On Jul 28, 2011, at 3:47 AM, Bastien wrote: > Allow relative time when scheduling/adding a deadline > ====================================================== > > You can now use relative duration strings like "-2d" or "++3w" > when calling =org-schedule= or =org-deadline=: it will schedule > (or set the deadline for) the item respectively two days before > today and three weeks after the current timestamp, if any. > > You can use this programmatically: =(org-schedule nil "+2d")= > will work on the current entry. > > You can also use this while (bulk-)rescheduling and > (bulk-)resetting the deadline of (several) items from the agenda. > > Thanks to Memnon Anon for a heads up about this!
Thank you to both Memnon and Bastien. This feature alone has already made a difference to me and my colleagues. Orgmode and its contributors continue to astound me. — Michael Nonprofit News http://nonprofitnews.org
