From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Reuben Thomas Subject: Re: Why don't datetrees use timestamps? Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 21:56:08 +0000 Message-ID: References: <0947dbf0de284ed3b162708f1105b8c5@fcmailsvr2.familycareinc.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113ebf6ced5aab05116eeaec Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39901) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YXczb-0002dW-NU for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:56:12 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YXcza-0004x2-AA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:56:11 -0400 Received: from mail-ig0-x236.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c05::236]:34842) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YXcza-0004wy-0c for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:56:10 -0400 Received: by igcau2 with SMTP id au2so17634789igc.0 for ; Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:56:09 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <0947dbf0de284ed3b162708f1105b8c5@fcmailsvr2.familycareinc.org> 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: Subhan Michael Tindall Cc: "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" --001a113ebf6ced5aab05116eeaec Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 16 March 2015 at 16:52, Subhan Michael Tindall wrote: > You can use a custom capture template and have timestamps of various > sorts inserted. > > For example, I have one datetree I use that inserts a date/time stamp > using %T (%t gives only date, not time) > > See the documentation for capture (hit C-c C C to get into the customize > interface then scroll down) > =E2=80=8B My question was about the datetree entry headings of the form "20= 15-03-16 Monday". These aren't controlled by the template. I was interested to know why these headings look very much like timestamps (and effectively are timestamps, though at the top level they mention just a year and at the second level just a year and a month), but aren't actual timestamps. Eric Fraga said "I don't think it would make sense for the headlines in the date-tree to have time stamps"; but my question is not why they don't have time stamps, but why they ARE not time stamps (purely in the formal sense: the information they contain is already effectively a time stamp, as far as I can see). I was hoping to discover the rationale for the design from a developer :) --001a113ebf6ced5aab05116eeaec Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On 16 March 2015 at 16:52, Subhan Mi= chael Tindall <SubhanT@familycareinc.org> wrote:
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You can use a custom capture tem= plate and have timestamps of various sorts inserted.

For example, I have one datetree= I use that inserts a date/time stamp using %T (%t gives only date, not tim= e)

See the documentation for captur= e (hit C-c C C=C2=A0 to get into the customize interface then scroll down)<= /span>


=E2=80=8B My question was about the datetree entry headings of the form=20 "2015-03-16 Monday". These aren't controlled by the template.= I was=20 interested to know why these headings look very much like timestamps=20 (and effectively are timestamps, though at the top level they mention=20 just a year and at the second level just a year and a month), but aren'= t actual timestamps.

Eric Fraga said "I don't think it would make sense fo= r the headlines in the date-tree to have time stamps"; but my question= is not why they don't have time stamps, but why they ARE not time stam= ps (purely in the formal sense: the information they contain is already eff= ectively a time stamp, as far as I can see).

I was hoping to discover the rationale for the desi= gn from a developer :)
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