The Skinny for this Fork
- Supports minutes and hours (i.e., [10m] and [2h] as opposed to just simple numbers with the original)
- Takes effect for Chrome extension
TDtimer is a simple Greasemonkey script that adds basic support for task duration into Todoist.
To install TDtimer into Firefox, you need the Greasemonkey extension. After installing Greasemonkey, just download the file tdtimer.user.js and open it in Firefox using File-Open File. You will be asked for confirmation of the installation, which is normal.
Starting with some particular version, Chrome developers decided to protect users from themselves and started blocking user scripts. However, there is still a way to easily install TDtimer in Chrome. Open Settings-Extensions and activate the developer mode. You can then drag&drop the tdtimer.user.js script onto the Extensions page to install it. Again, you will be asked for permission to do so.
I am not sure who would seriously consider using a different browser :) but if you do, you will have to find for yourself if there is a way to install Greasemonkey scripts in your browser.
After installation, all is ready, just add some duration info to your tasks in Todoist.
To add duration information to a task, just give the duration in hours or minutes in square brackets as part of the task text. For example Replace Windows XP with Linux [45m]. You can use both "[45m]" and "[0.75h]" in this case.
When you assign duration to your tasks, it will be summed for you for today (in today view), each day (in week view) or each sub-project (in project view). When you complete or add tasks, the duration will be automatically recalculated.
I have created TDtimer for my own purposes and it works well for me. If you find an error, you can let me know at <beda(at)zirael.org> or fix it and put in somewhere online (github is ideal for this).
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