Is there a way to set recurring tasks (daily, every Wednesday etc) in #NextCloud tasks?

@afewbugs@social.coop The frontend doesn't support it (yet, but there is a fresh PR adding it), but if you use an external app to edit them, syncing repeating tasks works. (I use Tasks.org and DAVx⁵ on Android)

@afewbugs Yes, but not directly.

Nextcloud itself doesn't support recurring tasks (or didn't when I last used, a couple of years ago, but it seems the issue still remains), and this issue is something that has surfaced a few times over the years.

There is, however, a workaround, which I've used since I encountered this particular issue.

You'll need to use your phone to set up recurring tasks and mark them complete.

And you'll need to use DavX5 and Tasks to do it (not sure that there's an equivalent for Apple devices, those are the two programs I use on Android).

When you use those two combined, Tasks will correctly recreate the recurring task on Nextcloud.

Hope this helps!

@gumnos Yeah, part of this is getting away from the phone, as well as just getting away from Apple in general.

@afewbugs would love to see more support for recurring tasks! Blaming men for the lacking feature seems kinda weird though. I see a lot of seemingly male users willing to pay for this feature: https://help.nextcloud.com/t/repeating-tasks/225106/21. Have you tried implementing that yourself instead of demanding it from men? I guess many people also just have other ways to keep track of these things, such as recurring calendar events with notifications, alarms, reminder apps, or they're good at remembering them.

@afewbugs I had looked into this a while ago and from a technical perspective the WebCAL and iCalendar standards which are used by Nextcloud and many others support recurring tasks. However, support for it seems to depend on both the server and the client and many lack support for it. I'm not really sure why; I assume it's just difficult to implement and/or not enough people asked about it. But if you use the right client it should work with Nextcloud.

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For chores, I quite like "x days after completed." I used to use a great app called "our home" for this, but it just stopped working one day. It seemed to have no business model.

@afewbugs Literal expert on multitasking here. Women aren't better at multitasking.

@afewbugs the web interface doesn't have the ability, but some clients do. i use @jtx, but due to the lack of support in the web interface i don't use recurring tasks at all (and i would really love to). while for some it might be ok to just use a compatible client, for me it's not enough if it doesn't work in the web interface

@afewbugs im so sorry for your replies, but also thanks for beating the bushes for the blockables. some real bad takes in here hah

See also: "But women naturally notice mess and dirt in a way men don't." No, women learn to notice because we're shamed for not noticing and keeping on top of things in a way men aren't. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0049124119852395

@afewbugs @jtx tbh i've been able to keep track of my recurring tasks in my mind, but it really sucks. also for things like taking medicine on a regular schedule it would be so great to have recurring tasks

@afewbugs I can set recurring tasks on my Nextcloud calendar task list via 3rd party apps like Reminders on iOS or Evolution via CalDAV

I'm not sure if there's a way to do it through the web interface, if that's what you're asking though!

Gawd, the shit I got when I waded into a "discussion" on Instagram about how "men are so helpless and useless and they need to be given a LIST of chores before they will help" and I chimed in: "Actually I have ADHD and if my ex had given me a specific, detailed list instead of just telling me to 'look around and see what needs done' and then getting MAD that I didn't do what HE WANTED DONE maybe I wouldn't have this huge emotional trauma" and it turned into: "YOU'RE JUST ENABLING LAZY MEN AND GIVING THEM EXCUSES, ADHD ISN'T A GOOD EXCUSE, EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW TO CLEAN"… …um, no, not everyone does. And it's really fucking sexist to assume that WOMEN ESPECIALLY are "born with" this knowledge and skill set and little "habit tracker" already programmed in.

So we've strayed a very long way from Nextcloud's task manager, but the older I get the more I see "Who does the dishes after the revolution?" as one of the first questions that should be asked in any progressive space. I've seen at permaculture camps where the men wander off to form a drumming circle while the women set up the cooking rotas and compost station. I've seen it at the meetings where the men stand up and give inspiring speeches while the women organise drinks and take the minutes

@afewbugs This is the #1 most requested (liked) feature in all of Nextcloud: https://github.com/nextcloud/tasks/issues/34
And there's even a monetary bounty, let's hope it's coming up soon!

Hell I even see it in queer spaces where the women, femmes and enbies are the ones organising booking the venue and bringing home made cake after checking everyone's dietary requirements in advance. The first step towards dividing the tasks that bring the glory and the tasks that just have to be done up fairly is just noticing how they're divided now

@afewbugs I applaud the larger point you’re making!

Quite prosaically, I’m using Reminders in Nextcloud Calendar for recurring tasks. Works very well for me.

@slothrop thank you. Yes that thread escalated rather dramatically didn't it

@afewbugs Absolutely stealing that question.

Who are the sustainers? And if they look at their feet and shuffle backwards while The Token Woman in the group gets shouldered forward I'm going to have questions.

@afeinman I don't know where it's from originally but I once saw it on a poster and though "Damn!"