From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Sebastien Vauban" Subject: Re: Inactive time stamps along with CLOCK: entries? Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:27:33 +0100 Message-ID: <80fwhxjdui.fsf@somewhere.org> References: <87lirpdxyo.fsf@norang.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: 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-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Hi Bernt and Tommy, Bernt Hansen wrote: > Tommy Kelly writes: > >> Question for Bernt, but maybe more widely useful. >> >> Bernt, in some of your org-capture-templates, you often include a %U >> timestamp as well as clocking in the item in question. for example: >> >> ("j" "Journal" entry (file+datetree "~/git/org/diary.org") >> "* %?\n%U\n %i" :clock-in t :clock-resume t) >> >> Why do you do that extra \n%U? Since the timestamp is going to be >> identical to the first entry in the CLOCK: line, and since you can >> have/not-have clocking items show up in the agenda, why have both the >> :CLOCK line and the timestamp? What else do you get from having a >> timestamp that you don't get from the CLOCK: line alone? > > The reason I have both is I create capture tasks and notes _fast_ and > remove empty clock lines - so there is no clock line or clock drawer > when I'm done in that that. > > The %U is to record when I created the task/note. Could sorting of entries be another reason: possible with inactive timestamp, not with first clock line? Best regards, Seb -- Sebastien Vauban