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Re: [O] Seeking advice on timeline project


From: Simon Thum
Subject: Re: [O] Seeking advice on timeline project
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2012 13:32:43 +0200
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Hi Alan,

I would probably put the approximate date first, i.e. NOT an org date, but simply a _sorteable_ 2001 or 2002-03 and then use C-c ^ to establish the timeline. (I do not check how well this bodes with the syntax I suggest! You need to find a sort-syntax combo that works.)

Later you can refile them to headings like 1990s and retain internal orderability.

HTH,

Simon

On 07/20/2012 08:34 PM, Alan E. Davis wrote:
I am reconstructing events during over 40 years of my life.   I have a
capture template as follows, that isn't working out well:

        ("t" "Timeline " entry (file+headline "Timeline.org" "Timeline
Incoming ") "*
    %^{Salient Event}
          %?
         Captured:  %U" :prepend t  :unnarrowed t)

One would rather would like to use a the date entry (calendar display)
interface; however, in many cases, I can, at least immediately, only
remember the year, or month and year.  Suggestions would be appreciated,
how to organize such a project.   And, how to integrate a date with only
a year into a timeline, as well as month and year, and specific dates.

The answer is not obvious to me.

Alan Davis




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