From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jude DaShiell Subject: Re: things I don't understand about tables Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:43:39 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: References: <8650.1352765561@alphaville.americas.hpqcorp.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:47655) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TY4bP-00041f-24 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:43:46 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TY4bL-0002Ob-VI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:43:42 -0500 Received: from shellworld.net ([69.60.117.94]:58898 helo=server1.shellworld.net) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TY4bL-0002OV-QP for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:43:39 -0500 In-Reply-To: <8650.1352765561@alphaville.americas.hpqcorp.net> 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: Nick Dokos Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Mon, 12 Nov 2012, Nick Dokos wrote: > Jude DaShiell wrote: > > > Why is it when I try putting a date in this table using the calendar I get > > no date entered when in a blank field and hear the message: > > Before first headline at position 376 in buffer medlog.org > > > > How are you trying to insert the date? > > This error is usually produced because some function is trying to do an > org-back-to-heading, i.e. the function does not expect the table to be > at top level. In particular, C-c C-d (org-deadline) and C-c C-s (org-schedule) > *want* a headline and insert the scheduling information after the headline, > not in the table. > > OTOH, I tried entering a date into a table at top level with C-c . > which is bound to org-time-stamp, and the date gets inserted with no error > (and S-RET also works to increment the date in subsequent rows as > Michael Brand mentioned) > > Org-mode version 7.9.2 (release_7.9.2-577-gb0a051 @ /home/nick/elisp/org-mode/lisp/) > > Nick > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- jude Adobe fiend for failing to Flash First I try with c-c c-d that didn't get me into the calendar. Next I try with c-c . and that got me into the calendar and on current date. Unfortunately, c-b c-b failed to move me two days back from the current date. This is with emacs 24.x on debian.