From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: William Case Subject: Prompted by "How to export a Timeline?" thread. Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:09:27 -0400 Message-ID: <1190308167.2687.236.camel@CASE> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IYPVu-0007XH-70 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:08:30 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IYPVt-0007W7-Ab for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:08:29 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IYPVt-0007Vz-7P for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:08:29 -0400 Received: from smtp104.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([206.190.36.82]) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IYPVs-0003p0-Lb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:08:28 -0400 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Emacs Orgmode Hi; Ten days ago, I sent the following question to the Emacs Users list and got no response. Obviously it was the wrong list. Since the question concerns integrating orgmode and calendar as a printout, perhaps this list is more appropriate. "I think I am about to undertake the biggest emacs task I have tried so far and would like some pointers about how best to go about it. "I want to create a print out that reflects a summary of my emacs Calendar, TODO lists and Address Book. I still work with a folded piece of paper in my hip or shirt pocket. I find electronic PIMs get in the way of a face-to-face meetings. It is easier and more interactive with people to write to-do's, future appointments etc. on paper in front of them than have them sit there losing the focus of the meeting while I try to enter electronic data. "In any case, to do this, should I just write functions that: 1. create new buffers for two sided printing, 2. insert data from different emacs progams, 3. formatted the way I want, 4. then print. "Is this basically a formatting problem or is it a printing problem ? Are there any gotchas have to look out for? Is there a better way? Does something like this already exist? "I want to use emacs because all the other PIMs I have looked at do not create the exact printout I want, and I like the possibility that emacs provides of making adjustments to the presentation of data. "Details (if anyone is interested): both sides in landscape, 1st side a five week daily graphic calendar - starting with the week of the current date - include headlines of appointments for that week and the next four, - leaving room to write or pencil in future appointments 2nd side - trifold with three panels, First panel - Appointments for the day or the week (depending on which I choose, i.e. how busy I am). Second panel - contact names and phone numbers for the appointments scheduled for that day or week. Third panel - TODO list modifiable as in options available in orgmode. "I want to keep the graphics as simple as possible, just enough to show divisions etc. so as not to obscure any handwritten notes I may write on it during the course of the day. "I would print this out on one sheet of paper, both sides, fold it along the two trifold dividers, then fold it in half and carry it in my hip or shirt pocket. It would be covered by hand written notes by the end of the day or week, which I would then enter into the appropriate emacs Calendar appointments, TODO, Contacts or notes. "Is this too big of a challenge for someone who has never built a function bigger than something for a simple key binding?" -- Regards Bill