Re: Point jumps when changing timestamps

[Bastien <bzg@altern.org>]

Hi Matt,

Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org> writes:

>> Ok, it may be convenient in that specific case, but it still looks like
>> a hack to me. Another solution would be to implement a function to
>> navigate between time-stamps, similar to `org-next-link'. One can even
>> generalize this function to move to the next non-structural element
>> (time-stamp, link, footnote, latex snippet, emphasized text)[1].
>
> That sounds like a good idea.

+1

>> Furthermore, being loose isn't always convenient. In the following
>> example, where will I go if I use C-c C-o on the space between the two
>> links?
>>
>>     [[http://www.google.com][Google]] [[http://www.bing.com][Bing]]
>
> It seems that google wins in this instance. :)

Indeed :)

> My concern here is not with the cleanness of the code but with
> usability. For years, org users have been able to use S-left and S-right
> when the cursor immediately follows the timestamp. This has felt, to me,
> both deliberate and natural -- it has become a fundamental part of the
> way I use org-mode. If the underlying code can be made cleaner, that's
> fine, so long as the usability remains.

I also think the way it has worked so far is natural.

> But it is also very likely that I am the only person who changes
> timestamps in this way. Are there any others?

Yes, me!

-- 
 Bastien