Matt Lundin <m...@imapmail.org> writes: > I realize that I can change a scheduled timestamp with C-s C-s, and I > often do. But I often find myself needing to move appointments such as > the following back and forward a day: > > * An appointment > <2011-08-04 Thu +1w> > > If I am on the headline, the easiest way (for me) to navigate to the > headline is C-n C-e. Then I can type S-left or S-right and quickly move > through the dates; the cursor, moreover, will be in a convenient > position for typing RET and adding a line of notes. This, for me, is a > bit more convenient than typing C-n C-3 C-f or C-s <, etc.
Ok, it may be convenient in that specific case, but it still looks like a hack to me. Another solution would be to implement a function to navigate between time-stamps, similar to `org-next-link'. One can even generalize this function to move to the next non-structural element (time-stamp, link, footnote, latex snippet, emphasized text)[1]. > From a UI perspective, however, I would suggest that a bit looser > behavior adds some convenience to org-mode. For instance C-c C-o will > currently open a link if the cursor is at the point before or after > it. > > [[http://www.google.com]] > ^ here ^ here This is different. `org-open-at-point' is an end-user function, whereas `org-at-timestamp-p' isn't. I don't think predicates should be sloppy: I don't want to implement `org-really-at-timestamp-p'. Furthermore, being loose isn't always convenient. In the following example, where will I go if I use C-c C-o on the space between the two links? [[http://www.google.com][Google]] [[http://www.bing.com][Bing]] I'd suggest to fix `org-at-timestamp-p', and allow, if it must be, sloppiness in `org-shiftleft' and friends. Regards, Footnotes: [1] This and a convenient paragraph motion command could be the roots of an interesting Org parser. -- Nicolas Goaziou
