with the current day highlighted.  Thus, if you were
   seeing the display above upon first selecting F TDime B, today would be
   January 4, 1991.

   This calendar is CliveB, in the sense that you can move around in time by
   selecting things from it with the mouse or keyboard cursor.  To focus on a
   particular date, for example, you need only select that date with the
   mouse or by placing the cursor and pressing ENTER.  To move forward or
   backward a month at a time, you may place the cursor on the top line, as
   shown in the display above, and press ENTER or the left mouse button.  If
   the cursor is on the right half of the line (near the CB character, as
   shown in the figure), you will move to the next ClaterB month; if on the
   left half (near CB), to the next earlier month.  These same features are
   available from the keyboard using the section of the command bar that
   looks like this: D Go: FªBDack FªFDorward F+DDay F-DDay FªTDoday B.

 CTime Display: The Schedule

   The upper-right portion of the Time Display shows a one-day CscheduleB.

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                  E█A                                      A  E█
                  E█A  E                                    A  E█
                  E█A  E      CFriday, Jan 4, 1991E           A  E█
                  E█A  E 12aB....E   6 B....E  12pCllllE   6 B....E A  E█
                  E█A  E  1 B....E   7 B....E   1 B....E   7 B....E A  E█
                  E█A  E  2 B....E   8 B....E   2 B....E   8 B....E A  E█
                  E█A  E  3 B....E   9 B....E   3 CwwwwE   9 B....E A  E█
                  E█A  E  4 B....E  10 B....E   4 CwwwwE  10 CnnnnE A  E█
                  E█A  E  5 B....E  11 B..CllE   5 B....E  11 B....E A  E█
                  E█A  E                                    A  E█
                  E█A                                      A  E█
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   This area of the display does not respond to mouse selections (except
   during the editing of task definitions, as discussed elsewhere).  It
   shows you the schedule for the indicated day.  Each scheduled appointment
   is indicated on this schedule by the first character of its brief name.
   Thus, "Lunch with Alice", with its brief name, "lunch", is shown
   occupying the time from 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.  If there are any
   conflicting or overlapping appointments, question marks (C?B) will appear
   instead.

 CTime Display: The Task List

   The bottom portion of the Time Display contains a list of the tasks that
   are relevant to the selected day.  This area of the display is scrollable
   if there are too many tasks for the available space.  A sample entry, as
   it would be displayed here, is:

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 E█A                                                                       A  E█
 E█A  E  Task      Description               Type   Date-Date    Time-Time  A  E█
 E█A  E Clunch     Lunch with Alice           Appt   1/4         11:30 13:00 A  E█
 E█A                                                                       A  E█
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   The task list can be used to get an intermediate level of detail about the
   day's tasks, and can be used to select tasks.

 CTime Display: Summaries by Day, Week, and Month

   The command bar also contains the commands F ªDDay FªWDeek FªMDonth B, which are
   used to produce a day, week, or month summary that can be read or printed. 
   The week and month summaries can also be made to encompass more than one
   week or month via the More Options command.  These displays can also be
   accessed directly from the main display by typing Alt-D, Alt-W, or Alt-M.

 CTime Display: Edit Mode

   If you need to do multiple task-editing operations and would like to stay
   inside the Time Display until you've finished, simply select the FªEDdit B
   mode.  When you're in the edit mode, selecting a task will allow you to
   edit the task definition, and returning will place you back in the Time
   Display.  Pressing Esc or the right mouse button an extra time will end
   the edit mode.
 
   
 CTime Information on the Main Display

   An especially useful time-related feature is the ability to display
   today's tasks and today's schedule on the main display.  Since all the
   content of the main display is under your control, you may decide you
   don't want to make use of this feature, but it's worth considering.  An
   example section of the main display is shown below.

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                           E█A                    A  E█
                           E█A  FSDpace  FTDime  FPDlansA  E█
                           E█A  B                  A  E█
                           E█A  B ETodayB     EHoursB  A  E█
                           E█A  E Clunch   B E 6 ....B A  E█
                           E█A  E*Cworkout B E 8 ....B A  E█
                           E█A  E Cnew age B E 7 ....B A  E█
                           E█A  E*JparamedcB E 9 ....B A  E█
                           E█A  E*Binc-docs E10 ....B A  E█
                           E█A  E*Bletters  E11 ..llB A  E█
                           E█A  E Bvidtest  E12pllllB A  E█
                           E█A  B          E 1 ....B A  E█
                           E█A  B          E 2 ....B A  E█
                           E█A  B          E 3 wwwwB A  E█
                           E█A  B          E 4 wwwwB A  E█
                           E█A  B          E 5 ....B A  E█
                           E█A  B          E 6 ....B A  E█
                           E█A  B          E 7 ....B A  E█
                           E█A  B          E 8 ....B A  E█
                           E█A  B          C 9 E...C.B A  E█
                           E█A  B          E10 CnnnnB A  E█
                           E█A  B          E11 C....B A  E█
                           E█A  E─ InContext Work EA  E█
                           E█A                    A  E█
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   This display shows that several activities are or were planned for today,
   including "lunch", "workout", and "new age" (appointments), "paramedc"
   (an urgent to-do item), and several less urgent to-do items.  It indicates
   that the "lunch" appointment was from 11:30 to 1:00, the "workout"
   appointment was from 3:00-5:00 P.M., and that the "new age" appointment
   will be from 10:00-11:00 P.M.  The current time, shown by highlight, is
   somewhere between 9:45 and 10:00 P.M.

   The display of the task list on the main display allows you to easily
   select a task you would like to work on.  Since one more keystroke can
   get you into the full work context associated with the task, this display
   and the Work-in-Progress display are probably the most powerful methods
   of moving from place to place and from task to task.  These displays also
   contain flags indicating the existence of task notes for some of the tasks
   (these flags are shown here with the character E*B, but they actually show
   on the display as little musical notes).  Selecting this single character
   will result in immediate invocation of the editor on the task notes.  (If
   you use a mouse, you may find it convenient to design your main display
   with "ETodayB" at the left edge of the display, since that makes it very
   easy to select the task notes with the mouse.)
mctt
 Help information about: Tasks
 
 
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              E║                    CTasksE                       ║
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 CWhat Is a Task?

   The word "CtaskB" is used rather broadly here, to mean any activity
   associated with a particular time or time span.  Thus, it includes
   to-do items, but also appointments, holidays, etc.

   InContext provides the ability to easily define tasks, and to have them
   show up appropriately in your calendar, repeating periodically if you
   desire.  You can easily keep a set of notes associated with each task.
   You can associate a task with a particular work context, so that selecting
   the task places you in the correct context, and even invokes the correct
   action, if you like.  Completed tasks can be logged automatically, so that
   you have a record of your activities for later reference.

 CTypes of Tasks

   InContext presently recognizes three types of tasks:

        CApptB  An appointment occurs on a single day, and has start and
              end times associated with it.

        CSpanB  A "span" is an interval of one or more whole days that are
              to be noticed, but are not necessarily associated with any
              specific activity on your part.  Examples are holidays,
              vacation periods, business trips, spouse's birthdays, etc.
              Spans do not involve any particular time of day.

        CToDoB  A "todo" item has only a starting date.  It is inactive
              before that date.  Once that date arrives, the todo item
              remains active, "following" you until you complete or otherwise
              dispose of it.

   When you define a task, it shows up on your calendar and daily schedule
   in different ways, depending on the CtypeB that you assign to it.

 CRepeating Tasks

   Many activities repeat at regular intervals.  It's handy to be able to
   define a task only once in such cases, and have it automatically show up
   at each appropriate time.  InContext allows you to define tasks that
   repeat:

        CB on specified days of the week

        CB every so many days, from 1 (daily) to a maximum of 31 days

        CB every so many months, from 1 to a maximum of 7 months

        CB annually

        CB on the first, second, third, fourth, or last occurrence of
          a specified weekday.  For example, a task could repeat on the
          third Wednesday of each month.

 CTask Notes

   A Ctask notesB file can be associated with any task.  This is a very
   convenient way of keeping track of what there is to do in connection with
   the task, and you will find many other uses for these notes.  The notes
   files are objects of class "not" in the InContext directory, and they
   can be operated on with tools other than the InContext internal editor,
   but that is the primary way of working on them.

 CAdding and Defining Tasks

 ZmctB  Tasks can be defined from within the J Time Display CB or the
 ZmcpB  J Plans Display CB.  To add a new task, invoke either of those
   commands and then select the F ªADdd B command from the command bar (or
   press CAlt-AB or function key CF5B from the main display).  You will
   see an "edit task" display, which looks like this:

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   E█A                                                                   A  E█
   E█A  G  Edit Individual Task Definition                                A  E█
   E█A  E│                                                                A  E█
   E█A  E│  Name: YI        E   Description: I                              E  A  E█
   E█A  E│                                                                A  E█
   E█A  E│  Type: CToDoE   Dates: I1/4/91  E                                  A  E█
   E█A  E│                                                                A  E█
   E█A  E│* Note: I    0E   Priority: CMediumE   Repeats: CNone  E              A  E█
   E█A  E│                                                                A  E█
   E█A  E│  Context: CUnsetE    Show: CAlways      E                          A  E█
   E█A  E│  Action: I        E                                              A  E█
   E█A  E│                                                                A  E█
   E█A  E│                                                                A  E█
   E█A                                                                   A  E█
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   You should type in both a brief name and a longer text description of the
   task.  (If you exit this "edit task" operation with the brief name blank,
   the "Add" operation will be cancelled.)  For purposes of this example,
   let's assume the task being added is "Lunch with Alice".  Then the brief
   name might just be "lunch", or perhaps "alice".

   Next, you select the task type.  The default type is "ToDo".  You may
   change the type by placing the cursor on the type and pressing ENTER or
   the left mouse button.  The tab key will quickly bring the cursor to the
   right place, if you don't happen to be using a mouse.  Pressing ENTER or
   the left mouse button will cycle you through the available task types.
   For "Lunch with Alice", the appropriate task type is "Appt".

   The next thing to do is to fill in the date or dates associated with the
   task.  As you begin to do this, the display looks like this:

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    E█A                                                                  A  E█
    E█A  B      G  Time    B                                                A  E█
    E█A  D                                                                A  E█
    E█A  E│                                                               A  E█
    E█A  E│         CE    CJan 1991E     CE             CFriday, Jan 4, 1991E   A  E█
    E█A  E│         S  M  T  W  T  F  S        12aB....E   6 B....E  12pB....E  A  E█
    E█A  E│              B 1E B 2E B 3E YC 4E B 5E         1 B....E   7 B....E   1 B....E  A  E█
    E█A  E│        B 6E B 7E B 8E B 9E B10E B11E B12E         2 B....E   8 B....E   2 B....E  A  E█
    E█A  E│        B13E B14E B15E B16E B17E B18E B19E         3 B....E   9 B....E   3 CwwwwE  A  E█
    E█A  E│        B20E B21E B22E B23E B24E B25E B26E         4 B....E  10 B....E   4 CwwwwE  A  E█
    E█A  E│        B27E B28E B29E B30E B31E               5 B....E  11 B....E   5 B....E  A  E█
    E█A  E│                                                               A  E█
    E█A  G  Edit Individual Task Definition                               A  E█
    E█A  E│                                                               A  E█
    E█A  E│  Name: Ilunch   E   Description: ILunch with Alice              E A  E█
    E█A  E│                                                               A  E█
    E█A  E│  Type: CApptE   Dates: I1/4/91  E               Times: I12:00 E to I1A  E█
    E█A  E│                                                               A  E█
    E█A                                                                  A  E█
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   There are a couple of ways you might indicate the desired date.  If you're
   using a mouse, the easiest way is to simply select the date from the
   calendar shown above.  If not, then you should use the keyboard to put
   the correct date(s) into the editable date field(s).  Since "Lunch with
   Alice" is an appointment, it involves only one date.

   The next thing to do is to specify the time(s), if any, associated with
   the task.  The right side of the display looks like this:

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               E█A                                           A  E█
               E█A  D                                         A  E█
               E█A  E                                         A  E█
               E█A  E           CFriday, Jan 4, 1991E           A  E█
               E█A  E      12aB....E   6 B....E  12pB....E   6 B....E A  E█
               E█A  E       1 B....E   7 B....E   1 B....E   7 B....E A  E█
               E█A  E       2 B....E   8 B....E   2 B....E   8 B....E A  E█
               E█A  E       3 B....E   9 B....E   3 CwwwwE   9 B....E A  E█
               E█A  E       4 B....E  10 B....E   4 CwwwwE  10 CnnnnE A  E█
               E█A  E       5 B....E  11 B..YB..E   5 B....E  11 B....E A  E█
               E█A  E                                         A  E█
               E█A  Gon                                       A  E█
               E█A  E                                         A  E█
               E█A  E: ILunch with Alice              E         A  E█
               E█A  E                                         A  E█
               E█A  E               Times: I12:00 E to I12:00 E   A  E█
               E█A  E                                         A  E█
               E█A                                           A  E█
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   Once again, there's a shortcut available if you're using a mouse.  You can
   simply select the times from the daily schedule displayed above.  For
   example, the cursor is shown on the dot that represents 11:30 A.M.  By
   selecting this time, and then selecting the time 1:00 P.M., we can input
   the two times required for our appointment.  If you aren't using a mouse,
   or if you require times other than in quarter-hour increments, you'll need
   to provide the times by text editing the time fields.

   For a simple appointment, this is all you have to do.  However, let's
   suppose that this is intended to be a weekly lunch appointment for the
   next month.

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            E█A                                                 A  E█
            E█A  E                                               A  E█
            E█A  E ILunch with Alice              E                A  E█
            E█A  E                                               A  E█
            E█A  E              Times: I11:30 E to I13:00 E          A  E█
            E█A  E                                               A  E█
            E█A  CmE   Repeats: CNoYCne  E                            A  E█
            E█A  E                                               A  E█
            E█A  E                                               A  E█
            E█A  E                                               A  E█
            E█A                                                 A  E█
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   Then you would need to place the cursor on the word "None" in the
   "Repeats" area, and press ENTER or the left mouse button.  This would
   produce the following display in the repeat area:

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            E█A                                                 A  E█
            E█A  E                                               A  E█
            E█A  E ILunch with Alice              E                A  E█
            E█A  E                                               A  E█
            E█A  E              Times: I11:30 E to I13:00 E          A  E█
            E█A  E                                               A  E█
            E█A  E    Repeats: CEvYCery E BSMTWTFSE   first occurrence:A  E█
            E█A  E                    B__E BdaysE      I1/4/91  E      A  E█
            E█A  E                   B_E BmonthsE   repeats until:   A  E█
            E█A  E                       ByearE      I1/4/1   E      A  E█
            E█A                                                 A  E█
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   To cause this appointment to occur "Every Friday", we simply place the
   cursor on the "F" (for Friday), and press ENTER or the left mouse button:

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                        E█A                         A  E█
                        E█A  ERepeats: CEveryE  BSMTWTYCFBSA  E█
                        E█A                         A  E█
                        E▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀

   Leaving the cursor on "Every", and continuing to press ENTER or the left
   mouse button will cause InContext to cycle through the available
   repetition options.  Alternatively, with "Every" showing, you can select
   "__ days", or "_ months", or "year" to invoke those options.

   Most repetitive tasks don't continue repeating forever, so it is possible
   to place outer limits on the repetition.  To cause "Lunch with Alice" to
   repeat weekly throughout January, we need to place the date "1/31/91"
   in the "Repeats until" field.

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            E█A  E                                               A  E█
            E█A  E ILunch with Alice              E                A  E█
            E█A  E                                               A  E█
            E█A  E              Times: I11:30 E to I13:00 E          A  E█
            E█A  E                                               A  E█
            E█A  E    Repeats: CEveryE  BSCMBTWTFSE   first occurrence:A  E█
            E█A  E                    B__E BdaysE      I1/4/91  E      A  E█
            E█A  E                   B_E BmonthsE   repeats until:   A  E█
            E█A  E                       ByearE      YI1/4/1   E      A  E█
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   This can be done by text-editing the date, or it can be done with the
   mouse in the following way.  Select the field in which you want to enter
   the date (place the cursor there and press the left button).  Then select
   a date from the calendar displayed above.  In general, this approach works
   with all dates and times, and with the special fields "__ days", and
   "_ months".

   Incidentally, the "first occurrence" date is the base from which
   repetition calculations are performed.  Thus, if you want a task to repeat
   on the first of every month, make sure the "first occurrence" date is the
   first day of a month not later than the desired first occurrence.  As
   another example, a biweekly task first occurring on January 4, 1991 would
   have 1/4/91 as the "first occurrence" date and "Every 14 days" as the
   repetition factor.  The "Start Date" would not necessarily remain 1/4/91,
   however.  In fact, the start date would become 1/18/91 after the first
   occurrence of the task was completed.

 CTask Priorities

   Tasks of the "ToDo" type can have priorities associated with them, if you
   choose.  By marking them "Urgent", you can cause them to show up near the
   top of your things-to-do-today list, and to appear in colors Jlike thisB,
   in order to grab your attention.  The full set of available priorities,
   with their display attributes, is:

        JUrgentB
        CHighB
        Medium
        ELowB

 CThe Note Number

   The first time you attempt to edit the notes associated with a task, a
   note number will be assigned.  Ordinarily, you will have no need to modify
   such note numbers.  Occasionally, though, you may wish to have multiple
   tasks which share a single notes file.  For that reason, the "Edit Task"
   display allows you to modify the note number, just by text-editing the
   field:

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                         E█A  G Edit Individual Task A  E█
                         E█A  E                      A  E█
                         E█A  E  Name: Ilunch   E   DesA  E█
                         E█A  E                      A  E█
                         E█A  E  Type: CApptE   Dates: A  E█
                         E█A  E                      A  E█
                         E█A  E* Note: YI    0E         A  E█
                         E█A  E                      A  E█
                         E█A  E  Context: CUnsetE    ShA  E█
                         E█A  E  Action: I        E    A  E█
                         E█A  E                      A  E█
                         E█A                        A  E█
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   The zero currently showing as a note number indicates that no note number
   has yet been assigned to this task.  If you want this task to share the
   notes file with another task, you should find out the note number assigned
   to that task (by editing its task definition) and then place that number
   in this task's "Note" field.

 CSetting a Task Context

   Many of the tasks you perform will not involve the computer at all, except
   as calendar entries.  "Lunch with Alice" is an example.  But for those
   tasks whose CexecutionB involves the computer, you may find it helpful
   associate the task with a particular work context.  The work context
   includes the drive, directory, view, class, and object focus shown in the
   context area.  When you want a task to be associated with a particular
   work context, you should get into that context before adding or editing
   the task definition.  Then select the word "Unset" in the "Context" field
   (refer to the figure above).  This will change that field to:

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                          E█A  E                    A  E█
                          E█A  E  Context: CSeYCt  E    A  E█
                          E█A  E  Action: I        E  A  E█
                          E█A  E────────────────────A  E█
                          E█A                      A  E█
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   The word "Set" here means that the task has been associated with some work
   context.  Any time you select the task to do work, you will find yourself
   in that context.  If you choose, you may even specify the action to be
   taken then, by typing an action name into the "Action" field.

   It is also possible to associate a task with a Do procedure, rather than
   with a particular spatial context.  To do this, simply enter an action
   name, while leaving the Context field "Unset".  Whenever you select such
   a task for work, the Do procedure specified in the Action field will be
   executed.

 CControlling When a Task Is Displayed

   Once a task is defined, it will show up on your calendar on the
   appropriate date or dates.  Once completed, it will also show up in your
   log as a completed task.  There may, however, be tasks that you don't
   want to show in the log.  An example might be a simple reminder that
   you're supposed to pick up a magazine at a newstand every Tuesday.  You
   probably want to be reminded, but it's unlikely that you want it recorded
   as an accomplishment every week.

   It can also be a burden to have repeating tasks displayed for all the
   dates to which they apply.  If, for example, you do a workout every day,
   you probably want to be reminded of it as you're doing each day's
   planning, but you probably don't want to see it projected forward onto
   every day of next month's calendar.

   InContext allows you to handle such cases by specifying when a task is
   displayed.

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                              E█A              A  E█
                              E█A  EShow: CAlwaysA  E█
                              E█A              A  E█
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   Possible values are:

        CAlwaysB           Display in log when done, and on all repeat dates

        CCurrent onlyB     Do not log as done, and do not project forward

        CNo pastB          Display when current, and all repeat dates

        CNo futureB        Log and display when current, but don't project

 CSelecting a Task

   Once a task has been defined, you make select it from the main window, the
   Time display, the Plans display, or the Work-in-Progress display.  Having
   selected it, you are presented with the following choices, which should be
   self-explanatory:

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 E█A  G Disposition of task: lunch -- Lunch with Alice                         A  E█
 E█A  E CWYBork       -- Enter task context and execute specified action, if any E A  E█
 E█A  E CGBo         -- Go into task context, but do not execute action         E A  E█
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 E█A  E CCBompleted  -- All work on task is done; log and delete or repeat task E A  E█
 E█A  E CTBodayDone  -- Some work done on task today; log and show tomorrow     E A  E█
 E█A  E CPBostpone   -- Postpone task to tomorrow                               E A  E█
 E█A  E COBmit       -- Skip this instance of task; advance date if task repeatsE A  E█
 E█A  E CDBelete     -- Delete task altogether; do not log task                 E A  E█
 E█A  E CIBnactive   -- Remove task from WiP display, if present                E A  E█
 E█A  E C                                                                      E A  E█
 E█A  E CEBdit       -- Edit task definition                                    E A  E█
 E█A  E CABdjust     -- Adjust priority of the task                             E A  E█
 E█A  E CMBake copy  -- Add (and edit) a copy of this task                      E A  E█
 E█A  E CSBelect     -- Select task notes for possible actions                  E A  E█
 E█A  E CNBotes      -- Edit notes for the task                                 E A  E█
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