Automatically insert inactive timestamps

Automatically insert inactive timestamps

[Julian Burgos]

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Dear list,

This is the newbie question of the day.  I would like to get an inactive
time stamp automatically in each new entry in org mode. Could somebody
explain me how to do this?

Many thanks,

Julian

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Re: Automatically insert inactive timestamps

[Russell Adams]

On Wed, Dec 08, 2010 at 12:24:33AM +0000, Julian Burgos wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> This is the newbie question of the day.  I would like to get an inactive
> time stamp automatically in each new entry in org mode. Could somebody
> explain me how to do this?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Julian

If you are using org-capture, you can include a timestamp with %U.

Alternatively, I don't know about "automatically", but I use a
one-touch timestamp via F9 with the following in my .emacs file. Every
time I switch tasks I hit F9....

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;; Insert immediate timestamp
(setq org-agenda-skip-additional-timestamps nil)
(define-key global-map (kbd "<f9>")
  '(lambda () (interactive)
              (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
                    (org-insert-time-stamp nil t t)
                    (insert "\n"))))

Good luck.


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Re: Automatically insert inactive timestamps

[Bernt Hansen]

Julian Burgos <jmburgos@uw.edu> writes:

> This is the newbie question of the day.  I would like to get an inactive time stamp automatically in each new
> entry in org mode. Could somebody explain me how to do this?

Hi Julian,

Here is what I use in my setup:

Creating new headlines insert inactive timestamps automatically:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(defun bh/insert-inactive-timestamp ()
(interactive)
(org-insert-time-stamp nil t t nil nil nil))

(defun bh/insert-heading-inactive-timestamp ()
(save-excursion
(org-return)
(org-cycle)
(bh/insert-inactive-timestamp)))

(add-hook 'org-insert-heading-hook 'bh/insert-heading-inactive-timestamp)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Manually add an inactive timestamp anywhere with f9-t

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(global-set-key (kbd "<f9> t") 'bh/insert-inactive-timestamp)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

and my Capture templates insert inactive timestamps when capture tasks
are created (using %U)

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(setq org-capture-templates (quote (("t" "todo" entry (file "~/git/org/refile.org") "* TODO %?
%U
%a" :clock-in t :clock-resume t))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

HTH,
Bernt

Re: Re: Automatically insert inactive timestamps

[Andrew J. Korty]

Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> wrote:

> (add-hook 'org-insert-heading-hook 'bh/insert-heading-inactive-timestamp)

Using org-insert-heading-hook is more elegant than my way, but I only
want timestamps on TODO entries, so I use

#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(defadvice org-insert-todo-heading (after ajk/org-time-stamp-new-headline activate
                                          compile)
  (let ((previous-location (point)))    ; not sure why save-excursion doesn't work
    (org-insert-time-stamp (current-time) t t
                           (concat "\n " (make-string (org-current-level) ? )))
        (goto-char previous-location)))
#+end_src

Here's my vote for a new hook, org-insert-todo-heading-hook. :-)

ajk

Re: Re: Automatically insert inactive timestamps

[Nick Dokos]

Andrew J. Korty <ajk@iu.edu> wrote:

> Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> wrote:
> 
> > (add-hook 'org-insert-heading-hook 'bh/insert-heading-inactive-timestamp)
> 
> Using org-insert-heading-hook is more elegant than my way, but I only
> want timestamps on TODO entries, so I use
> 

I think you should be able to use org-entry-get in the hook to get the
TODO property of the entry and then conditionally add the timestamp -
something like this:

   (if (equal (org-entry-get (point) "TODO") "TODO")
      add the timestamp

Nick



   

Re: Re: Automatically insert inactive timestamps

[Andrew J. Korty]

Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> wrote:

> Andrew J. Korty <ajk@iu.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> wrote:
> > 
> > > (add-hook 'org-insert-heading-hook 'bh/insert-heading-inactive-timestamp)
> > 
> > Using org-insert-heading-hook is more elegant than my way, but I only
> > want timestamps on TODO entries, so I use
> > 
> 
> I think you should be able to use org-entry-get in the hook to get the
> TODO property of the entry and then conditionally add the timestamp -
> something like this:
> 
>    (if (equal (org-entry-get (point) "TODO") "TODO")
>       add the timestamp

Iirc, the problem is that the entry doesn't yet have a todo keyword at
the time the hook is run.

ajk

Re: Automatically insert inactive timestamps

[Matt Lundin]

"Andrew J. Korty" <ajk@iu.edu> writes:

> Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca> wrote:
>
>> (add-hook 'org-insert-heading-hook 'bh/insert-heading-inactive-timestamp)
>
> Using org-insert-heading-hook is more elegant than my way, but I only
> want timestamps on TODO entries, so I use
>
> #+begin_src emacs-lisp
> (defadvice org-insert-todo-heading (after ajk/org-time-stamp-new-headline activate
>                                          compile)
>  (let ((previous-location (point)))    ; not sure why save-excursion doesn't work
>    (org-insert-time-stamp (current-time) t t
>                           (concat "\n " (make-string (org-current-level) ? )))
>        (goto-char previous-location)))
> #+end_src
>
> Here's my vote for a new hook, org-insert-todo-heading-hook. :-)
>

FWIW, I use the todo state hook to insert an inactive timestamp when
changing to an active todo state (provided a timestamp doesn't already
exist):

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(defun my-org-todo-insert-timestamp ()
  "Insert an inactive timestamp if none exists."
  (when (string-match (regexp-opt (append my-org-next-actions my-org-projects)) state)
    (let ((ts (org-entry-get nil "TIMESTAMP_IA")))
      (unless ts
	(save-excursion
	  (org-back-to-heading)
	  (org-show-entry)
	  (next-line 1)
	  (unless (or (looking-at (concat "\\s-+" org-deadline-time-regexp))
		      (looking-at (concat "\\s-+" org-scheduled-time-regexp)))
	    (previous-line 1))
	  (end-of-line)
	  (org-insert-time-stamp (current-time) t t "\n")
	  (indent-for-tab-command))))))

;; Add a time stamp to the entry if an active todo state is added
;; and there is no timestamp
(add-hook 'org-after-todo-state-change-hook 'my-org-todo-insert-timestamp)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Then to use this hook when calling org-insert-todo-heading, I set the
following:

(setq org-treat-insert-todo-heading-as-state-change t)

Best,
Matt