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From: Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>
Subject: Re: Inactive time stamps along with CLOCK: entries?
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:09:35 -0500
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Tommy Kelly <tommy.kelly@verilab.com> writes:

> Question for Bernt, but maybe more widely useful.
>
> Bernt, in some of your org-capture-templates, you often include a %U
> timestamp as well as clocking in the item in question. for example:
>
> ("j" "Journal" entry (file+datetree "~/git/org/diary.org")
>                "* %?\n%U\n  %i" :clock-in t :clock-resume t)
>
> Why do you do that extra \n%U? Since the timestamp is going to be
> identical to the first entry in the CLOCK: line, and since you can
> have/not-have clocking items show up in the agenda, why have both the
> :CLOCK line and the timestamp? What else do you get from having a
> timestamp that you don't get from the CLOCK: line alone?

Hi Tommy,

The reason I have both is I create capture tasks and notes _fast_ and
remove empty clock lines - so there is no clock line or clock drawer
when I'm done in that that.

The %U is to record when I created the task/note.

-Bernt