From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bastien Subject: Re: Point jumps when changing timestamps Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 10:22:28 +0200 Message-ID: <87obzr3wzf.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87d3gmy3w9.fsf@fastmail.fm> <87ei11yxm2.fsf@gmail.com> <87oc05f7x7.fsf@fastmail.fm> <87aabpyrtx.fsf@gmail.com> <8739hh10d7.fsf@fastmail.fm> <87ipqcgs80.fsf@gmail.com> <87liv8kl2u.fsf@fastmail.fm> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:38477) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QssQh-00057P-3S for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:21:52 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QssQf-0004xw-Id for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:21:51 -0400 Received: from mail-wy0-f169.google.com ([74.125.82.169]:54650) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QssQf-0004xo-8q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:21:49 -0400 Received: by wyi11 with SMTP id 11so3891173wyi.0 for ; Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:21:48 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87liv8kl2u.fsf@fastmail.fm> (Matt Lundin's message of "Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:08:09 -0500") 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: Matt Lundin Cc: Org Mode , Nicolas Goaziou Hi Matt, Matt Lundin writes: >> Ok, it may be convenient in that specific case, but it still looks like >> a hack to me. Another solution would be to implement a function to >> navigate between time-stamps, similar to `org-next-link'. One can even >> generalize this function to move to the next non-structural element >> (time-stamp, link, footnote, latex snippet, emphasized text)[1]. > > That sounds like a good idea. +1 >> Furthermore, being loose isn't always convenient. In the following >> example, where will I go if I use C-c C-o on the space between the two >> links? >> >> [[http://www.google.com][Google]] [[http://www.bing.com][Bing]] > > It seems that google wins in this instance. :) Indeed :) > My concern here is not with the cleanness of the code but with > usability. For years, org users have been able to use S-left and S-right > when the cursor immediately follows the timestamp. This has felt, to me, > both deliberate and natural -- it has become a fundamental part of the > way I use org-mode. If the underlying code can be made cleaner, that's > fine, so long as the usability remains. I also think the way it has worked so far is natural. > But it is also very likely that I am the only person who changes > timestamps in this way. Are there any others? Yes, me! -- Bastien