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emacs time tracking

SHOW HN2013

33points
6comments
#734of 1,739 in 2013
Top 43%of 2013 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 0 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Automatic time tracking is appealing

    From 1 comment
    • I like the automatic time tracking, but why is this a web service? I'd prefer not to send data to a remote service unless necessary, and I can see absolutely no reason why this…
      egh on HN
  • The idea is interesting

    From 1 comment
    • The idea is interesting. But I'm not sure it works as a complete time tracking solution. Is there any way to log other time to a project or client (time that is not spent editing…
      ams6110 on HN

Objections

  • Uses a remote web service, sending data off-machine

    From 1 comment
    • I like the automatic time tracking, but why is this a web service? I'd prefer not to send data to a remote service unless necessary, and I can see absolutely no reason why this…
      egh on HN
  • Dependency on an online service and Python is problematic offline

    From 1 comment
    • The idea is interesting. But I'm not sure it works as a complete time tracking solution. Is there any way to log other time to a project or client (time that is not spent editing…
      ams6110 on HN
  • Not a complete time tracking solution; cannot log non-editing time to projects

    From 1 comment
    • The idea is interesting. But I'm not sure it works as a complete time tracking solution. Is there any way to log other time to a project or client (time that is not spent editing…
      ams6110 on HN

Requests

  • Support for Vim

    From 1 comment
  • Log time not spent editing files to projects or clients

    From 1 comment
    • The idea is interesting. But I'm not sure it works as a complete time tracking solution. Is there any way to log other time to a project or client (time that is not spent editing…
      ams6110 on HN

Questions

  • What happens when working offline?

    From 1 comment
    • The idea is interesting. But I'm not sure it works as a complete time tracking solution. Is there any way to log other time to a project or client (time that is not spent editing…
      ams6110 on HN
  • Are there solutions for vim?

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • Org-mode time tracking

    From 1 comment
    • In case you're interested in what it looks like WITH org-mode: http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html This is a great tutorial on an end-to-end org-mode setup, with very in-depth…
      qdot76367 on HN
  • WakaTime web service (wakati.me) with Vim integration

    From 1 comment
    • The underlying web service, https://www.wakati.me/ mentions Vim integration.
      ams6110 on HN

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