From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matt Lundin Subject: Re: diary-remind, and org-agenda, and remember Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:16:05 -0400 Message-ID: <874oratbm2.fsf@fastmail.fm> References: <87hbva9ysd.fsf@zinc.branchcut.ath.cx> 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 1MlwXk-0006va-2K for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:11:24 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MlwXe-0006qq-Iw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:11:22 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=49192 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MlwXe-0006qi-9T for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:11:18 -0400 Received: from out1.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.25]:42158) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MlwXd-0000TH-Ps for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:11:18 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87hbva9ysd.fsf@zinc.branchcut.ath.cx> (Desmond Rivet's message of "Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:15:46 -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: Desmond Rivet Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Desmond Rivet writes: > > For example, this will work in an org file (the reminders show up on the > agenda): > > * Birthdays > %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 1 6 t) -14) Suzie's birthday. > %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 11 5 t) -14) John's birthday. > > But this will *not* work in an org file (the reminders do *not* show > up): > > * Birthdays > ** %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 1 6 t) -14) Suzie's birthday. > ** %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 11 5 t) -14) John's birthday. > > I'm using the latest orgmode from the repository. > > Anyway, this normally wouldn't be too much of a bother except that I'm > experimenting with org-remember to add the dates, and this seems to have > its own problems. > > (I was recently having trouble with using '%' signs in the org remember > templates, but this particular problem has been solved. Thanks!) > > For example, when I have this in my dates.org file: > > * Birthday > %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 1 6 t) -14) Suzie's birthday. > %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 11 5 t) -14) John's birthday. > > with a remember template that looks like this: > > (setq org-remember-templates > '( > ("Birthday" ?b "%\\%(diary-remind '(diary-date %^{Month} %^{Day} t) -%^{Remind days}) %^{Brief Description}%?" "~/pim/gtd/dates.org" "Birthdays") > ) > ) > > then I get this when I finish with C-c C-c: > > * Birthdays > %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 1 6 t) -14) Suzie's birthday. > %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 11 5 t) -14) John's birthday. > ** Thu Sep 10 19:06:55 2009 (%%(diary-remind '(diary-date 12 12 t) -12) 12) > %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 12 12 t) -12) 12 > I think org-remember automatically adds a heading for purposes of filing. Otherwise remember items could easily get lost. Would something like this work? --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- (setq org-remember-templates '( ("Birthday" ?b "* %^{Title}\n %\\%(diary-remind '(diary-date %^{Month} %^{Day} t) %^{Remind days}) %^{Brief Description}%?" "~/pim/gtd/dates.org" "Birthdays") ) ) --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- I'm wondering, though, whether it wouldn't be easier to navigate to the birthdays heading and simply kill, yank, and edit to create a new birthday, e.g., --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- * Birthday %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 1 6 t) -14) Suzie's birthday. %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 11 5 t) -14) John's birthday. %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 3 5 t) -14) George's birthday. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Adding George's birthday just took me only a few seconds. Best, Matt