From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Yuri Niyazov Subject: Re: How to include time when generating timestamp for DEADLINE/SCHEDULE Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2015 12:09:20 -0800 Message-ID: References: <8e8765aacd3d4148986e0834917c3596@fcmailsvr3.familycareinc.org> <54DDF8BF.3040104@verizon.net> <54DDFB47.50506@verizon.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:43924) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YMj2L-0003pG-GL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Feb 2015 15:09:58 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YMj2G-00021d-Oy for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Feb 2015 15:09:57 -0500 Received: from mail-la0-f50.google.com ([209.85.215.50]:33447) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YMj2G-00021O-Hg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 14 Feb 2015 15:09:52 -0500 Received: by labhz20 with SMTP id hz20so22045580lab.0 for ; Sat, 14 Feb 2015 12:09:51 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <54DDFB47.50506@verizon.net> 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 Cc: "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 5:25 AM, Charles Millar wrote: >> Why bother with the arrow keys at all? I have a capture template for >> appointments and deadlines which requests date and time. Calendar is called. >> Rather than arrow keys I type the datetime (optional duration) and >> then enter - e.g. call the template, then "2/28 13:30 (and then enter the >> rest of template requests such as 'What has to be done"" Because "tomorrow" is one key combo away - Shift-Right, and you don't have to remember today's date and add 1 to it. Likewise, "same day next week" is one key combo away - Shift-Down", and you don't have to add 7 to it. YMMV, but this sort of cognitive load reduction is important to some people, including myself.