From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Richard Lawrence Subject: Re: Shifting only past timestamps Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 10:04:39 -0700 Message-ID: <87zj2kxj6g.fsf@berkeley.edu> References: <55B292EC.4010601@gmx.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:43949) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJ2sf-00068J-6i for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Jul 2015 13:05:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJ2sb-0005QG-Uj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Jul 2015 13:05:01 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:40084) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJ2sb-0005QC-Os for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Jul 2015 13:04:57 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJ2sW-0002CS-0r for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Jul 2015 19:04:52 +0200 Received: from c-67-169-117-151.hsd1.ca.comcast.net ([67.169.117.151]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 25 Jul 2015 19:04:52 +0200 Received: from richard.lawrence by c-67-169-117-151.hsd1.ca.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 25 Jul 2015 19:04:52 +0200 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 Edward, Edward Guyatt writes: > I like to be reminded to check my post on Mondays and Thursdays, every > week. When I've done it on Monday, I mark it 'DONE' so that I can stop > org-mode reminding me until Thursday. Here's how I used to achieve > this: > > *** URGENT [#A] Check post :important: > DEADLINE: <2015-07-27 Mon +1w -0d> > DEADLINE: <2015-07-30 Thu +1w -0d> This is, I believe, technically invalid by the current standards of Org syntax. See http://orgmode.org/worg/dev/org-syntax.html under "Clock, Diary Sexp, and Planning"; planning elements have to be on the same line, and I am pretty sure you can't have two deadlines. I am surprised Org operates on the second one at all. I solve this problem by just having two different headlines, each with their own deadline, like: *** URGENT [#A] Check post :important: DEADLINE: <2015-07-27 Mon +1w -0d> *** URGENT [#A] Check post :important: DEADLINE: <2015-07-30 Thu +1w -0d> I know it may not seem terribly elegant, but it's simple, and it's the only way I can think of to have the deadlines recur on fixed days of the week. (If that's not important to you, you could use habits instead of two headlines.) Best, Richard