Re: [Orgmode] Newbie Questions

[Ian Barton]

Andrew M. Nuxoll wrote:
> Nick Dokos wrote:
> > Just an FYI (a nice one since Carsten said so :-): Carsten is the first
> > name, Dominik (no c) is the surname of the creator of Org-mode. And I
> > promise we'll be nice even after he comes back :-)
> >   
> Err, whoops!
> > So let me turn the question around: why do you need to both SCHEDULE
> > and DEADLINE the same item?
> >   
> In my mind, there is no conflict between scheduling and deadlining.  So, 
> I may be missing something.  In my case, I am scheduling myself to work 
> on an item that has a deadline.  I don't think that's an unusual 
> scenario.  For example, I have a grant proposal I need to have a draft 
> of by Monday (DEADLINE) but I've scheduled Thursday afternoon to work on 
> it.  By putting SCHEDULED on it means that it gets attention on that day 
> unless Murphy steps in.  If Murphy does, then I still have the benefit 
> of the DEADLINE to keep me apprised of my dire situation.
>
> An alternative (which I don't like) is to not use DEADLINE on a 
> SCHEDULED item.  Instead, I can just attach a second date to the item 
> and label it "deadline" or "drop dead date."  So, the best option I have 
> now is to ignore the double entry.  I was hoping there was a magic 
> variable(TM) for this like there was with the other issue.
> >  

You could specify a per deadline warning period. The example for the 
manual: DEADLINE: <2004-02-29 Sun -5d>, which will start prompting you 5 
days before the deadline. I use this to remind me that I need to start 
working on something which has a fixed deadline.

Ian.