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Fix date prompt documentation 

* doc/org.texi: Explain that date/time information at read-date prompt should
start at the beginning, not anywhere in the middle of a long string.
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Carsten Dominik 2012-10-15 08:38:54 +02:00
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@ -5630,10 +5630,9 @@ the following column).
@vindex org-read-date-prefer-future
When Org mode prompts for a date/time, the default is shown in default
date/time format, and the prompt therefore seems to ask for a specific
format. But it will in fact accept any string containing some date and/or
time information, and it is really smart about interpreting your input. You
can, for example, use @kbd{C-y} to paste a (possibly multi-line) string
copied from an email message. Org mode will find whatever information is in
format. But it will in fact accept date/time information in a variety of
formats. Generally, the information should start at the beginning of the
string. Org mode will find whatever information is in
there and derive anything you have not specified from the @emph{default date
and time}. The default is usually the current date and time, but when
modifying an existing timestamp, or when entering the second stamp of a