* automating incrementing of date stamps
@ 2012-11-12 18:46 Jude DaShiell
2012-11-12 21:12 ` Michael Brand
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From: Jude DaShiell @ 2012-11-12 18:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
I have a table set up with the first column being a date column and I put
a date stamp of <2012-11-10 Sat +1D> in for the first date. I figure to
use the table to log events not in any todo context. Does some way exist
when I tab into the next row of the table that <2012-11-11 Sun +1D> would
appear in the first column automatically? and continue to do so for
subsequent additions of rows in the table? I'll probably need to put a
vmean entry in for another column but I've got help from this list doing
that before with another table.
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jude <jdashiel@shellworld.net> Adobe fiend for failing to Flash
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* Re: automating incrementing of date stamps
2012-11-12 18:46 automating incrementing of date stamps Jude DaShiell
@ 2012-11-12 21:12 ` Michael Brand
2012-11-12 23:10 ` Jude DaShiell
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From: Michael Brand @ 2012-11-12 21:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jude DaShiell; +Cc: Org Mode
Hi Jude
On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@shellworld.net> wrote:
> I have a table set up with the first column being a date column and I put
> a date stamp of <2012-11-10 Sat +1D> in for the first date. I figure to
> use the table to log events not in any todo context. Does some way exist
> when I tab into the next row of the table that <2012-11-11 Sun +1D> would
> appear in the first column automatically? and continue to do so for
> subsequent additions of rows in the table? I'll probably need to put a
> vmean entry in for another column but I've got help from this list doing
> that before with another table.
S-<RET> (org-table-copy-down) on
| <2012-11-10 Sat> |
fills the cell below point with the next day:
| <2012-11-10 Sat> |
| <2012-11-11 Sun> |
For integers the increment is derived from the current cell and the
one above. For dates the increment is always one day.
Michael
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* Re: automating incrementing of date stamps
2012-11-12 21:12 ` Michael Brand
@ 2012-11-12 23:10 ` Jude DaShiell
2012-11-13 6:27 ` Michael Brand
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Jude DaShiell @ 2012-11-12 23:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Michael Brand; +Cc: Org Mode
On Mon, 12 Nov 2012, Michael Brand wrote:
> Hi Jude
>
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@shellworld.net> wrote:
> > I have a table set up with the first column being a date column and I put
> > a date stamp of <2012-11-10 Sat +1D> in for the first date. I figure to
> > use the table to log events not in any todo context. Does some way exist
> > when I tab into the next row of the table that <2012-11-11 Sun +1D> would
> > appear in the first column automatically? and continue to do so for
> > subsequent additions of rows in the table? I'll probably need to put a
> > vmean entry in for another column but I've got help from this list doing
> > that before with another table.
>
> S-<RET> (org-table-copy-down) on
>
> | <2012-11-10 Sat> |
>
> fills the cell below point with the next day:
>
> | <2012-11-10 Sat> |
> | <2012-11-11 Sun> |
>
> For integers the increment is derived from the current cell and the
> one above. For dates the increment is always one day.
>
> Michael
>
>
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jude <jdashiel@shellworld.net>
Adobe fiend for failing to Flash
if S-<ret> means hold the shift key down then hit return, in emacs
org-mode 7.9.2 this key combination did not increment the date stamp.
When I keyed in the date stamp, I did it by hand keying in all of the
required characters myself since a couple of the dates are already in the
past. Could that have prevented proper date incrementing? Could I get
around this block by entering the first date stamp as <today -2d> and then
trying shift-return from there on out to get the other needed dates in the
log?
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* Re: automating incrementing of date stamps
2012-11-12 23:10 ` Jude DaShiell
@ 2012-11-13 6:27 ` Michael Brand
2012-11-13 9:56 ` Alan Schmitt
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From: Michael Brand @ 2012-11-13 6:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jude DaShiell; +Cc: Org Mode
Hi Jude
On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 12:10 AM, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@shellworld.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2012, Michael Brand wrote:
> if S-<ret> means hold the shift key down then hit return,
Yes.
> in emacs
> org-mode 7.9.2 this key combination did not increment the date stamp.
What tells “C-h c S-<RET>” in that place? Also check the manual
section “3.1 The built-in table editor” about S-<RET> saying “This key
is also used by shift-selection and related modes (see Conflicts).” or
try emacs -Q.
> When I keyed in the date stamp, I did it by hand keying in all of the
> required characters myself since a couple of the dates are already in the
> past. Could that have prevented proper date incrementing?
No, it doesn’t matter if you only type. But the powerful “C-c . [...]
RET” can be used also for dates in the past, replace “[...]” with
“12-9-8”, use shift with arrows, etc.
> Could I get
> around this block by entering the first date stamp as <today -2d> and then
> trying shift-return from there on out to get the other needed dates in the
> log?
Such relative dates are not supported in tables but you can use
“C-c . -2 RET” etc.
Michael
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* Re: automating incrementing of date stamps
2012-11-13 6:27 ` Michael Brand
@ 2012-11-13 9:56 ` Alan Schmitt
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From: Alan Schmitt @ 2012-11-13 9:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Michael Brand; +Cc: Jude DaShiell, Org Mode
Michael Brand <michael.ch.brand@gmail.com> writes:
>> in emacs
>> org-mode 7.9.2 this key combination did not increment the date stamp.
>
> What tells “C-h c S-<RET>” in that place? Also check the manual
> section “3.1 The built-in table editor” about S-<RET> saying “This key
> is also used by shift-selection and related modes (see Conflicts).” or
> try emacs -Q.
I found out that the cursor position is important for this to work. For
instance it works if it is after the date.
Alan
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