On Nov 24, 2008, at 8:47 AM, Alan E. Davis wrote:
I have looked at the list archives, and discovered some previous postings on a similar topic, about "elapsed time." Perhaps I can be more specific.
On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 12:01 PM, Alan E. Davis
<lngndvs@gmail.com> wrote:
I have been taking notes on videos, and need a relative clock function, starting when I start the film.
A post by Adam Speirs made a useful suggestion in response to a question by Alan Dove:
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-orgmode/2007-07/msg00338.html In particular, he posted three functions. I have gotten them to work, they are simple. I am uncertain how they interact with Org Mode, whether they work in a harmonious fashion with the clocking code in org mode.
Times inserted like this will not interact with the clocking
feature - probably just what you want in this case.
I didn't figure out how to turn off the clock! So I rebooted when I needed to restart. I could edit his functions and insert exactly what I need.
Why would you want to turn off the clock? It is actually
not running, only a starting time is recorded. Just "start"
it again when you need a new clock.
I liked them because they don't require me to diddle around with properties and drawers, with which I am yet somewhat uncomfortable.
I agree, for this application you don't want this. Just a hot key to insert the time,
or even a full headline or plain list item with the time included.