From: Matthew Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
To: Sven Bretfeld <sven.bretfeld@gmx.ch>
Cc: emacs-org <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: More convenient methods for creating appointments?
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:49:26 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m2ws97hby1.fsf@fastmail.fm> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87d4azmze2.fsf@kamaloka.dhatu> (Sven Bretfeld's message of "26 Apr 2009 13\:24\:05 +0200")
Hi Sven,
"Sven Bretfeld" <sven.bretfeld@gmx.ch> writes:
> Hello to all
>
> Maybe I have overlooked this in the documentation. For creating active
> time-stamps I know the key-stroke 'C-c .' which only allows for a
> single date and time.
>
> But if you want to specify a time period, the entry has to look like
> this:
>
> <2009-12-03 Do>--<2009-12-06 So>
> or
> <2009-04-27 Mo 14:00>--<2009-04-27 Mo 16:00>
Since this second example takes place on a single day you could enter
the time span in the first prompt.
E.g., C-c . Mon 14:00-16:00
which produces,
<2009-04-27 Mon 14:00-16:00>
> Is there a way to create this kind of entries at once, i.e. to chose a
> start and an end date right from a single call of the calendar? By now,
> I just copy the created single time-stamp, yank it behind a manually
> typed '--' and change the date with S-up. Calling the calender twice is
> not much more convenient (see below).
For a time span that crosses several days, you could type C-c . once and
then immediately type C-c . again. Second timestamp will automatically
be entered as a range.
E.g., C-c . Mon RET C-c . Wed RET
produces
<2009-04-27 Mon>--<2009-04-29 Wed>
To be honest I'm not sure what you mean when you say the C-c . is
cumbersome. I find it difficult to imagine a more economical way of
entering the time span above then the keystrokes I've mentioned.
> Moreover, sometimes a certain appointment takes place more than once,
> but not regularly (i.e. not +1w etc.):
>
> *** APPT Meet myself
> <2009-04-23 Do 14:00>
> <2009-04-27 Mo 14:00>
> <2009-05-05 Tue 10:00>
>
> Is there another way to set these dates than typing C-c . three times?
> The inconvenience is that the calender always starts at 'today', so you
> always have to browse the whole thing again until you reach the next
> date you want to choose. It would be better to mark the first date, then
> immediately go on to the second, the third ...
Here's how I would enter the above:
C-c . Thu 14:00 RET RET C-c . Apr 27 14:00 RET RET C-c . May 5 10:00 RET
Again, perhaps it's just me, but I find that an extremely economical way
to enter so much calendar information.
Regards,
Matt
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-04-26 11:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-04-26 11:24 More convenient methods for creating appointments? Sven Bretfeld
2009-04-26 11:49 ` Matthew Lundin [this message]
2009-04-26 13:04 ` Sven Bretfeld
2009-04-26 14:47 ` Matthew Lundin
2009-04-27 17:40 ` Eric S Fraga
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