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From: Christian Moe <mail@christianmoe.com>
Subject: Re: prompt for deadline in capture template?
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2015 07:34:00 +0100
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Cc: Xebar Saram <zeltakc@gmail.com>, org mode <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>, John Kitchin <jkitchin@andrew.cmu.edu>


Matt Lundin writes:

>> Xebar Saram writes:
>>
>>> Hi guys
>>>
>>> i looked in the capture docu but couldn't seem to find it. anyone knows how
>>> to prompt for deadline in capture template?
>
> If you want to do it more pragmatically, you could use something like
> this (adjust the template as needed).
>
> (add-to-list 'org-capture-templates
>              '("d" "Deadline" entry
>                (file "~/org/inbox.org")
>                "* %^{Headline}\n DEADLINE: %^t"))
>
> See (info "(org) Template expansion")

My template for work projects includes this fragment:

"* TODO %^{Title} %^g\n SCHEDULED: %^{Scheduled to begin}t DEADLINE:
%^{Deadline}T\n [...]"

Note the t's after the prompts, asking specifically for the date (t) to
start work and and date + time (T) for the deadline.

Yours,
Christian