On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 11:12 AM, SW <sabrewo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think what the OP wanted (and what lead me to this thread) is an advanced > warning for *scheduled* items. For example, I'd like to know on the Friday > before that I have a scheduled item starting on the Monday. To do this I > SCHEDULE the item to Monday and then also set a DEADLINE for Monday, which > will > obviously warn be in advance. I'm not unhappy with this solution, but I was > wondering if there were an alternative.
<http://orgmode.org/manual/Deadlines-and-scheduling.html#Deadlines-and-scheduling> ... Important: Scheduling an item in Org mode should not be understood in the same way that we understand scheduling a meeting. Setting a date for a meeting is just a simple appointment, you should mark this entry with a simple plain timestamp, to get this item shown on the date where it applies. This is a frequent misunderstanding by Org users. In Org mode, scheduling means setting a date when you want to start working on an action item. ... -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.
