From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matt Lundin Subject: Re: org-bbdb-birthday reminder Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:55:15 -0500 Message-ID: <871tf89qh8.fsf@fastmail.fm> References: <87a8ufdqte.fsf@free.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47258) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZPd3R-0007So-3r for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:55:21 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZPd3N-0005Sw-RS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:55:21 -0400 Received: from out3-smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.27]:45261) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZPd3N-0005SM-LY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:55:17 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87a8ufdqte.fsf@free.fr> (Julien Cubizolles's message of "Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:41:17 +0200") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Julien Cubizolles Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Julien Cubizolles writes: > I'm using org-bbdb-anniversaries to use the bbdb-anniversaries. At the > moment, it only displays the birthdays of the day. How can I generate a > reminder for a few days before the actual birthday=C2=A0? This is not possible at the moment with bbdb-anniversaries.=20 For advanced reminders of birthdays and the like, you could use a diary-sexp: %%(diary-remind '(org-anniversary 1996 8 20) -7) Someone turns %s Best, Matt