Re: How to add entries to an org file, not diary

[Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>]

Stephen Eglen <S.J.Eglen@damtp.cam.ac.uk> writes:

> Dear all,
> If I'm visting an agenda (C-c a a) buffer, and want to add a diary entry
> for a particular day, I can use org-agenda-diary-entry, bound to 'i'.
> This inserts an entry in my diary file.  
>
> What I'd like to do is add the entry instead to an org file,
> e.g. 'agenda.org' where I currently store all diary-like entries.  Is
> that functionality available?  (Am trying to wean myself off diary
> files, after many years of using it...)
>
> Thanks, Stephen

Hi Stephen,

I agree that would be a nice feature.  I stopped using the diary a few
years ago and have totally avoided the 'i' functions in the agenda since
it creates diary entries that just get lost for me.  Instead I've
trained by fingers to make remember tasks instead but I have to create
the dates manually in the remember task.

It would be a lot nicer if this could create a task with a diary sexp
type entry for the details.

I don't believe this functionality exists today.

Regards,
Bernt