417318 - not able to delete only future repeating events

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 320178

(Calendar :: General, enhancement)

Description

[justo]

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If I create a repeating event, but then need to delete that repeating event for the future, I can only delete it entirely - erasing it from the past, present, and future. You are asked to delete "All Occurences" or only "This Occurence". Why not a 3rd option such as "All Occurences Following" (to borrow from Google Calendar).

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. create repeating event, for example "appointment" every monday at 2:00
2. click on event and choose "delete selected event"
3. if you choose "All Occurences", you will wipe out all record of that event in the past as well as the future.
4. if you choose "This Occurence", it will only affect the selected event, however you'll still have the event going on into infinity
Actual Results:  
Cannot delete only future/present events in repeating series

Expected Results:  
We should have a 3rd option to delete only future/present events in a repeating series, so that we can keep a record of past appointments

Comment 1

[Stefan Sitter [:ssitter]]

Solution for your deletion problem: Choose to edit "All Occurrences". From the repeat drop down menu choose "Custom...". Set the recurrence range from infinite to a fixed end date.

See existing Bug 320178 for the "All future occurrences" topic.