emacs org-agenda - missing all the daily details for tasks

Question

For emacs25 (emacs 25.2.2 on ubuntu 17.10), I am not able to get org-agenda-list working. org-timeline shows me details on a daily basis, but org-agenda-list just lists the names of the days and there are no details listed.

I have the following .emacs (simplified down to one line to track down why org-agenda is not working - I know emacs reasonably well, but I am a first time user of org-mode)

(global-set-key "\C-ca" 'org-agenda)

and with an empty .emacs.d directory, when I run org-agenda-list for the following example:

* Tasks
** DONE [#A] do this y'day
SCHEDULED: <2018-03-22 Thu>
** TODO [#A] do this tomorrow
SCHEDULED: <2018-03-24 Sat>
** TODO [#A] this task is not scheduled
** TODO [#B] scheduled for today, priority B
SCHEDULED: <2018-03-23 Fri>
** IN PROGRESS [#A] scheduled today and deadline in 2 days
DEADLINE: <2018-03-25 Sun> SCHEDULED: <2018-03-23 Fri>
** TODO [#A] deadline in 2 days and not scheduled
DEADLINE: <2018-03-25 Sun>
** TODO [#A] scheduled for monday
SCHEDULED: <2018-03-29 Thu>
** TODO [#C] do this today if I get time
SCHEDULED: <2018-03-23 Fri>
** TODO [#B] neither is this one
** TODO [#C] or this one
** TODO [#A] deadline in 10 days and not scheduled
DEADLINE: <2018-03-31 Sat>

I only see the week entries and it is missing all the details for the daily tasks

Week-agenda (W12):
Monday     19 March 2018 W12
Tuesday    20 March 2018
Wednesday  21 March 2018
Thursday   22 March 2018
Friday     23 March 2018
Saturday   24 March 2018
Sunday     25 March 2018

Where as org-timeline shows me the details for the daily tasks

Thursday   22 March 2018
  Scheduled:  DONE [#A] do this y'day
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Friday     23 March 2018
  Scheduled:  IN PROGRESS [#A] scheduled today and deadline in 2 days
  Scheduled:  TODO [#B] scheduled for today, priority B
  Scheduled:  TODO [#C] do this today if I get time
Saturday   24 March 2018
  Scheduled:  TODO [#A] do this tomorrow
Sunday     25 March 2018
  Deadline:   IN PROGRESS [#A] scheduled today and deadline in 2 days
  Deadline:   TODO [#A] deadline in 2 days and not scheduled

[... 4 empty days omitted]

Thursday   29 March 2018
  Scheduled:  TODO [#A] scheduled for monday
Friday     30 March 2018
Saturday   31 March 2018
  Deadline:   TODO [#A] deadline in 10 days and not scheduled

Q: How do I get org-agenda-list to work properly for me ?

Moreover after I installed

M-x package-install org-edna

based on some online advice, I also lost the org-timeline command, which I recovered via brute-force application of "apt remove emacs" and "apt install emacs".

Q: Can anyone explain to me why I had lost the org-timeline command ?

Thanks.

Check : C-h v org-agenda-files. If your file is not there use : M-x org-agenda-file-to-front. — aartist
@manandearth that gives the standard message: "Press key for an agenda command: < Buffer, subtree/region restriction -------------------------------- > Remove restriction a Agenda for current week or day e Export agenda views t List of all TODO entries T Entries with special TODO kwd m Match a TAGS/PROP/TODO query M Like m, but only TODO entries" — Ranjeet
and the pressing a, I expect gives the list with no entries, right? could you try the different options from the agenda menu? could you also try assigning a date to a header with C-c . and see if that shows in the list? — manandearth
BTW, org-timeline is obsolete. It was removed from the org-mode source base in Dec. 2016. It might still be available in the version you are using, but when you upgrade it's going to disappear. — NickD

aartist aartist · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-27T19:38:05

Check : C-h v org-agenda-files. If your file is not there then, while your file is opened in the buffer, use M-x org-agenda-file-to-front. Now try M-x org-agenda. You can check C-h v org-agenda-files again and you will find your file there.

emacs org-agenda - missing all the daily details for tasks

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