From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael C Gilbert Subject: Re: date added into logbook? Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 14:58:07 -0700 Message-ID: <6E21786D-C512-4392-A624-DC37E0800A76@gilbert.org> References: <27237E64-67BA-4FA4-8365-3EBF9DD00B94@gilbert.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:55088) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SZ7x7-0001HJ-3K for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 May 2012 17:58:14 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SZ7x4-0008RO-FO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 May 2012 17:58:12 -0400 Received: from peach.gilbert.org ([74.94.69.218]:62411) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SZ7x4-0008Qe-61 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 May 2012 17:58:10 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by peach.gilbert.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6044B96FA6 for ; Mon, 28 May 2012 14:58:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from peach.gilbert.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (peach.gilbert.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id RQs8t8yXs+up for ; Mon, 28 May 2012 14:58:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.147] (unknown [10.1.10.11]) by peach.gilbert.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 799E3B96F99 for ; Mon, 28 May 2012 14:58:07 -0700 (PDT) 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 Mailinglist On May 28, 2012, at 12:56 PM, John Hendy wrote: > On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 2:01 PM, Michael Gilbert = wrote: >=20 >> I have a desire to better track the history of notes and tasks, as = they get created, refiled, etc. This involves several elements, but one = of them involves a piece that I've wanted for a while: a way to keep the = data that is lost when I refile an item from my default date-tree file =97= the date the item was created/added. >>=20 >> Perhaps there is some obvious (but mysterious to me) variable I can = set for this, but I haven't found it. What I want is to be able to have = a string similar to the others added to the logbook (like " - Refiled on = [2012-05-28 Mon 11:33]"), but for the date/time the item first appeared. >=20 > Bernt Hansen does this (I think this is what you're looking for). Can = this help? > -- http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html#sec-15-21 Thank you! There it is, on the web, 80% of what I was looking for (of = course). This certainly has the same intent. It does not add any = metadata (such as a prefix " - Added on "), but the documentation for = org-insert-time-stamp makes it obvious how to do that. What eludes me is = how to make it obey the org-clock-into-drawer setting. I'm assuming it = doesn't. =97 Michael