Timestamp, deadline and scheduling clarification

Timestamp, deadline and scheduling clarification

[SW]

I'd like to clarify some of the usage of timestamps. Preceeding a timestamp with
DEADLINE or SCHEDULE gives extra functionality in the agenda. Omitting these
keywords produces a normal timestamp which *appears* in the agenda but does not
trigger advanced warning before and does not continue to remind afterwards -- is
this correct? So such a normal timestamp appears and disappears off the agenda
and could therefore be missed. What is the use-case of a normal timestamp -- one
without DEADLINE or SCHEDULE?

Re: Timestamp, deadline and scheduling clarification

[Nick Dokos]

SW <sabrewolfy@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd like to clarify some of the usage of timestamps. Preceeding a timestamp with
> DEADLINE or SCHEDULE gives extra functionality in the agenda. Omitting these
> keywords produces a normal timestamp which *appears* in the agenda but does not
> trigger advanced warning before and does not continue to remind afterwards -- is
> this correct? So such a normal timestamp appears and disappears off the agenda
> and could therefore be missed. What is the use-case of a normal timestamp -- one
> without DEADLINE or SCHEDULE?
> 
> 

I use them for appointments (and they can have a repeater so they can be
used for periodic meetings e.g.). As you note they appear in the agenda,
so I can get a quick but comprehensive look for what's in store for the
day, but with a bit of configuration (see org-agenda-to-appt), they can
provide reminders using appt.el. Various setups have been described on
worg and on the ML, but they mostly differ in how they deliver the
notification: the basic mechanism is the same.

Nick

Re: Timestamp, deadline and scheduling clarification

[Sebastien Vauban]

Hi SW,

SW wrote:
> I'd like to clarify some of the usage of timestamps. Preceeding a timestamp with
> DEADLINE or SCHEDULE gives extra functionality in the agenda. Omitting these
> keywords produces a normal timestamp which *appears* in the agenda but does not
> trigger advanced warning before and does not continue to remind afterwards -- is
> this correct? So such a normal timestamp appears and disappears off the agenda
> and could therefore be missed. What is the use-case of a normal timestamp -- one
> without DEADLINE or SCHEDULE?

They're meant to represent events which have no meaning before or after the
date. Good examples are appointments, TV programs, or a birthday date.

Best regards,
  Seb

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Sebastien Vauban