Re: Feature Request: property for the time part of a timestamp.

[Jose Robins <jorobins@yahoo.com>]

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Carsten Dominik wrote:
> Hi Robin,
>
> On Jul 23, 2008, at 9:57 AM, Jose Robins wrote:
>
>> I've been extensively using column mode in the agenda buffer to plan 
>> my day/week. I have columns set up for scheduled and deadline. 
>> However, I was wondering if it'd be possible to expose just the 
>> "time" part of the scheduled timestamp as a property so that I could 
>> have a column for the time part of the timestamp (without the date). 
>> This would allow one to look @ the daily agenda and schedule time for 
>> tasks with just that column without bothering about the date (after 
>> all I'm already in today's agenda; so there is no need to see the date).
>
> This would in principle be possible of course, basically a filter when 
> displaying the column.
> But
>
>>
>>
>> Also if it'd be possible to sort the column view based on that 
>> column's contents it'd be great. That way, all the tasks will be 
>> sorted based on the time of the day that the task has been scheduled 
>> for. I guess I'm trying to use the column view similar to the time grid.
>
> This does not make sense becaue column view still uses the outline 
> structure of your file.  Why don't you just use the agenda or a 
> timeline view for this?
>
Hi Carsten,
I'm actually using the column view in the *agenda* buffer. Hence the 
request for a sort option. Let me see if the timeline view works similar 
to what I want

Thanks,
Jose
> - Carsten
>
>>
>>
>> Not sure if others' sort of planning methodology would benefit from 
>> this or not. I'm open to other ideas  that folks may feel is more 
>> efficient for achieving this as well.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jose
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