From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Samuel Wales Subject: Re: Re: Feature request: Periodic events based on count of specific weekdays Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:48 -0700 Message-ID: <20524da70911201931o5e3eb25q94dfcef62ee5904e@mail.gmail.com> References: <87ws214lpo.fsf@benfinney.id.au> <87fx8p434f.fsf@benfinney.id.au> <87bpjc4u4i.fsf@benfinney.id.au> <87vdh6gmpc.fsf_-_@benfinney.id.au> <77D21500-F2A5-45AA-9490-660C4AA7EF07@gmail.com> <87r5rsdcuk.fsf@benfinney.id.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NBghW-0002UC-DV for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:54 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NBghS-0002Oq-2d for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:53 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=58205 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NBghR-0002Oh-Mf for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:49 -0500 Received: from mail-iw0-f174.google.com ([209.85.223.174]:62772) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NBghR-00038S-5w for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:49 -0500 Received: by iwn4 with SMTP id 4so2806310iwn.14 for ; Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:31:48 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87r5rsdcuk.fsf@benfinney.id.au> 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: Ben Finney Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 2009-11-20, Ben Finney wrote: > I'm happy to discuss different specifications; the latest one I proposed > was for discussion, and I'm not wedded to it. Is there a different > syntax that would make parsing easier, while still adding the feature > I've described? If this is done: For a discussion of making syntax simple, extensible, robust, quotable, nestable, pretty-printable, etc., see my posts on extensible syntax. Other keywords include "parsing risk" and "ID markers". ID markers use extensible syntax and thus provide examples. IMO: I am not convinced that timestamps should be resyntaxed unless other syntax problems can be solved at the same time. I already have to look up whether deadline warning goes before repeat or the other way around, and what the meanings of the different repeat types are, so, for me, timestamps are already pretty complicated. -- Q: How many CDC "scientists" does it take to change a lightbulb? A: You only think it's dark. [CDC has denied ME/CFS for 25 years] ================================================================= Retrovirus: http://www.wpinstitute.org/xmrv/xmrv_qa.html