From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Sven Bretfeld" Subject: Re: New iCalendar import script Date: 1 Feb 2012 09:45:05 +0100 Message-ID: <87d39z3pta.fsf@gmx.ch> References: <4F25A732.7040704@gmx.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:44238) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RsVoZ-0001zc-5A for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:45:20 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RsVoS-000344-Ga for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:45:14 -0500 Received: from mi.ruhr-uni-bochum.de ([134.147.64.33]:56327 helo=mx5.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RsVoS-00033I-74 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:45:08 -0500 In-Reply-To: <4F25A732.7040704@gmx.de> (Simon Thum's message of "Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:08:18 +0100") 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: Simon Thum Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Dear Simon Thank you very much for publishing this script. I have no time to test it right now, but I will do so in a few days. Sven Simon Thum writes: > Hi all, > > I've written an iCalendar import script in ruby (I know, not emacs > lisp, but at the least I should let you be aware). > > I think it's an improvement over the awk script, so you may consider > mentioning it in the appropriate places. See > > https://github.com/simonthum/ical2org > > It has more complete iCalendar support, in particular repeating dates > and Todos. Likely it is easier to adapt to individual requirements. > Also, it works under windows and linux - my win32 awk was missing key > functionality for the script (mktimestamp, IIRC). > > I'm not particularly attached to CC-BY or github, so if you think a > more appropriate long-term place would be orgmode.org then we'll > probably find a way. > > It's in its early stages, for example I'm quite unsure about the > timezone support, so feedback is more than welcome! > > Cheers, > > Simon