How to set a date relative to the original date?

How to set a date relative to the original date?

[Wanrong Lin]

Hi,

I read the tutorial on
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/org_dates/
about how to use dates. The tutorial says I can use "++3d" to indicate 
"3 days after the default date". My understanding is the default date is 
the original date in the schedule.

So, if I do a "C-c C-s" and input "++3d" on the following,

* MAYBE A test
  SCHEDULED: <2008-02-11 Mon>

I should get

* MAYBE A test
  SCHEDULED: <2008-02-13 Wed>

But I found "++3d" produces the same result as "+3d", which is 3 days 
after today.

I remember quite a while ago people had some discussion on this and 
"++3d" was invented then. Did I miss anything in my usage of this 
feature? Thanks.

Wanrong

Re: How to set a date relative to the original date?

[Bastien Guerry]

Hi Wanrong,

Wanrong Lin <wanrong.lin@gmail.com> writes:

> * MAYBE A test
>  SCHEDULED: <2008-02-13 Wed>
>
> But I found "++3d" produces the same result as "+3d", which is 3 days
> after today.

AFAIK, the difference between +2d and ++2d is only relevant when
*editing* the timestamp at point -- not when rescheduling with C-c C-s. 

Maybe this should be the case.

-- 
Bastien

-- 
Bastien

Re: How to set a date relative to the original date?

[Wanrong Lin]

Bastien Guerry wrote:
> Hi Wanrong,
>
> Wanrong Lin <wanrong.lin@gmail.com> writes:
>
>   
>> * MAYBE A test
>>  SCHEDULED: <2008-02-13 Wed>
>>
>> But I found "++3d" produces the same result as "+3d", which is 3 days
>> after today.
>>     
>
> AFAIK, the difference between +2d and ++2d is only relevant when
> *editing* the timestamp at point -- not when rescheduling with C-c C-s. 
>
> Maybe this should be the case.
>
>   
I tried again, and yes only with "C-c ." on an existing timestamp will 
the "++2d" work.
I agree it would be nice if this also works on "C-c C-s" and "C-c C-d", 
without changing the behavior of pressing "RET" after the prompt, which 
will set the date to today.

Wanrong

Re: How to set a date relative to the original date?

[Carsten Dominik]

Fixed, thanks.

- Carsten

On Mar 11, 2008, at 10:26 PM, Wanrong Lin wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I read the tutorial on
> http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/GTD/org_dates/
> about how to use dates. The tutorial says I can use "++3d" to  
> indicate "3 days after the default date". My understanding is the  
> default date is the original date in the schedule.
>
> So, if I do a "C-c C-s" and input "++3d" on the following,
>
> * MAYBE A test
> SCHEDULED: <2008-02-11 Mon>
>
> I should get
>
> * MAYBE A test
> SCHEDULED: <2008-02-13 Wed>
>
> But I found "++3d" produces the same result as "+3d", which is 3  
> days after today.
>
> I remember quite a while ago people had some discussion on this and  
> "++3d" was invented then. Did I miss anything in my usage of this  
> feature? Thanks.
>
> Wanrong
>
>
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