time trackers

[Tommy Trussell]

On Sun, May 17, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Jonesy <SPAM_TRAP_gmane at jonz.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 14 May 2015 08:38:05 +1000, Karl Auer wrote:
> > I've found a nifty little time tracker in the Ubuntu repos called, well,
> > "TimeTracker", but it's annoyingly buggy and apparently not supported
> > any more. It's good enough to keep using, but I was wondering what other
> > time trackers people can recommend?
> >
> > Ideal feature list would be:
> >
> > - easy grouping of tasks by client
> > - nested group (allows client projects)
> > - tagging of tasks (multiple tags)
> > - deals with start time and end time automatically
> > - fully editable task entries! <- critical
> > - export in CSV or TSV format (XML and so a plus)
> > - export by date/time range
> > - views/summaries by group, tag etc
> >
> > If TimeTracker did not clear the group whenever the tags were edited it
> > would be very nearly perfect, but this bug effectively makes the groups
> > unusable. I work for several different clients and need to group by
> > client. Yes I could use extra tags, but that's ugly and inconvenient.
>
>  -bump-
>
> I, too, would like to see if there are any recommended time trackers for
> linux.  My wife has finally decided to join me and move to linux for her
> web work.  She needs a simple time tracker that can keep track of time
> by client -- and which is easy to stop and re-start on interruptions.
> Since I NEVER keep track of _my_ time, I cannot help her here...
>

Everyone has slightly different requirements, but there are some things
available to try. A Google search turned up GnoTime, which is available in
the Ubuntu Universe repositories. The reviews in the Ubuntu software center
are mixed.

Searching directly in the software center turned up Project Hamster (search
for Hamster to see all the parts), and those reviews are much more positive.

I found some other time tracker tools listed in the Software Center --
search for "time" or "timer."

It seems like one could cobble together a push-button solution using
LibreOffice Calc and some time stamp calculations. If it needed to be a
multi-user setup, maybe one could do something similar using Google
Spreadsheets. But maybe one of the available tools will do the job.
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