From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Richard G Riley Subject: Re: Re: icalender export: limited number of repeated events Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:39:55 +0200 Message-ID: <4xej6w5oqs.fsf@richardriley.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K8a7Z-0007qd-2j for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:17:09 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K8a7X-0007pz-6E for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:17:07 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=41014 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K8a7X-0007pw-3f for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:17:07 -0400 Received: from mx20.gnu.org ([199.232.41.8]:30863) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K8ZOn-0007ak-Hq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:30:53 -0400 Received: from an-out-0708.google.com ([209.85.132.248]) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K8Ybc-0005WA-M5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:40:04 -0400 Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id c38so1048613ana.84 for ; Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:39:59 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (knubee@gmail.com's message of "Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:35:59 +0000 (UTC)") 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: knubee Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org knubee writes: >> However, I did not know that the icalendar format actually supported >> something like UNTIL in the RRULE line. So maybe we could teach the Org >> exporter a syntax for this and export it properly. However, I don't >> have a good idea for a syntax, and not much time to implement it now. > > ok. it does seem like a fairly standard thing to do with calendars (ie, to have > repeating events that end after a certain number -- or after a certain date). > perhaps, in the future, it is worth implementing something that allows org-mode > user to specify something lik: > > SCHEDULED: <2008-06-01 Sun +1w~10> ;repeats until 10 weeks after starting date > Possibly easier to bracket the extensions to the commonly understood date syntax. SCHEDULED: <2008-06-01 Sun +1w [*10]> ; 10 times at weekly intervals > or > > SCHEDULED: <2008-06-01 Sun +1w~2008-08-03> ;repeats until august 3 SCHEDULED: <2008-06-01 Sun +1w [->2008-08-03] > ;repeats upto and including until august 3 > > the actual symbols ("~") and syntax used above are probably bad, but hopefully > it captures the idea. > >> - When you are done, share this with us! > > it may be a bit beyond my abilities, but if i get something to work, i will > share it ;-) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode