From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: calendar date adjustments blocked Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 18:56:21 +0100 Message-ID: <4CFD73CC-4EAE-4900-80C3-6B03889767A2@gmail.com> References: <6690.1320458628@alphaville.dokosmarshall.org> <0376B403-8F85-412C-84BD-285C7619E3BC@gmail.com> <23453.1320506964@alphaville.dokosmarshall.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:33478) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RMkTk-0002ua-W8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:56:30 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RMkTi-0001GN-W1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:56:28 -0400 Received: from mail-ey0-f169.google.com ([209.85.215.169]:65055) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RMkTi-0001GA-Ra for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:56:26 -0400 Received: by eye4 with SMTP id 4so3205110eye.0 for ; Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:56:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Jude DaShiell Cc: Nick Dokos , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 5.11.2011, at 18:23, Jude DaShiell wrote: > hitting -2 in the date field had no effect, Bernt means typing into the minibuffer "-2" and then hitting RET - Carsten > what did work though was=20 > shift-leftarrow though. On Sat, 5 Nov 2011, Nick Dokos wrote: >=20 >> Carsten Dominik wrote: >>=20 >>>=20 >>> On 5.11.2011, at 03:03, Nick Dokos wrote: >>>=20 >>>> Jude DaShiell wrote: >>>>=20 >>>>> I needed to enter information for two dates in org-mode and went = into=20 >>>>> calendar using c-c+! and got the current date as expected then hit = c-b to=20 >>>>> move the date to yesterday and pointer remained on today's date. = So I=20 >>>>> ended up hitting on today's date and editing it in the actual = org=20 >>>>> file and filling the rest of my entry in after it. Then I = repeated the=20 >>>>> operation for today and entered today's information. I was a bit=20= >>>>> surprised that the date was locked like that once calendar mode = was=20 >>>>> entered but managed a workaround anyway. >>>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> I guess your problem is that the calendar is indeed popped up, but = the cursor >>>> is still in the daytime prompt in the minibuffer. As Bernt points = out, typing >>>> -2 at that point gets you to the right date. >>>>=20 >>>> The calendar seems to be for inveterate mouser users, not keyboard >>>> types: even if I C-x o to the calendar window, the cursor ends up = not on >>>> today's date but off to the right somewhere and I get an error = message: >>>>=20 >>>> ,---- >>>> | Error in post-command-hook (org-read-date-display): = (buffer-read-only *Calendar*) >>>> `---- >>>>=20 >>>> Not sure what's going on there: I expected that after I switched = windows >>>> to the Calendar, my cursor would be on today's date. >>>=20 >>> The popup calender in Org is a special construct that hijacks key = presses >>> so that all control can be done from the minibuffer, without = switching to the >>> calender buffer itself. This has side effects if you try to move >>> into the calendar buffer window anyway. >>>=20 >>> Bernt showed one way to specify the date. You can also click on the = date >>> to get it selected immediately. Or you can use S-left twice to get = the date >>> selected with the shadow cursor in the calendar window. There are = more >>> key presses that manipulate the calendar window from the minibuffer, = see >>>=20 >>> = http://orgmode.org/manual/Creating-timestamps.html#Creating-timestamps >>>=20 >>=20 >> Thank you - time to hit the books (again). Of all people, I should = have >> known better than to post without checking the manual first. >>=20 >> Nick >>=20 >>=20 >=20 > Jude > When people ask do you believe in Numerology, the proper reply for me = at > least is do you believe in a hammer? The proper answer for me for = both > questions is no, they're both tools and to be used under appropriate > circumstances. >=20