From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lawrence Bottorff Subject: Timestamp practices? Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:30:06 -0500 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b15ac9ff13dbd04d85c0ede Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:36222) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UIK1s-0003YQ-4B for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:30:17 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UIK1n-0008Fr-6Q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:30:12 -0400 Received: from mail-pb0-f45.google.com ([209.85.160.45]:63244) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UIK1n-0008FH-0Z for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:30:07 -0400 Received: by mail-pb0-f45.google.com with SMTP id ro8so1399301pbb.32 for ; Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:30:06 -0700 (PDT) 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --047d7b15ac9ff13dbd04d85c0ede Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I'm trying to give each header entry a timestamp. To do this I create a drawer like this: :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: [2013-03-19 Tue 14:26] :END: Initially, I do C-u M-x org-insert-drawer. This gives me :PROPERTIES: :END: Then I do C-c C-x p and choose CUSTOM-ID. Then I insert a timestamp. Here's what it looks like (expanded): ** Links *** [[http://www.neo4j.org/][The World's Leading Graph Database]] :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: [2013-03-19 Tue 14:26] :END: *** [[http://www.manning.com/carlson/][Redis: NoSQL; key-value; in-memory]] :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: [2013-03-19 Tue 19:34] :END: **** [[ http://justinsboringpage.blogspot.com/2011/07/eredis-redis-client-in-emacs-lisp.html][eredis: a Redis client in emacs lisp]] :PROPERTIES: :CUSTOM_ID: [2013-03-19 Tue 19:42] :END: I'd like to know the best practice for adding such timestamps. Am I gaining anything by enclosing the timestamp in such an elaborate drawer? Are these two commands the best way to do this? Or is there a more automated approach? In general, I can't help but marvel at the ad-hoc, on-the-fly data management possibilities org-mode offers. It seems like the sky's the limit. But I'd like opinions on whether I'm stumbling along a blind alley. --047d7b15ac9ff13dbd04d85c0ede Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm trying to give each header entry a timestamp. To do this I cre= ate a drawer like this:

:PROPERTIES:
:CU= STOM_ID: [2013-03-19 Tue 14:26]
:END:

Initially, I do C-u M-x org-insert-drawer. This gives me=A0

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:PROPERTIES:

:END:

<= div>Then I do C-c C-x p and choose CUSTOM-ID. Then I insert a timestamp. He= re's what it looks like (expanded):

** Links
*** [[http://www.neo4j.org/][The World's Leading Graph Database]= ]
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: [2013-03-19 Tue 14:26]
:END:

*** [[http://www.manning.com/carlson/][Redis: NoSQL; key-va= lue; in-memory]]
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: [2013-03-19 T= ue 19:34]
:END:

:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: [2013-03-19 Tue 19:42]
:E= ND:

I'd like to know the best practice for add= ing such timestamps. Am I gaining anything by enclosing the timestamp in su= ch an elaborate drawer? Are these two commands the best way to do this? Or = is there a more automated approach?

In general, I can't help but marvel at the ad-hoc, = on-the-fly data management possibilities org-mode offers. It seems like the= sky's the limit. But I'd like opinions on whether I'm stumblin= g along a blind alley.
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