From: Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com>
To: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@shellworld.net>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: things I don't understand about tables
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:12:41 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8650.1352765561@alphaville.americas.hpqcorp.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Message from Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@shellworld.net> of "Mon, 12 Nov 2012 18:34:11 EST." <alpine.BSF.2.01.1211121828300.55086@freire1.furyyjbeyq.arg>
Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@shellworld.net> wrote:
> Why is it when I try putting a date in this table using the calendar I get
> no date entered when in a blank field and hear the message:
> Before first headline at position 376 in buffer medlog.org
>
How are you trying to insert the date?
This error is usually produced because some function is trying to do an
org-back-to-heading, i.e. the function does not expect the table to be
at top level. In particular, C-c C-d (org-deadline) and C-c C-s (org-schedule)
*want* a headline and insert the scheduling information after the headline,
not in the table.
OTOH, I tried entering a date into a table at top level with C-c .
which is bound to org-time-stamp, and the date gets inserted with no error
(and S-RET also works to increment the date in subsequent rows as
Michael Brand mentioned)
Org-mode version 7.9.2 (release_7.9.2-577-gb0a051 @ /home/nick/elisp/org-mode/lisp/)
Nick
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-11-13 0:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-11-12 23:34 things I don't understand about tables Jude DaShiell
2012-11-13 0:12 ` Nick Dokos [this message]
2012-11-13 0:43 ` Jude DaShiell
2012-11-13 5:30 ` Nick Dokos
2012-11-13 23:05 ` Jude DaShiell
2012-11-13 23:40 ` Jude DaShiell
2012-11-14 1:07 ` Nick Dokos
2012-11-14 3:38 ` Jude DaShiell
2012-11-14 4:17 ` Nick Dokos
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