From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marcelo de Moraes Serpa Subject: Re: Release 7.7 Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:55:59 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87y5zi1y2d.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015175defb8a881cf04a924e0df Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:37180) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QmUoU-0003y7-EE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:56:03 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QmUoT-0001Ot-6Z for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:56:02 -0400 Received: from mail-fx0-f41.google.com ([209.85.161.41]:33598) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1QmUoS-0001Og-Tv for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:56:01 -0400 Received: by fxg9 with SMTP id 9so1808117fxg.0 for ; Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:56:00 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: 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: Michael C Gilbert Cc: emacs-orgmode Mailinglist --0015175defb8a881cf04a924e0df Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you guys! Awesome release. Hope to be able to contribute soon, currently getting my head around elisp and the org mode source. @Bastien enjoy your vacation... post some pictures! Cheers! Marcelo. On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Michael C Gilbert wrote: > On Jul 28, 2011, at 3:47 AM, Bastien wrote: > > > Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > > > You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w" > > when calling =3Dorg-schedule=3D or =3Dorg-deadline=3D: it will schedule > > (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before > > today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any. > > > > You can use this programmatically: =3D(org-schedule nil "+2d")=3D > > will work on the current entry. > > > > You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and > > (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda. > > > > Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this! > > Thank you to both Memnon and Bastien. This feature alone has already made= a > difference to me and my colleagues. > > Orgmode and its contributors continue to astound me. > > =97 Michael > > Nonprofit News > http://nonprofitnews.org > > > > --0015175defb8a881cf04a924e0df Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you guys! Awesome release. Hope to be able to contribute soon, curren= tly getting my head around elisp and the org mode source.

@Bastien enjoy your vacation... post some pictures!

Cheers!

Marcelo.

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Michael C Gilbert <mcg@gilbert.org> = wrote:
On Jul 28, 2011, at 3:47 = AM, Bastien wrote:

> Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
>
> You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or &quo= t;++3w"
> when calling =3Dorg-schedule=3D or =3Dorg-deadline=3D: it will schedul= e
> (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before
> today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any.
>
> You can use this programmatically: =3D(org-schedule nil "+2d"= ;)=3D
> will work on the current entry.
>
> You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and
> (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda.
>
> Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!

Thank you to both Memnon and Bastien. This feature alone has already = made a difference to me and my colleagues.

Orgmode and its contributors continue to astound me.

=97 Michael

Nonprofit News
http://nonprofitnews= .org




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