From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Charles Millar Subject: Re: How to include time when generating timestamp for DEADLINE/SCHEDULE Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:14:39 -0500 Message-ID: <54DDF8BF.3040104@verizon.net> References: <8e8765aacd3d4148986e0834917c3596@fcmailsvr3.familycareinc.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36488) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YMG3e-0005f9-7U for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:13:23 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YMG3Z-0007dP-7t for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:13:22 -0500 Received: from vms173003pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.3]:38247) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YMG3Z-0007dD-1f for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:13:17 -0500 Received: from [192.168.1.4] ([96.238.154.15]) by vms173003.mailsrvcs.net (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7.0.5.34.0 64bit (built Oct 14 2014)) with ESMTPA id <0NJP00BLGOPMCV40@vms173003.mailsrvcs.net> for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 13 Feb 2015 07:12:59 -0600 (CST) In-reply-to: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 02/12/2015 07:37 PM, Yuri Niyazov wrote: > PS It is clear that you can *both* select the correct date using > calendar, and *then* type in the time while still in the calendar > selector, right? > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 5:36 PM, Yuri Niyazov wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 12, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Subhan Michael Tindall >> wrote: >>> Not really an acceptable answer. Having to use 2 different interface methods to fill in one time/date stamp value is confusing and cludgy. Plus, if you type in a full time/date stamp + time, you can still move around in the calendar, but it doesn't update the selected datestamp in yellow. Also confusing. >> Cludgy is in the eye of the beholder. I am hugely bothered by various >> inconsistencies in org-mode user interface (see my other posts to this >> list) but this one is very far down on the list. This is why: >> >> When I need to schedule a date, it is sufficiently close to today's >> date that it is usually 2-3 S+ARROWS keystrokes away from today, so >> the calendar with "today" selected as default is great. >> >> So, let's see how a time selector would work: >> >> When you bring up a time selector, it could by default show one of the >> following three options: >> >> 1) The current time >> 2) The last time you selected when you used the time selector >> 3) Some default configurable time like "noon" >> >> When I need to schedule a time for an event, the time that something >> needs to happen is usually not related to any times on that list, so >> using S+ARROWS would be less efficient than typing out the time, which >> is at most four keystrokes if its on the hour. (E.g. "10pm" ). Of >> course, this is only true if you are a touch-typist. >> Why bother with the arrow keys at all? I have a capture template for appointments and deadlines which requests date and time. Calendar is called. Rather than arrow keys I type the datetime (optional duration) and then enter - e.g. call the template, then "2/28 13:30 (and then enter the rest of template requests such as 'What has to be done"" Charlie Millar Charlie Millar