* Timestamp, deadline and scheduling clarification
@ 2012-05-29 8:35 SW
2012-05-29 12:50 ` Nick Dokos
2012-05-29 13:21 ` Sebastien Vauban
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From: SW @ 2012-05-29 8:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
I'd like to clarify some of the usage of timestamps. Preceeding a timestamp with
DEADLINE or SCHEDULE gives extra functionality in the agenda. Omitting these
keywords produces a normal timestamp which *appears* in the agenda but does not
trigger advanced warning before and does not continue to remind afterwards -- is
this correct? So such a normal timestamp appears and disappears off the agenda
and could therefore be missed. What is the use-case of a normal timestamp -- one
without DEADLINE or SCHEDULE?
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* Re: Timestamp, deadline and scheduling clarification
2012-05-29 8:35 Timestamp, deadline and scheduling clarification SW
@ 2012-05-29 12:50 ` Nick Dokos
2012-05-29 13:21 ` Sebastien Vauban
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From: Nick Dokos @ 2012-05-29 12:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: SW; +Cc: emacs-orgmode
SW <sabrewolfy@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd like to clarify some of the usage of timestamps. Preceeding a timestamp with
> DEADLINE or SCHEDULE gives extra functionality in the agenda. Omitting these
> keywords produces a normal timestamp which *appears* in the agenda but does not
> trigger advanced warning before and does not continue to remind afterwards -- is
> this correct? So such a normal timestamp appears and disappears off the agenda
> and could therefore be missed. What is the use-case of a normal timestamp -- one
> without DEADLINE or SCHEDULE?
>
>
I use them for appointments (and they can have a repeater so they can be
used for periodic meetings e.g.). As you note they appear in the agenda,
so I can get a quick but comprehensive look for what's in store for the
day, but with a bit of configuration (see org-agenda-to-appt), they can
provide reminders using appt.el. Various setups have been described on
worg and on the ML, but they mostly differ in how they deliver the
notification: the basic mechanism is the same.
Nick
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* Re: Timestamp, deadline and scheduling clarification
2012-05-29 8:35 Timestamp, deadline and scheduling clarification SW
2012-05-29 12:50 ` Nick Dokos
@ 2012-05-29 13:21 ` Sebastien Vauban
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From: Sebastien Vauban @ 2012-05-29 13:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ
Hi SW,
SW wrote:
> I'd like to clarify some of the usage of timestamps. Preceeding a timestamp with
> DEADLINE or SCHEDULE gives extra functionality in the agenda. Omitting these
> keywords produces a normal timestamp which *appears* in the agenda but does not
> trigger advanced warning before and does not continue to remind afterwards -- is
> this correct? So such a normal timestamp appears and disappears off the agenda
> and could therefore be missed. What is the use-case of a normal timestamp -- one
> without DEADLINE or SCHEDULE?
They're meant to represent events which have no meaning before or after the
date. Good examples are appointments, TV programs, or a birthday date.
Best regards,
Seb
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Sebastien Vauban
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