Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Posts: 170

Is there a difference between a 'Floating Event' and an 'Appointment'? It seems that an Appointment can be designated as 'floating', but still have a specific time attached to it... so are they the same thing?

How do you all decide whether to designate an item as a 'Floating Event/Appt.' vs. a 'To-Do'?

Registered: May 2000
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The Pimlico web site states it in more details at
http://www.pimlicosoftware.com/datebk3doc.htm

Even though it's for the full-fledged DateBk3 program, many of the information there also applies to DateBook+.

Think of a Floating Event as a combination of an Appointment and a To-Do-- combining the best of both worlds: Can be timed, can be alarmed, can repeat until checked off.


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Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Beverly, MA
Posts: 125

Well, as I see it, floating events and to-do items are very similar. The main differences are that floating events aren't prioritized, and to-do items don't show up on your calendar. There is also the concept of an appointment with no time, otherwise known as an all-day event in some organizers. Here's the breakdown of how I use them:

To-do: Lists of tasks I have to do at work, e.g. write this or that script, update stats page, etc.

Appointments: Things that happen at discrete times during the day, e.g. class schedule, parties, meetings.

Floating events: Things that I'm supposed to do on a certain day, but could be bumped to another day. e.g. Pay this bill, call this person.

All-day (no-time) appointments: When something is going to happen on a particular day, but doesn't have a particular time associated with it. For example "Rob and Simon will be out today", "Amanda leaves for Dominican Republic", "Last day of work on summer schedule"

I don't use the floating events very often, however.

Registered: Nov 1999
Location: bright side of the moon.
Posts: 996

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Originally posted by linuxppcguy:
Well, as I see it, floating events and to-do items are very similar. The main differences are that floating events aren't prioritized, and to-do items don't show up on your calendar.

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