On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:43:38 +0100, Stephen Eglen <S.J.Eglen@damtp.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> >
> > does not get exported as a timed event.  Obviously, the easy solution
> > is to put the time in the date stamp.  However, I like using the
> > "insert diary" function in the agenda view for defining appointments
> > and this doesn't allow the time to be specified other than in a
> > headline.  Would it be possible to enhance the insert diary function
> > to prompt for a time (and while we're at it, tags as well)?
> 
> hi Eric, 
> I had a similar request, and we worked out a solution to this a while
> ago.  In the agenda, try 'i d', and then type something like
> '11:00-11:45 Seminar with Bob', and the code should parse out the
> timestamp as long as you have the following variable set to t:
> 
> (setq org-agenda-insert-diary-extract-time t)
> 
> Stephen

Indeed!  Exactly what I wanted.  I should have *known* that org would
already have what I want.

Thanks,
eric