On Mon, 12 Nov 2012, Nick Dokos wrote: > Jude DaShiell <jdash...@shellworld.net> 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 <jdash...@shellworld.net> 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.
