--- yagtd.old.py	2009-09-05 17:41:24.000000000 +0200
+++ yagtd.py	2009-09-05 17:41:45.000000000 +0200
@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@
 
             # And, replace it into the to-do list
             self.todo[i] = task
+            
+            # And, set the start date if none
+            self.do_append("%d S:%s" % (idx, datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")))
 
     def _search(self, regexp, completed=False, quiet=False):
         """Retrieve tasks matching given regexp.
