From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Rogers Subject: Can Org warn me if I create a time conflict? Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:05:38 -0800 Message-ID: <85B12EB9-0B93-456A-AAA5-6A49356E1F4F@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:33473) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ihKyQ-00055J-I6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:05:47 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ihKyP-0006CR-EH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:05:46 -0500 Received: from mail-pj1-x1029.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4864:20::1029]:36844) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ihKyP-0006At-8s for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:05:45 -0500 Received: by mail-pj1-x1029.google.com with SMTP id n59so501541pjb.1 for ; Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:05:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from node-1w7jr9qt84zgnnr4fo74sornz.ipv6.telus.net (node-1w7jr9qt84zgnnr4fo74sornz.ipv6.telus.net. [2001:569:7c19:6000:5514:60b6:ef28:3e0f]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id g9sm29313516pfm.150.2019.12.17.14.05.39 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:05:39 -0800 (PST) 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" To: Org Mode It's currently possible for me to create two meeting times, one from 8:00-1= 0:00 tomorrow and the other from 9:00-11:00 tomorrow=2E=20 When both are mentioned in the same sentence, as above, it's easy to recog= nize that the two meetings are probably incompatible=2E But org-mode allows= agenda items to be created at different times and in different files; it's= possible to create Meeting #1 far in advance, have enough time to forget t= hat Meeting #1 exists, and then create Meeting #2 covering the same period = of time=2E (Compare this with the wall calendar made of paper, where if I t= ry to add Meeting #2 I'll be forced to write it in the same physical space,= and therefore automatically be alerted before making the error=2E) Is there any method to get org-mode to alert me (by an error message, or a= red mark in the agenda, or whatever) that I've created a conflict - specif= ically, a method that doesn't involve me having to remember to perform any = type of conflict-checking myself? If I could remember to do things like con= flict checks, I wouldn't really need org-agenda anyway=2E :-) I realize that it's likely some situations *do* require timed events to ha= ppen concurrently - but I don't believe that they're the usual case for an = individual=2E Having an "ignore conflict" or "accept anyway" type of option= would make sense to me for such situations=2E=20 --=20 Thanks David