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Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables
From: |
Jude DaShiell |
Subject: |
Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables |
Date: |
Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:43:39 -0500 (EST) |
On Mon, 12 Nov 2012, Nick Dokos wrote:
> Jude DaShiell <address@hidden> 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
>
>
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jude <address@hidden>
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.
- [O] things I don't understand about tables, Jude DaShiell, 2012/11/12
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Nick Dokos, 2012/11/12
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Jude DaShiell <=
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Nick Dokos, 2012/11/13
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Jude DaShiell, 2012/11/13
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Jude DaShiell, 2012/11/13
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Nick Dokos, 2012/11/13
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Jude DaShiell, 2012/11/13
- Re: [O] things I don't understand about tables, Nick Dokos, 2012/11/13