* Seeking advice on timeline project
@ 2012-07-20 18:34 Alan E. Davis
2012-07-22 11:32 ` Simon Thum
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From: Alan E. Davis @ 2012-07-20 18:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: org-mode
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I am reconstructing events during over 40 years of my life. I have a
capture template as follows, that isn't working out well:
("t" "Timeline " entry (file+headline "Timeline.org" "Timeline
Incoming ") "*
%^{Salient Event}
%?
Captured: %U" :prepend t :unnarrowed t)
One would rather would like to use a the date entry (calendar display)
interface; however, in many cases, I can, at least immediately, only
remember the year, or month and year. Suggestions would be appreciated,
how to organize such a project. And, how to integrate a date with only a
year into a timeline, as well as month and year, and specific dates.
The answer is not obvious to me.
Alan Davis
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2012-07-20 18:34 Seeking advice on timeline project Alan E. Davis
@ 2012-07-22 11:32 ` Simon Thum
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From: Simon Thum @ 2012-07-22 11:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alan E. Davis; +Cc: org-mode
Hi Alan,
I would probably put the approximate date first, i.e. NOT an org date,
but simply a _sorteable_ 2001 or 2002-03 and then use C-c ^ to establish
the timeline. (I do not check how well this bodes with the syntax I
suggest! You need to find a sort-syntax combo that works.)
Later you can refile them to headings like 1990s and retain internal
orderability.
HTH,
Simon
On 07/20/2012 08:34 PM, Alan E. Davis wrote:
> I am reconstructing events during over 40 years of my life. I have a
> capture template as follows, that isn't working out well:
>
> ("t" "Timeline " entry (file+headline "Timeline.org" "Timeline
> Incoming ") "*
> %^{Salient Event}
> %?
> Captured: %U" :prepend t :unnarrowed t)
>
> One would rather would like to use a the date entry (calendar display)
> interface; however, in many cases, I can, at least immediately, only
> remember the year, or month and year. Suggestions would be appreciated,
> how to organize such a project. And, how to integrate a date with only
> a year into a timeline, as well as month and year, and specific dates.
>
> The answer is not obvious to me.
>
> Alan Davis
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