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Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables
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Jude DaShiell |
Subject: |
Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables |
Date: |
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:40:04 -0500 (EST) |
On Tue, 13 Nov 2012, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Nov 2012, Nick Dokos wrote:
>
> > Jude DaShiell <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 12 Nov 2012, Nick Dokos wrote:
> > >
> > > > Jude DaShiell <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Why is it when I try putting a date in this table using the calendar
> > > > > I get
> > > > > no date entered when in a blank field and hear the message:
> > > > > Before first headline at position 376 in buffer medlog.org
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > How are you trying to insert the date?
> > > >
> > > > This error is usually produced because some function is trying to do an
> > > > org-back-to-heading, i.e. the function does not expect the table to be
> > > > at top level. In particular, C-c C-d (org-deadline) and C-c C-s
> > > > (org-schedule)
> > > > *want* a headline and insert the scheduling information after the
> > > > headline,
> > > > not in the table.
> > > >
> > > > OTOH, I tried entering a date into a table at top level with C-c .
> > > > which is bound to org-time-stamp, and the date gets inserted with no
> > > > error
> > > > (and S-RET also works to increment the date in subsequent rows as
> > > > Michael Brand mentioned)
> > > >
> > > > Org-mode version 7.9.2 (release_7.9.2-577-gb0a051 @
> > > > /home/nick/elisp/org-mode/lisp/)
> > > >
> > > > Nick
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > First I try with c-c c-d that didn't get me into the calendar. Next I
> > > try
> > > with c-c . and that got me into the calendar and on current date.
> > > Unfortunately, c-b c-b failed to move me two days back from the current
> > > date. This is with emacs 24.x on debian.
> > >
> >
> > When org-read-date pops up a calendar, you are not "in the calendar",
> > you are in the minibuffer with the prompt. You can select previous dates
> > by using something like -2 or you can use a set of calendar commands
> > that are bound to keys in the minibuffer. In particular, you can move
> > the cursor in the calendar to the previous day with S-<Left>. There are
> > similar keys for moving forward/backward through days, weeks, months and
> > 3-month periods. All of these are documented in the manual:
> >
> > (info "(org)The date/time prompt")
> >
> > AFAICT, you cannot go "into the calendar": you can switch buffers, but
> > even so the calendar buffer does not seem to recognize any keys. Not
> > entirely sure that I've got this right (and I certainly don't understand
> > what's going on), but it seems to be a correct description of the
> > behavior.
> >
> > Nick
> >
> >
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> jude <address@hidden>
> Adobe fiend for failing to Flash
>
> The minibuffer is read only when I try to type -2 and S-left generates
> some symbols like = and [ but does not change the highlighted date.
>
>
>
>
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jude <address@hidden>
Adobe fiend for failing to Flash
When I did c-c . and got current date with surrounding virtual calendar
months, I noticed the cursor was positioned to the left of the = sign on
line 25. When I moved it to the right of the = sign I was able to key in
-2 and then I hit enter and this time the date moved back two days!
Thanks much for the help provided. I don't have to use Windows or excel
for this task now.
- [O] things I don't understand about tables, Jude DaShiell, 2012/11/12
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Nick Dokos, 2012/11/12
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Jude DaShiell, 2012/11/12
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Nick Dokos, 2012/11/13
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Jude DaShiell, 2012/11/13
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables,
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- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Nick Dokos, 2012/11/13
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Jude DaShiell, 2012/11/13
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Nick Dokos, 2012/11/13