sexp timestamp behavior

sexp timestamp behavior

[David C. Nelson]

I've been playing around with org mode and I'm confused about the  
behavior of timestamps that are specified using sexps when displayed  
in the agenda. Specifically, if I schedule a TODO and specify a  
timestamp using a sexp, the TODO is not carried forward if it is past  
due.  It does show on the day it was scheduled, but if the TODO is not  
done, the TODO is not carried forward as the manual says it should.

If I don't use a sexp timestamp, the TODO is carried forward if past  
due as expected.

I can't find anything in the manual that suggests sexp timestamps are  
treated differently. Am I misunderstanding something?

Thanks ...

Re: sexp timestamp behavior

[Carsten Dominik]

On Jan 10, 2008, at 2:56 AM, David C. Nelson wrote:

>
> I've been playing around with org mode and I'm confused about the  
> behavior of timestamps that are specified using sexps when displayed  
> in the agenda. Specifically, if I schedule a TODO and specify a  
> timestamp using a sexp, the TODO is not carried forward if it is  
> past due.  It does show on the day it was scheduled, but if the TODO  
> is not done, the TODO is not carried forward as the manual says it  
> should.
>
> If I don't use a sexp timestamp, the TODO is carried forward if past  
> due as expected.
>
> I can't find anything in the manual that suggests sexp timestamps  
> are treated differently.

Yes, the manual is not complete here.  I am adding the following text:

   You may use time stamps with repeaters in scheduling and deadline
   entries.  Org-mode will issue early and late warnings based on the
   assumption that the time stamp represents the nearest instance of
   the repeater.  However, the use of diary sexp entries like
   <%%(diary-float t 42)>
   in scheduling and deadline timestamps is limited.  Org-mode does not
   know enough about the internals of each sexp function to issue  
early and
   late warnings.  However, it will show the item on each day where the
   sexp entry matches.

I hope this clarifies things.

- Carsten