Re: [O] Timestamp, deadline and scheduling clarification

[Nick Dokos]

SW <address@hidden> wrote:

> I'd like to clarify some of the usage of timestamps. Preceeding a timestamp 
> with
> DEADLINE or SCHEDULE gives extra functionality in the agenda. Omitting these
> keywords produces a normal timestamp which *appears* in the agenda but does 
> not
> trigger advanced warning before and does not continue to remind afterwards -- 
> is
> this correct? So such a normal timestamp appears and disappears off the agenda
> and could therefore be missed. What is the use-case of a normal timestamp -- 
> one
> without DEADLINE or SCHEDULE?
> 
> 

I use them for appointments (and they can have a repeater so they can be
used for periodic meetings e.g.). As you note they appear in the agenda,
so I can get a quick but comprehensive look for what's in store for the
day, but with a bit of configuration (see org-agenda-to-appt), they can
provide reminders using appt.el. Various setups have been described on
worg and on the ML, but they mostly differ in how they deliver the
notification: the basic mechanism is the same.

Nick