From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jason Dunsmore Subject: Re: Schedule event Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:45:11 -0500 Message-ID: <87ei0y8gu0.fsf@riotblast.dunsmor.com> References: <877h6raiwc.fsf@riotblast.dunsmor.com> <807h6qk2jq.fsf@somewhere.org> <8039heicwm.fsf@somewhere.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:34687) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qpmo5-0007ij-Pe for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:45:14 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qpmo4-0002wg-O4 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:45:13 -0400 Received: from deathroller.dunsmor.com ([98.129.169.48]:41333) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qpmo4-0002wc-Ji for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:45:12 -0400 In-Reply-To: <8039heicwm.fsf@somewhere.org> (Sebastien Vauban's message of "Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:59:53 +0200") 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: Sebastien Vauban Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org "Sebastien Vauban" writes: > Hi Suvayu, > > suvayu ali wrote: >> On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Sebastien Vauban >> wrote: >>>> Another idea would be to introduce another keyword like APPT an place >>>> these time stamps also into the second line. That might be more easy to >>>> implement. >>> >>> FWIW, my instinctive reaction would be: yes, great! =C2=A0Maybe that cl= arifies >>> the bits around dates: all active dates get keywords, only inactive ones >>> are without any keyword. >> >> Yes, this would be a nice addition. I always find it difficult to decide= how >> to put regular timestamps too. > > By regular timestamps, you mean: inactive timestamps? I think he means active timestamps with no keyword. The Org FAQ and manual refer to active timestamps with no keyword as "plain timestamps". > Can you, maybe, comment on what makes the decision difficult? At least for me, in my early Org days, I wasn't sure of the best formatting convention for "plain timestamps". I settled on putting them on the line directly after the header with the proper indentation, since this is how SCHEDULED items were inserted. Regards, Jason