On 10 November 2016 at 10:47, Samuel Wales wrote: > iirc we've discussed whether planning lines (i.e. scheduled, deadline, > closed at this time) should be flexible. we concluded to make them > strict. > > check archives for the discussion. :) everything goes through this > mailing list. > > OK, I'll accept that and have a look at the rationale. However, since DEADLINE: is so terribly important, I think that there should be a prominent warning in the manual that they are simply ignored if not positioned correctly. Warnings should appear, at the very least, in 8.1 and 8.3. Suggested wording: In 8.1: timestamp can appear anywhere in the headline or body of an Org tree entr UNLESS is is preceded by a keyword in which case it must be properly positioned or it will be ignored: see 8.3 for details. In 8.3: A timestamp may be preceded by special keywords to facilitate planning. WARNING: both the timestamp and the keyword are ignored if not positioned immediately following the headline. No space or other text is allowed. Regards, Alan > -- > The Kafka Pandemic: http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com > > The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. And > ANYBODY can get it. > > Denmark: free Karina Hansen NOW. > UPDATE 2016-10: home, but not fully free > -- Alan L Tyree http://austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 sip:typhoon@iptel.org