On Jan 18, 2009, at 12:26 AM, David Bremner wrote: > > Bernt Hansen wrote: >> Sorry for the confusion - I meant active timestamps _outside_ of the >> DEADLINE: or SCHEDULED: entries. > > [snip] > >> but if I add an active timestamp to it like this it does show up > >> ,----[ test.org ] >> | * DONE Some task >> | DEADLINE: <2009-01-10 Sat> CLOSED: [2009-01-17 Sat 16:19] >> | - State "DONE" [2009-01-17 Sat 16:19] >> | <2009-01-10 Sat> >> `---- > > OK, thanks for explaining things for me. So it looks like I should use > DEADLINE instead of plain timestamps. That, or also set org-agenda-skip-timestamp-if-done to t. Before you do, however, I recommend that you go back to the manual and read again what exactly a plain time stamp, a scheduled, and a deadline entry are meant to mean. In particular, check out section 8.3. - Carsten