From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jambunathan K Subject: Re: Windows XP: date and time-stamp for DONE items not showing-up Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:50:30 +0530 Message-ID: <81ty9sp2td.fsf@gmail.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:41514) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QqNtL-0006aI-RK for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:21:08 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QqNtK-0004cb-PB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:21:07 -0400 Received: from mail-pz0-f44.google.com ([209.85.210.44]:49638) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QqNtK-0004cH-IS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Aug 2011 07:21:06 -0400 Received: by pzk36 with SMTP id 36so2475629pzk.17 for ; Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:21:05 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Chris Henderson's message of "Mon, 8 Aug 2011 18:27:15 +1000") 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: Chris Henderson Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Chris Henderson writes: > I'm new to orgmode and emacs. > > I have downloaded emacs 23.3 for XP and trying to use orgmode that > comes bundled with this version of emacs. > > I'm following this tutorial: > http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/orgtutorial_dto.html > > When I mark a project as "Done" it doesn't show the "CLOSED" and date > and time-stamp as described in the tutorial. It just puts the "DONE" > in front of the task. > > My _emacs file is under the "C:\Documents and Settings\user_name" > directory and it only has the following: > > (require 'org-install) > (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.org$" . org-mode)) > (define-key global-map "\C-cl" 'org-store-link) > (define-key global-map "\C-ca" 'org-agenda) > (setq org-log-done t) > > I have put emacs under C:\ drive and all the "org" files are under the > C:\emacs-23.3-bin-i386\emacs-23.3\lisp\org directory. > > Could someone please tell me how to get the "CLOSED" and time and date > stamp for items that are marked as done? I don't see t as a valid value for org-log-done in the customization menu or docstring and I am not sure how it is interpreted. Have you tried M-x customize-variable RET org-log-done RET and choose one of the values that is offered in the menu. ,----[ C-h v org-log-done RET ] | org-log-done is a variable defined in `org.el'. | Its value is note | Original value was nil | | Documentation: | Information to record when a task moves to the DONE state. | | Possible values are: | | nil Don't add anything, just change the keyword | time Add a time stamp to the task | note Prompt for a note and add it with template `org-log-note-headings' | | This option can also be set with on a per-file-basis with | | #+STARTUP: nologdone | #+STARTUP: logdone | #+STARTUP: lognotedone | | You can have local logging settings for a subtree by setting the LOGGING | property to one or more of these keywords. | | You can customize this variable. | | [back] `---- > > Thanks. > > --