On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:36:42 +0100 Bastien <b...@altern.org> wrote: > Gijs Hillenius <g...@hillenius.net> writes: > > > But maybe I should not :-). But here goes: I plan to start working on > > an item by date X -> schedule stamp. The item has a deadline, so -> > > deadline. > > For that I use `org-deadline-warning-days'. I start the deadline when > it shows up in my agenda. The default value for this is 14, but you can > set a value for each deadline like this:
I'm all on Gijs' side in using SCHEDULED and DEADLINE just the way he does. A deadline warning for me describes some different kind of animal. Nevertheless: If both SCHEDULED and DEADLINE passed by and no work was done either there was no real deadline or there is a new deadline or now you're allowed to remove the task silently. :-) Detlef > > DEADLINE: <2004-02-29 Sun -10d> > > Meaning that you should start the deadline 10 days before the deadline. > > ,----[ (info "(org)Deadlines and scheduling") ] > | You can specify a different lead time for warnings for a specific > | deadlines using the following syntax. Here is an example with a > | warning period of 5 days `DEADLINE: <2004-02-29 Sun -5d>'. > `---- > > HTH, > > -- > Bastien > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >
