From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Tim O'Callaghan" Subject: Re: suggestion: automatically recording entry creation date Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:24:11 +0100 Message-ID: <3d6808890911030424p31a9bd63n43a0ba4415bc987e@mail.gmail.com> References: <4b11f87e0910301913i75b7f899jd236c6a77ac869fe@mail.gmail.com> <20091103000142.GE32187@atlantic.linksys.moosehall> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N5IQt-0002mL-4I for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:24:19 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N5IQo-0002lB-Lx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:24:18 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=57683 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N5IQo-0002l8-F5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:24:14 -0500 Received: from mail-bw0-f215.google.com ([209.85.218.215]:51596) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N5IQo-0004Qv-6O for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:24:14 -0500 Received: by bwz7 with SMTP id 7so7675065bwz.26 for ; Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:24:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20091103000142.GE32187@atlantic.linksys.moosehall> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org 2009/11/3 Adam Spiers : > Ilya Shlyakhter (ilya_shl@alum.mit.edu) wrote: >> A frequently-needed task is to find recently created entries. =A0Right >> now I do this by manually pasting a date into each entry, >> and using the timeline agenda. >> Maybe, there are better ways? =A0E.g. have the option to automatically >> record a property, "Creation-date", when an entry is created. >> There would be much clutter if every entry had a :PROPERTIES: line. >> But maybe there could be an option to hide the :PROPERTIES: >> lines completely, unless it contained some user-defined properties. >> >> Or, creation date could be stored as a text property, to avoid >> clutter, for long-running emacs sessions. =A0 But it would be lost when >> the file is closed. >> Maybe at file-closing time it could be converted to a normal property >> in the :PROPERTIES: drawer. >> >> Or maybe there are other options? > > This would be useful to me too. =A0It would be valuable not just for > finding recently created ones, but for sorting any generated list of > entries by creation date. =A0This would for example make it easier to > ensure that entries don't get stale with age. > > Bernt's approach is nice, but I agree that a completely clutter-free > solution (i.e. :PROPERTIES: drawers completely hidden by default) > would be extremely nice. > I have a :CREATED: LOGBOOK property set up in all of my remember templates: ("Task" ?t "* TODO %?\n:LOGBOOK:\n:CREATED:%U:\n:END:\n" "~/org/0_inbox.org" "TASKS") Tim.