Section 8.2 (node: Creating timestamps) of the info manual contains
the
following description:
`C-c .'
Prompt for a date and insert a corresponding time stamp. When the
cursor is at a previously used time stamp, it is updated to NOW.
When this command is used twice in succession, a time range is
inserted.
In my opinion, the second sentence does not correspond to the actual
operation. To see this, one can perform a test on a single-line org
file,
for example:
* TODO <2008-08-28 Thu> test todo item
We encounter (at least) the following types of behavior:
(1) point is within the timestamp, mouse cursor is either inside or
outside
(if inside, do not click). In that case entering `C-c .' will
result in
a timestamp update query, and hitting RETURN will produce no
change in
the timestamp.
(2) point is outside the timestamp, mouse cursor inside. In that
case the
`C-c .' command and RETURN will result in an updated timestamp at
the
point position while the original timestamp remains unchanged.
(3) point is within the timestamp. If after `C-c .' and the
timestamp query
one clicks on a date in the calendar, then the original timestamp
will
be changed to the selected date.
On examining the first two cases one concludes that the origin of
the problem
is quite simple: In Case (1) the default answer to the update query
is the
ORIGINAL VALUE OF TIMESTAMP while in Case (2) it is NOW. In my
opinion it
should be NOW in both cases. Case (3) does not require comment as the
corresponding behavior is expected.
Additionally, if the previously suggested change be accepted, I
propose that
the above description in the info manual be changed to the following:
`C-c .'
Prompt for a date and insert a corresponding time stamp. When the
point or mouse cursor is at a previously used time stamp, the
prompt
requests an updated value, and the latter is inserted at point
(default is NOW). When this command is used twice in succession, a
time range is inserted.
Regards,
bostjanv
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