Re: [O] Newbie question

[Julian Burgos]

Hi Ken,

If you do  <C-u C-c .> you will get an active timestamp with date and 
time. <C-u C-c !> will give you an inactive timestamp with date and time.
I also have this code in my .emacs file, so whenever I create a headline 
I get an inactive timestamp automatically.  It should be easy to change 
to get an active timestamp if you want.

;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;Creating new headlines insert inactive timestamps automatically

(defun bh/insert-inactive-timestamp ()
(interactive)
(org-insert-time-stamp nil t t nil nil nil))

(defun bh/insert-heading-inactive-timestamp ()
(save-excursion
(org-return)
(org-cycle)
(bh/insert-inactive-timestamp)))

(add-hook 'org-insert-heading-hook 'bh/insert-heading-inactive-timestamp)
;-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Enjoy!

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Julian Mariano Burgos, PhD
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On 02/08/2013 12:50 PM, Ken wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am a relative newbie to org-mode. Right now I use it for todo lists, I
> use it in conjunction with the diary, and I use it for
> journaling/note-taking. I am sure I am only using it fo a quarter or
> less of what it can be used for. Anyway, my question is rather simple.
> <CTRL-.> will allow you to insert a date. However, in my journal I use a
> full timestamp. Is there any way using a defined set of keys to insert a
> current TIMESTAMP on an entry (say as in a journal entry)?
>
> Thank you
> Ken