From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Robert Goldman Subject: Re: Question about agenda Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:28:18 -0500 Message-ID: <48ECEDB2.60109@sift.info> References: <48ECCA25.3080806@sift.info> <87prmbkrzs.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kncpm-0004E8-28 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:28:26 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Kncpl-0004Dm-OK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:28:25 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39792 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Kncpl-0004Di-BM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:28:25 -0400 Received: from outbound-mail-39.bluehost.com ([69.89.20.193]:60215) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Kncpl-0000I8-5p for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:28:25 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87prmbkrzs.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> 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: Bernt Hansen Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Bernt Hansen wrote: > Robert Goldman writes: > >> I have an org file which the agenda sees in which I put an outline item >> with notes from a meeting. The header for this item is as follows: >> >> * Tasks >> ... >> * * Meeting with XXXX >> SCHEDULED: <2008-10-06 Mon> >> ... >> >> What I was somewhat surprised to see was that this continues to roll >> down my agenda, e.g.: >> >> .... >> Wednesday 8 October 2008 >> smite: Sched. 3x: Meeting with XXXXX >> .... >> >> I think this means that I don't really understand the meaning of >> SCHEDULED, nor do I understand how the agendas are composed. But I'm >> looking at the info manual now, and I'm not actually enlightened. >> >> Is there something I should do to tag something SCHEDULED like this so >> that it no longer appears in my agenda view as something still to be >> done? Is there a HAPPENED tag, or something like that? >> >> Or, is it the case that I should only use SCHEDULED with todo items? >> >> Any guidance much appreciated. >> > > I make these things into TODO items so it's > > ** TODO Meeting with XXXX > > and when you mark it DONE it stops showing up on the agenda. If you > don't do it when scheduled it starts carrying forward in the agenda. > > Alternatively you can just use a date without SCHEDULED: and it'll be > only at the specific time you specify. > > I prefer using TODO/DONE so it's obvious when things are complete and I > can archive them later without having to look at the date to see if it's > in the future/past. > > -Bernt Thanks, that seems like the answer for me --- just put a date stamp on the item. Best, r