From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Alan E. Davis" Subject: Seeking advice on timeline project Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:34:19 -0700 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8fb205f2242d7d04c547264a Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:53788) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SsI6J-0006Dy-Nz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:41:25 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SsI2D-0002Cu-71 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:38:55 -0400 Received: from mail-yw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.213.41]:35873) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SsI2D-0002Cf-3E for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:34:41 -0400 Received: by yhr47 with SMTP id 47so5147302yhr.0 for ; Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:34:40 -0700 (PDT) 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: org-mode --e89a8fb205f2242d7d04c547264a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I am reconstructing events during over 40 years of my life. I have a capture template as follows, that isn't working out well: ("t" "Timeline " entry (file+headline "Timeline.org" "Timeline Incoming ") "* %^{Salient Event} %? Captured: %U" :prepend t :unnarrowed t) One would rather would like to use a the date entry (calendar display) interface; however, in many cases, I can, at least immediately, only remember the year, or month and year. Suggestions would be appreciated, how to organize such a project. And, how to integrate a date with only a year into a timeline, as well as month and year, and specific dates. The answer is not obvious to me. Alan Davis --e89a8fb205f2242d7d04c547264a Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am reconstructing events during over 40 years of my life.=A0=A0 I have a = capture template as follows, that isn't working out well:

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 ("t" "Timeline = " entry (file+headline "Timeline.org" "Timeline Incomin= g ") "*
=A0=A0 %^{Salient Event}
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 %?
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0 Captured:=A0 %U" :prepend t=A0 :unnarrowed t)

One= would rather would like to use a the date entry (calendar display) interfa= ce; however, in many cases, I can, at least immediately, only remember the = year, or month and year.=A0 Suggestions would be appreciated, how to organi= ze such a project.=A0=A0 And, how to integrate a date with only a year into= a timeline, as well as month and year, and specific dates.=A0=A0

The answer is not obvious to me.

Alan Davis
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