From da84673301de7e9453cb359536235d8ce56399f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ilya Chernyshov <ichernyshovvv@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2023 01:23:27 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] org-manual.org: Update timestamp and timerange definitions

* doc/org-manual.org (Timestamps): Document that time specification of the
form <2023-02-17 Fri 10:00-12:00> is not a timestamp, but a timerange.
---
 doc/org-manual.org | 27 +++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/org-manual.org b/doc/org-manual.org
index 2d38cf76c..5b6633417 100644
--- a/doc/org-manual.org
+++ b/doc/org-manual.org
@@ -5915,12 +5915,12 @@ ** Timestamps
 #+cindex: deadlines
 #+cindex: scheduling
 
-A timestamp is a specification of a date (possibly with a time or
-a range of times) in a special format, either =<2003-09-16 Tue>= or
-=<2003-09-16 Tue 09:39>= or =<2003-09-16 Tue 12:00-12:30>=[fn:19].
-A timestamp can appear anywhere in the headline or body of an Org tree
-entry.  Its presence causes entries to be shown on specific dates in
-the agenda (see [[*Weekly/daily agenda]]).  We distinguish:
+A timestamp is a specification of a date (possibly with a time) in a
+special format, either =<2003-09-16 Tue>= or
+=<2003-09-16 Tue 09:39>=[fn:19].  A timestamp can appear anywhere in
+the headline or body of an Org tree entry.  Its presence causes
+entries to be shown on specific dates in the agenda (see [[*Weekly/daily
+agenda]]).  We distinguish:
 
 - Plain timestamp; Event; Appointment ::
 
@@ -5935,7 +5935,7 @@ ** Timestamps
   ,* Meet Peter at the movies
     <2006-11-01 Wed 19:15>
   ,* Discussion on climate change
-    <2006-11-02 Thu 20:00-22:00>
+    <2006-11-02 Thu>
   #+end_example
 
 - Timestamp with repeater interval ::
@@ -5974,15 +5974,22 @@ ** Timestamps
 
   #+cindex: timerange
   #+cindex: date range
-  Two timestamps connected by =--= denote a range.  The headline is
-  shown on the first and last day of the range, and on any dates that
-  are displayed and fall in the range.  Here is an example:
+  Two timestamps connected by =--= denote a range.  In the agenda, the
+  headline is shown on the first and last day of the range, and on any
+  dates that are displayed and fall in the range.  Here is an example:
 
   #+begin_example
   ,** Meeting in Amsterdam
      <2004-08-23 Mon>--<2004-08-26 Thu>
   #+end_example
 
+  Timerange is a timestamp consisting of two time units connected by =-=
+
+  #+begin_example
+  ,* Discussion on climate change
+     <2006-11-02 Thu 10:00-12:00>
+  #+end_example
+
 - Inactive timestamp ::
 
   #+cindex: timestamp, inactive
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