Insert time in Org-mode

Insert time in Org-mode

[gmx]

Hello,

How to insert the current time? I have a table in which I want to
indicate the beginning of an oral exam (firt column), the end (second
column), and (third column) make the difference between the two (I can
do that).

My apologies for such a question...

Thank you in advance,

Fred

Re: Insert time in Org-mode

[Fraga, Eric]

On Tuesday, 25 Jun 2019 at 18:41, gmx wrote:
> How to insert the current time? I have a table in which I want to
> indicate the beginning of an oral exam (firt column), the end (second
> column), and (third column) make the difference between the two (I can
> do that).

Easiest immediate way is to insert an inactive time stamp by C-u C-c ! RET.

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Re: Insert time in Org-mode

[gmx]

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Nice! And very easy

Thanks a lot

Fred

Le 25/06/2019 à 18:56, Fraga, Eric a écrit :
> On Tuesday, 25 Jun 2019 at 18:41, gmx wrote:
>> How to insert the current time? I have a table in which I want to
>> indicate the beginning of an oral exam (firt column), the end (second
>> column), and (third column) make the difference between the two (I can
>> do that).
> Easiest immediate way is to insert an inactive time stamp by C-u C-c ! RET.
>

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Re: Insert time in Org-mode

[Spenser Truex]

"Fraga, Eric" <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> writes:

> On Tuesday, 25 Jun 2019 at 18:41, gmx wrote:
>> How to insert the current time? 
>
> Easiest immediate way is to insert an inactive time stamp by C-u C-c !
> RET.

Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:

> C-u M-x org-time-stamp
>
> will prompt for a date and insert it along with the current time (I
> bind org-time-stamp to "C-c ." for convenience)
>

Strange, my system does not insert the current time, only the date. I
have to insert the time manually. Same for inactive and active stamps.
I'm on the latest master versions.

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Re: Insert time in Org-mode

[Daniele Nicolodi]

On 25/06/2019 22:54, Spenser Truex wrote:
> "Fraga, Eric" <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> writes:
> 
>> On Tuesday, 25 Jun 2019 at 18:41, gmx wrote:
>>> How to insert the current time? 
>>
>> Easiest immediate way is to insert an inactive time stamp by C-u C-c !
>> RET.
> 
> Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> C-u M-x org-time-stamp
>>
>> will prompt for a date and insert it along with the current time (I
>> bind org-time-stamp to "C-c ." for convenience)
>>
> 
> Strange, my system does not insert the current time, only the date. I
> have to insert the time manually. Same for inactive and active stamps.
> I'm on the latest master versions.

For it to insert the time you need a prefix argument (C-u) to
org-time-stamp, so it should be "C-u C-c ." to add an active time-stamp
and "C-u C-c !" for an inactive one.

Cheers,
Dan

Re: Insert time in Org-mode

[Spenser Truex]

Daniele Nicolodi <daniele@grinta.net> writes:

> On 25/06/2019 22:54, Spenser Truex wrote:
>> "Fraga, Eric" <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> writes:
>> 
>>> On Tuesday, 25 Jun 2019 at 18:41, gmx wrote:
>>>> How to insert the current time? 
>>>
>>> Easiest immediate way is to insert an inactive time stamp by C-u C-c !
>>> RET.
>> 
>> Robert Pluim <rpluim@gmail.com> writes:
>> 
>>> C-u M-x org-time-stamp
>>>
>>> will prompt for a date and insert it along with the current time (I
>>> bind org-time-stamp to "C-c ." for convenience)
>>>
>> 
>> Strange, my system does not insert the current time, only the date. I
>> have to insert the time manually. Same for inactive and active stamps.
>> I'm on the latest master versions.
>
> For it to insert the time you need a prefix argument (C-u) to
> org-time-stamp, so it should be "C-u C-c ." to add an active time-stamp
> and "C-u C-c !" for an inactive one.
>

This worked, I must have simply neglected to use the prefix.

Thank you
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Re: Insert time in Org-mode

[Robert Pluim]

>>>>> On Tue, 25 Jun 2019 18:41:15 +0200, gmx <fredstev@gmx.fr> said:

    gmx> Hello,
    gmx> How to insert the current time? I have a table in which I want to
    gmx> indicate the beginning of an oral exam (firt column), the end (second
    gmx> column), and (third column) make the difference between the two (I can
    gmx> do that).

C-u M-x org-time-stamp

will prompt for a date and insert it along with the current time (I
bind org-time-stamp to "C-c ." for convenience)

Robert

Re: Insert time in Org-mode

[Russell Adams]

On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 06:41:15PM +0200, gmx wrote:
> Hello,
>
> How to insert the current time? I have a table in which I want to
> indicate the beginning of an oral exam (firt column), the end (second
> column), and (third column) make the difference between the two (I can
> do that).

I use this:

;; Insert immediate timestamp
(bind-key "<f9>"
		  '(lambda () (interactive)
			 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
			   (org-insert-time-stamp nil t t)
			   (insert "\n"))))

I press f9 all the time while note taking to timestamp my activities.

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Re: Insert time in Org-mode

[Marcin Borkowski]

On 2019-06-26, at 21:04, Russell Adams <RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.Com> wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 06:41:15PM +0200, gmx wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> How to insert the current time? I have a table in which I want to
>> indicate the beginning of an oral exam (firt column), the end (second
>> column), and (third column) make the difference between the two (I can
>> do that).
>
> I use this:
>
> ;; Insert immediate timestamp
> (bind-key "<f9>"
> 		  '(lambda () (interactive)
> 			 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
> 			   (org-insert-time-stamp nil t t)
> 			   (insert "\n"))))
>
> I press f9 all the time while note taking to timestamp my activities.

That is a bit strange - my Emacs doesn't seem to have `bind-key'.

Also, I would just add f9 to `org-mode-map', e.g. using `define-key' -
there's no need then to check for `major-mode'.

Hth,

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Re: Insert time in Org-mode

[Tim Cross]

Marcin Borkowski <mbork@mbork.pl> writes:

> On 2019-06-26, at 21:04, Russell Adams <RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.Com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 06:41:15PM +0200, gmx wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> How to insert the current time? I have a table in which I want to
>>> indicate the beginning of an oral exam (firt column), the end (second
>>> column), and (third column) make the difference between the two (I can
>>> do that).
>>
>> I use this:
>>
>> ;; Insert immediate timestamp
>> (bind-key "<f9>"
>> 		  '(lambda () (interactive)
>> 			 (when (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
>> 			   (org-insert-time-stamp nil t t)
>> 			   (insert "\n"))))
>>
>> I press f9 all the time while note taking to timestamp my activities.
>
> That is a bit strange - my Emacs doesn't seem to have `bind-key'.
>

It is from a separate package called bind-key that you can install from
MELPA.

The excellent 'use-package' package uses it as a convenience method to
bind keys in use-pacakge definition blocks.

> Also, I would just add f9 to `org-mode-map', e.g. using `define-key' -
> there's no need then to check for `major-mode'.
>

Yep, exactly my first thoughts when I saw the example. I use to have
something similar, but now my capture templates and 'Journal' option
take care of all of that, plus other useful details - like the
place/buffer/mode you were in when you took the note etc. 


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Re: Insert time in Org-mode

[Russell Adams]

On Thu, Jun 27, 2019 at 08:04:33AM +1000, Tim Cross wrote:
> > That is a bit strange - my Emacs doesn't seem to have `bind-key'.
> >
>
> It is from a separate package called bind-key that you can install from
> MELPA.
>
> The excellent 'use-package' package uses it as a convenience method to
> bind keys in use-pacakge definition blocks.

I could refactor that to use the binding in use-package.

> > Also, I would just add f9 to `org-mode-map', e.g. using `define-key' -
> > there's no need then to check for `major-mode'.
> >
>
> Yep, exactly my first thoughts when I saw the example. I use to have
> something similar, but now my capture templates and 'Journal' option
> take care of all of that, plus other useful details - like the
> place/buffer/mode you were in when you took the note etc.

I've used this same code since 2007? Perhaps it needs an update. ;]

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Re: Insert time in Org-mode

[Tim Cross]

Russell Adams <RLAdams@AdamsInfoServ.Com> writes:
>
> I've used this same code since 2007? Perhaps it needs an update. ;]
>

If you don't have code in your .emacs or .init.el which could be
updated, refactored or otherwise improved, your just not trying hard
enough and if you don't have chunks of code 'borrowed' from others which
you only partially understand, your trying too hard!


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Tim Cross