Re: Key bindings for org calendar selection

[Filipe Silva <filipe.silva@gmail.com>]

Yes I've suffered with that too. The org-manual is not really crystal clear
about this, but here you go:
http://orgmode.org/manual/The-date_002ftime-prompt.html#The-date_002ftime-prompt

basically, you can move around in the calendar using: shift + an arrow key.
Also you have the entire calendar mini language at your disposal.




On Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 5:10 AM, Florian Lindner <mailinglists@xgm.de>
wrote:

> Am 20.03.2017 um 14:33 schrieb Danny YUE:
> > Well,
>
> Hey,
>
> > I think that small calendar is only for your convenience to see the date
> > you choose, not really a interactive date picker...
> >
> > For me, I always uses the shortcut for dates. For example "+1w" chooses
> > the same day in next week, "+1d" for the next day etc.
>
> How can I set the date to 2 weeks and 3 days in future? "+2w +3d" does not
> work, it ignores the +2d. How can I move to a
> date, without selecting it and closing the picker?
>
> > Seriously if you get to know the meaning of shortcuts, org way will be
> > definitely faster than moving around in a calendar. :-)
>
> Well, I try to learn these shortcuts, but find them documented nowhere. As
> I said, the shortcuts from the Emacs calendar
> did not work, neither do work the shortcuts from the interactive org-mode
> calendar help.
>
> Are you aware of any documentation of shortcuts for the calendar?
>
> Best,
> Florian
>
> > Danny
> >
> >
> > On 2017-03-20 13:24, Florian Lindner <mailinglists@xgm.de> wrote:
> >> This is a cross-post from emacs.orgmode, since I got no replies for 3
> weeks.
> >>
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> the usual emacs calendar (M-x calendar) can be controlled using these
> key bindings:
> >> https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/
> Calendar-Unit-Motion.html
> >>
> >> But how can the calendar be controlled when invoked by org-mode, e.g.
> by C-c C-s to set a scheduled date on an entry?
> >> The key bindings from standard calendar do not work, neither editing
> the mini buffer works out.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Florian
> >
> >
> >
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