From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bastien Subject: Re: Re: Set timestamp duration Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:42:49 +0200 Message-ID: <87tzpp9z4m.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> References: <87r6kvt2ki.fsf@aka.i.naked.iki.fi> <87ir67nepm.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <87vea5s9uf.fsf@aka.i.naked.iki.fi> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IYNFA-0005dN-0S for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:43:04 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IYNF7-0005aV-3m for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:43:02 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IYNF6-0005aG-TN for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:43:00 -0400 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com ([64.233.182.190]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IYNF5-0008Sq-Vg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:43:00 -0400 Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id f5so485878nfh for ; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:42:56 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87vea5s9uf.fsf@aka.i.naked.iki.fi> (Nuutti Kotivuori's message of "Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:14:00 +0300") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Nuutti Kotivuori writes: > The problem with that is that when I press C-c . it defaults to the > current date and time when over a timestamp, instead of the time that > is specified on the timestamp - so to modify it, I have to do as much > work as I did when creating it. I think it should defaults to the date specified by the timestamp, as it already does when the point is at the end of "<2007-05-16 Wed>--" > For me, the *duration* of an appointment is the main piece of > information I usually have - not when it is going to end. So I don't > want to spend my measly brain cells to consider what's 5 and a half > hours from 11:40, but just say 5:30 as the duration (or 5h30 or 5.5 or > whatever). Yes. Maybe we could have something like this for duration: * Pick up Sam at school <2007-05-16 Wed 12:30 +1w :2h> ^^^ -- Bastien