From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Suvayu Ali Subject: Re: org-agenda-show-current-time-in-grid and automatic refresh Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:33:07 -0800 Message-ID: <20110112133307.4705f99a@bhishma.homelinux.net> References: <87fwsyyfcr.fsf@gmail.com> <20110111231909.2338897e@bhishma.homelinux.net> <23120.1294820624@gamaville.dokosmarshall.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=34317 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Pd8Jh-0002wU-ER for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:33:18 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pd8Jg-0002z7-Bt for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:33:17 -0500 Received: from mail-bw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.214.41]:58002) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pd8Jg-0002yj-72 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:33:16 -0500 Received: by bwz16 with SMTP id 16so1049814bwz.0 for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:33:14 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <23120.1294820624@gamaville.dokosmarshall.org> 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: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, Kiwon Um Hi Nick, On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:23:44 -0500 Nick Dokos wrote: > You can probably use run-with-timer or run-with-idle-timer to do > things like this, but I'm with Detlef Steuer: pressing 'g' in the > agenda to refresh it is simple and does not consume any extra > resources - you do it when you need to and it's done. I just find the > idea of running a timer in order to update a time line in the agenda > every once in a while somewhat distasteful, but maybe it's just me. Thanks for the hint. I tried it, works fine. But on reflecting on it some more, I agree with you seems an overkill specially when a simple g does the job. -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.