From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: Clocking in emits an error Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:14:22 -0400 Message-ID: <3941.1339035262@alphaville> References: Reply-To: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:55118) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ScSFD-0007ah-BE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:14:40 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ScSFB-00021m-HP for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:14:38 -0400 Received: from g4t0017.houston.hp.com ([15.201.24.20]:4119) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ScSFB-00021F-Cj for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2012 22:14:37 -0400 In-Reply-To: Message from Avery Chan of "Thu, 07 Jun 2012 01:57:22 -0000." 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@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Avery Chan Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Avery Chan wrote: > I have a plain list with checkboxes. I am trying to set a clock in time using > `C-c C-x C-i`. This emits this type of an error: > > byte-code: Before first headline at position 30 in buffer TODO.org > > Here is the text of my org file: > > ---START FILE--- > - [ ] Clean upstairs windows > - [ ] Lunch with Taylor > ---END FILE--- > > How do I get the clock to start timing? > > I get a similar error when I use `C-c C-x e` to set a time estimate. > > org-mode version: 7.8.09 > emacs version: 24.0.92.1 > MacOS X 10.7.4 > > Does it go away if you add a headline? ---START FILE--- * Tasks for clocking - [ ] Clean upstairs windows - [ ] Lunch with Taylor ---END FILE--- Nick