Re: [O] modify/edit a org-time-stamp
On Thursday, 16 Feb 2017 at 15:42, Uwe Brauer wrote: > I found out that org-toggle-time-stamp-overlays is a very good > solution, I toggle the overlay off, edit and toggle it on. Ah, of course org would have such a solution. I didn't even think that would be possible. Sigh. Thanks, eric -- : Eric S Fraga (0xFFFCF67D), Emacs 26.0.50.1, Org release_9.0.4-242-g2c27b8 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [O] modify/edit a org-time-stamp
> Uwe Brauer writes: > If I had known about custom time formats, maybe I *would* have pointed > that out to you ;-), but I didn't (I've never used them): it was Bingo > who divined the cause of your problem. Right. I hit the reply message on the wrong message, sorry Bingo and thanks again.
Re: [O] modify/edit a org-time-stamp
>>> "Eric" == Eric S Fraga writes: > On Thursday, 16 Feb 2017 at 11:18, Uwe Brauer wrote: >> Thanks very much for pointing this out to me. This is precisely my >> situation. I see what I can do, maybe I turn customization off. > I ended up turning customisation of timestamp presentation off as it was > just too annoying for just this reason. Pity but understandable as the > customisations allowed are too general to provide a consistent interface > for adjustments, I would guess. I found out that org-toggle-time-stamp-overlays is a very good solution, I toggle the overlay off, edit and toggle it on.
Re: [O] modify/edit a org-time-stamp
Uwe Brauer writes: >> On February 15, 2017 4:06:03 AM GMT+05:30, Nick Dokos > wrote: > >> If custom time format is specified, the time field is not editable in >> the usual ways like S-up, S-down, or text editing. See if symptoms are >> like http://orgmode.org/org.html#Custom-time-format. > > Thanks very much for pointing this out to me. This is precisely my > situation. I see what I can do, maybe I turn customization off. > If I had known about custom time formats, maybe I *would* have pointed that out to you ;-), but I didn't (I've never used them): it was Bingo who divined the cause of your problem. -- Nick
Re: [O] modify/edit a org-time-stamp
On Thursday, 16 Feb 2017 at 11:18, Uwe Brauer wrote: > Thanks very much for pointing this out to me. This is precisely my > situation. I see what I can do, maybe I turn customization off. I ended up turning customisation of timestamp presentation off as it was just too annoying for just this reason. Pity but understandable as the customisations allowed are too general to provide a consistent interface for adjustments, I would guess. -- : Eric S Fraga (0xFFFCF67D), Emacs 26.0.50.1, Org release_9.0.4-242-g2c27b8 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [O] modify/edit a org-time-stamp
> On February 15, 2017 4:06:03 AM GMT+05:30, Nick Dokos wrote: > If custom time format is specified, the time field is not editable in > the usual ways like S-up, S-down, or text editing. See if symptoms are > like http://orgmode.org/org.html#Custom-time-format. Thanks very much for pointing this out to me. This is precisely my situation. I see what I can do, maybe I turn customization off. Uwe
Re: [O] modify/edit a org-time-stamp
On February 15, 2017 4:06:03 AM GMT+05:30, Nick Dokos wrote: >Uwe Brauer writes: > >> Hi >> >> I have an org file which is full of time-stamps from last year stuff >> like <2016-11-14 Sat>. I thought I could easily modify/edit the time >> stamp but I cannot, every time I move the cursor into such a stamp, I >> cannot edit as I wish. It looks as if that entry is somehow blocked. >> >You mean you cannot change it at all? > >> Of course I could switch the mode say to text mode and then edit the >> entry, but what could I do within orgmode? >> >You should be able to change it with ordinary editing commands (it's >just >text, albeit with text properties). Or you could do S- >on >individual fields to change them (that runs org-timestamp-up/down which >knows e.g. to increment the year when the month is incremented from 12 >to >1 and also knows to change the name of the day of the week). > >-- >Nick If custom time format is specified, the time field is not editable in the usual ways like S-up, S-down, or text editing. See if symptoms are like http://orgmode.org/org.html#Custom-time-format.
Re: [O] modify/edit a org-time-stamp
Uwe Brauer writes: > Hi > > I have an org file which is full of time-stamps from last year stuff > like <2016-11-14 Sat>. I thought I could easily modify/edit the time > stamp but I cannot, every time I move the cursor into such a stamp, I > cannot edit as I wish. It looks as if that entry is somehow blocked. > You mean you cannot change it at all? > Of course I could switch the mode say to text mode and then edit the > entry, but what could I do within orgmode? > You should be able to change it with ordinary editing commands (it's just text, albeit with text properties). Or you could do S- on individual fields to change them (that runs org-timestamp-up/down which knows e.g. to increment the year when the month is incremented from 12 to 1 and also knows to change the name of the day of the week). -- Nick
