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Bug 589254 - Configuration option to set a default category
Configuration option to set a default category
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: hamster-applet
Classification: Deprecated
Component: usability
2.26.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: hamster-applet-maint
hamster-applet-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-07-21 14:27 UTC by Manilal
Modified: 2009-07-31 08:36 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement



Description Manilal 2009-07-21 14:27:53 UTC
It may be nice to have an option to set a default category to report activity. Currently all the activities go into *unsorted* and the user have to manually move to the appropriate category.

Here is a use case from my experience:
I depend upon Categories to differentiate between billable and non-billable time in hamster. Currently, I use only two active categories - Work and Break. Normally, all my activities fall under one category - Work and I rarely use Break. There is also a third category(unsorted) to which hamster adds all the activities by default. 

It may be nice to have a configuration option so that I can set a category as default and add all the activities to it, unless I need them in another category.
Comment 1 Toms Bauģis 2009-07-21 14:35:43 UTC
hmmm. are you aware of activity@category option to throw an activity in category on the fly? 
also, how about instead of a default category to have ability for multiple drag and drop - in that case your corrections would be just matter of shift+click and d'n'd
Comment 2 Manilal 2009-07-22 05:36:20 UTC
To me activity@category makes more sense.I was not aware of such an option.  Thanks for pointing me to right direction. May be nice if there is a small guide/tutorial included in the applet.
Comment 3 Toms Bauģis 2009-07-31 08:36:52 UTC
in 2.27 there is a hint under the input box if no activity is running.
closing this one!