Hi Sven, "Sven Bretfeld" <sven.bretf...@gmx.ch> writes:
> Hello to all > > Maybe I have overlooked this in the documentation. For creating active > time-stamps I know the key-stroke 'C-c .' which only allows for a > single date and time. > > But if you want to specify a time period, the entry has to look like > this: > > <2009-12-03 Do>--<2009-12-06 So> > or > <2009-04-27 Mo 14:00>--<2009-04-27 Mo 16:00> Since this second example takes place on a single day you could enter the time span in the first prompt. E.g., C-c . Mon 14:00-16:00 which produces, <2009-04-27 Mon 14:00-16:00> > Is there a way to create this kind of entries at once, i.e. to chose a > start and an end date right from a single call of the calendar? By now, > I just copy the created single time-stamp, yank it behind a manually > typed '--' and change the date with S-up. Calling the calender twice is > not much more convenient (see below). For a time span that crosses several days, you could type C-c . once and then immediately type C-c . again. Second timestamp will automatically be entered as a range. E.g., C-c . Mon RET C-c . Wed RET produces <2009-04-27 Mon>--<2009-04-29 Wed> To be honest I'm not sure what you mean when you say the C-c . is cumbersome. I find it difficult to imagine a more economical way of entering the time span above then the keystrokes I've mentioned. > Moreover, sometimes a certain appointment takes place more than once, > but not regularly (i.e. not +1w etc.): > > *** APPT Meet myself > <2009-04-23 Do 14:00> > <2009-04-27 Mo 14:00> > <2009-05-05 Tue 10:00> > > Is there another way to set these dates than typing C-c . three times? > The inconvenience is that the calender always starts at 'today', so you > always have to browse the whole thing again until you reach the next > date you want to choose. It would be better to mark the first date, then > immediately go on to the second, the third ... Here's how I would enter the above: C-c . Thu 14:00 RET RET C-c . Apr 27 14:00 RET RET C-c . May 5 10:00 RET Again, perhaps it's just me, but I find that an extremely economical way to enter so much calendar information. Regards, Matt _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
