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Subject: Re: search for DEADLINE in warning period
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=C5=81ukasz Stelmach <lukasz.stelmach@iem.pw.edu.pl> writes:

> Is there a way to search for a timestamp, particularly a DEADLINE, that
> is in its warning period?
>
> Eg.
>
>
> * TODO Pay the rent
>   DEADLINE: <2010-03-05 Fri -5d +1m>
>
>
> This is a repeatable item so it's always in TODO state and pollutes my
> TODO list for 25 out of 30 days in a month. Doing simple=20
> `DEADLINE<=3D"<+5d>"' does not satisfy me because there are notes I would
> like to know about much earlier. That's why I'd like to facilitate the
> timestamps' own warning periods.
>
> It seems to be workaroundable by adding a SCHEDULED date
>
>
> * TODO Pay the rent
>   SCHEDULED: <2010-03-01 +1m>
>   DEADLINE: <2010-03-05 Fri -5d +1m>
>
>
> and searching for `SCHEDULED>=3D"<now>"'. But it builds two logs of
>
>
>   - State "DONE"       from "TODO"       [2010-02-01 Mon 14:23]
>
>
> Is there a cleaner way to do it?

(setq org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadline 'near)

With this setting, your items with a deadline will not show up in your
TODO list until they are within the warning period.

Best,
Matt