From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Erik Hetzner Subject: Timestamps for a whole year, or a year and month Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 14:23:32 -0800 Message-ID: <87txdrthy3.wl%egh@e6h.org> Reply-To: Erik Hetzner Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by SEMI-EPG 1.14.7 - "Harue") Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36099) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VxOls-00069I-Nk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:23:50 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VxOln-0003Ln-59 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:23:44 -0500 Received: from mail-pb0-x22a.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400e:c01::22a]:63309) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VxOlm-0003Ld-T1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 29 Dec 2013 17:23:39 -0500 Received: by mail-pb0-f42.google.com with SMTP id uo5so11065077pbc.1 for ; Sun, 29 Dec 2013 14:23:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from michel.e6h.org (50-0-83-149.dsl.static.sonic.net. [50.0.83.149]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id k10sm6705608pbk.18.2013.12.29.14.23.35 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 29 Dec 2013 14:23:36 -0800 (PST) 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi, I am trying to get together a configuration for taking notes for historical research using org mode. I think org mode could be very useful for this, with its many ways of presenting, sorting and searching information in orgmode files. One thing that has me a bit stuck, though, is timestamps that might represent a year. For instance, it would be nice to write: By <1849> the California Gold Rush had ... I=A2ve tried: By <1849-00-00> the California Gold Rush had ... and this at least registers as a time stamp, but it doesn=A2t seem to work (at least running M-x org-timeline on the file doesn=A2t seem to find the entry). I=A2ve tried ranges too: By <1849-01-01>--<1849-12-31> the California Gold Rush had ... And this kind of works, but it=A2s pretty awkward. I=A2m also not sure I want to see that entry for every date in 1849. Is there any way to represent this in orgmode? I guess what I am looking for is something that would show up on the first of the year in a timeline, but would represent the fact that the year is being treated as whole unit, and not a specific date. Any ideas are welcome! Thanks. best, Erik Hetzner --=20 Sent from my free software system .