Re: [Orgmode] FR: toggling timestamps active/inactive

[Carsten Dominik]

On Oct 16, 2007, at 18:22, Adam Spiers wrote:

> Rick Moynihan (address@hidden) wrote:
> > Adam Spiers wrote:
> > > Hi Carsten,
> > >
> > > Another simple idea - subject line is pretty much self-explanatory I
> > > think: would be great to be able to toggle timestamps between [] and
> > > <>.
> > >
> > > Why?  Say I have an event in my diary.org file, and am subsequently
> > > told my presence at the event is no longer necessary.  Consequently I
> > > would like to keep it in the file for reference, to track colleagues'
> > > movements or in case my presence is re-required, but I don't want the
> > > event to appear in the agenda.
> > >
> > > By the way, I probably could have coded this in the time it took to
> > > write the mail, but I thought that until I've sent a piece of paper 
> > > to
> > > the FSF assigning rights for code contributed to org-mode and emacs,
> > > it would be better to let Carsten write it.  Is that correct or 
> > > flawed
> > > thinking?
> >
> > This seems like a good idea.  Another related one occurred to me today
> > (if it's necessary) which is toggling between the two list indicators.
> >
> > e.g.
> >
> > - foo
> > - bar
> >   - baz |<-- Point

This cammand does exist, it is `C-c -'.

> > Calling the toggle-list-indicator function at the point will cause the
> > list indicator to change from a - to a + (and vice versa).
>
> Nice idea!  Or even between - and *** at the current level.  Maybe
> that should cycle.  Or maybe there are already existing keybindings
> which distinguish between new - and *** entries?  M-RET doesn't always
> DWIM, personally.

When you are in a list, M-RET makes the next list item, C-u M-RET makes
the next section, and C-RET does the same - even if for different 
reasons.

In what sense does M-RET not DWYM?

- Carsten