From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Timestamp increment inside tables Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 08:40:53 +0200 Message-ID: <098291f14dd087900dfafaa8ef2bc70e@science.uva.nl> References: <463a0628.02bdbc61.2bbf.2dafSMTPIN_ADDED@mx.google.com> <87ejlxolqe.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v624) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HlKWm-0006vk-TM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 08 May 2007 03:54:33 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HlKWl-0006sw-Gj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 08 May 2007 03:54:31 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HlKWl-0006sd-3d for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 08 May 2007 03:54:31 -0400 Received: from korteweg.uva.nl ([146.50.98.70]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HlKPg-0001iV-QO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 08 May 2007 03:47:13 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87ejlxolqe.fsf@gmail.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Niels Giesen Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Niels, nice idea, I am taking the patch. There *could* be a problem if you start this command in a table that is not correctly aligned, but I don't think it is worth catering for this special case. Thanks. - Carsten On May 3, 2007, at 19:33, Niels Giesen wrote: > Hi Carsten, > > Please consider this patch to `org-table-copy-down', serving to > increment timestamps in > an org-table while copying down, similar to integer icrements: > > --- org.el 2007-04-25 08:26:21.000000000 -0100 > +++ org2.el 2007-05-03 19:24:00.776923788 -0100 > @@ -6495,7 +6495,11 @@ > column to be filled row-by-row. > If the variable `org-table-copy-increment' is non-nil and the field > is an > -integer, it will be incremented while copying." > +integer or a timestamp, it will be incremented while copying. In the > case of > +a timestamp, if the cursor is on the year, change the year. If it is > on the > +month or the day, change that. Point will stay on the current date > field > +in order to easily repeat the interval." > (interactive "p") > (let* ((colpos (org-table-current-column)) > + (column (- (point) (point-at-bol))) > (field (org-table-get-field)) > (non-empty (string-match "[^ \t]" field)) > @@ -6526,5 +6530,8 @@ > (insert txt) > (org-table-maybe-recalculate-line) > - (org-table-align)) > + (org-table-align) > + (when (and org-table-copy-increment (org-at-timestamp-p t)) > + (goto-char (+ (point-at-bol) column)) > + (org-timestamp-up 1))) > (error "No non-empty field found")))) > > Table alignment does not seem to pose any problems, but this is one > thing that might > require some critical looking into. > > Regards, > > Niels Giesen > > PS: its use? Making expenses claims for train tickets without having > to fire up OOo. > -- > It's always darkest just before the lights go out. > -- Alex Clark > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > > -- Carsten Dominik Sterrenkundig Instituut "Anton Pannekoek" Universiteit van Amsterdam Kruislaan 403 NL-1098SJ Amsterdam phone: +31 20 525 7477