From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Paul Rudin Subject: Re: org-schedule vs org-time-stamp Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2013 20:43:46 +0100 Message-ID: <87li2x3m6l.fsf@no-fixed-abode.cable.virginmedia.net> References: <87pps93nvd.fsf@no-fixed-abode.cable.virginmedia.net> <86vc21swmt.fsf@somewhere.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org To: emacs-orgmode-mXXj517/zsQ@public.gmane.org "Sebastien Vauban" writes: > Paul Rudin, > > Paul Rudin wrote: >> I'm not clear on how these two are intended to be used. The former >> prefixes the timestamp with "SCHEDULED:" but I'm not sure what practical >> consequences this has. Items appear in the agenda either way. > > You should absolutely read the chapter 8 ("Dates and Times") of the Org > manual. > > In summary, active timestamps only will appear on the day of the timestamp. > It's good for meetings or birthdays or events that naturally only occur at a > certain day. > > SCHEDULED timestamps indicate when you want to start working on a task. Such > items will appear every day, on and on, in your agenda until you mark them > done. > Ah yes, I see. Thanks.