* Multiply alerts for icalendar export @ 2019-09-09 19:41 Mikhail Skorzhinskii 2020-02-12 8:46 ` Bastien 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Mikhail Skorzhinskii @ 2019-09-09 19:41 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode Hi, I am user of ox-icalendar package and I have a question about generating reminders in icalendar files. Documentation says that proper way to configure reminders is using org-icalendar-alarm-time variable and setting APPT_WARNTIME property in cases when pre-entry customization required. I am happy with current functionality but in rare cases I'd like to have more reminders per entry. Like many other PIMs allows this today. E.g. I'd like to have at least 3 reminders for my flight appointments. So to be extra sure and do not to miss my plain :-) My reading of ox-icalendar code clearly indicates that there no easy way to achieve that. It looks like ox-icalendar always generate only one reminder or no reminders at all. But I am not an expert of org-mode export engine and possibly there are ways to do this? May be somehow extending this export engine? Also may be there any thrid-party org to icalenadar export engines that are a bit more flexible and configurable on that matter? Mikhail Skorzhinskii ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Multiply alerts for icalendar export 2019-09-09 19:41 Multiply alerts for icalendar export Mikhail Skorzhinskii @ 2020-02-12 8:46 ` Bastien 2020-02-12 10:19 ` Fraga, Eric 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Bastien @ 2020-02-12 8:46 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Mikhail Skorzhinskii; +Cc: emacs-orgmode Hi Mikhail, Mikhail Skorzhinskii <mskorzhinskiy@eml.cc> writes: > I am happy with current functionality but in rare cases I'd like to have > more reminders per entry. Like many other PIMs allows this > today. E.g. I'd like to have at least 3 reminders for my flight > appointments. So to be extra sure and do not to miss my plain :-) Perhaps adding three different appointments to get three alerts is good enough? 2 cents of course... -- Bastien ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Multiply alerts for icalendar export 2020-02-12 8:46 ` Bastien @ 2020-02-12 10:19 ` Fraga, Eric 2020-02-13 10:31 ` Mikhail Skorzhinskii 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: Fraga, Eric @ 2020-02-12 10:19 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Bastien; +Cc: Mikhail Skorzhinskii, emacs-orgmode On Wednesday, 12 Feb 2020 at 09:46, Bastien wrote: > Perhaps adding three different appointments to get three alerts is > good enough? Noting, of course, that you can have multiple time stamps (active ones in this case) associated with a single heading. I do this every so often. -- : Eric S Fraga via Emacs 28.0.50, Org release_9.3.2-199-ga557cf ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Multiply alerts for icalendar export 2020-02-12 10:19 ` Fraga, Eric @ 2020-02-13 10:31 ` Mikhail Skorzhinskii 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Mikhail Skorzhinskii @ 2020-02-13 10:31 UTC (permalink / raw) To: emacs-orgmode; +Cc: Bastien, Fraga, Eric Fraga, Eric <e.fraga@ucl.ac.uk> writes: > Noting, of course, that you can have multiple time stamps (active ones > in this case) associated with a single heading. I do this every so > often. Although it would be wonderful thing to have, but it does not affect exported icalendar file. I was expecting that multiply time stamps will result into multiply icalendar entries with different times, but instead I got two entries with bottom time. I.e. this: #+begin_example ,* some entry SCHEDULED: <2020-02-13 Thu 07:30> SCHEDULED: <2020-02-13 Thu 07:20> #+end_example Will result into two icalendar entries: 1. some entry with time 07:20 2. some entry with time 07:20 Bastien <bzg@gnu.org> writes: > Perhaps adding three different appointments to get three alerts is > good enough? > > 2 cents of course... Yes, I resolved this by having sub-headings with the reminders. This way I liked it even more then just casually having multiply reminders. 1. I can name each reminder individually. This way it takes no effort to undetrstand what this alarm is about. 2. Every heading can carry individual notes. And since these reminders are time dependent, notes that are really relevant right now are more accessible. This is especially valuable when you're in hurry and don't have much time to go through your notes. Just tap to the calendar entry and carry on. 3. Since calendars are stored locally, you don't need internet to have all this information and to recieve these reminders. (This is complain about some city commuting applications and the way how push notifications work). 4. For events that are often recurring this function is very helpful: ~(org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift)~ (aka ~C-c C-x c~). It fixes times not only on top-most heading but in all sub-headings as well. And unlike recurring timestamps, this way every event can have some slight differences for this specific day: changes in time table, location or even complete cancelation. Here is an example for the reference. I'm trying to show most of the possibilties of this approach. #+begin_example ,* Flight to Wonderland :transport: SCHEDULED: <2020-02-13 Thu 10:00-12:30> Terminal 2 Bookin code: AABBCC ,** Train to airport ,*** Route S9 SCHEDULED: <2020-02-13 Thu 06:50> ,*** Route S9 SCHEDULED: <2020-02-13 Thu 07:10> ,** Bus to train station ,*** Bus 512 [bus stop: Fluffy road] SCHEDULED: <2020-02-13 Thu 06:30> ,*** Bus 1024 [bus stop: Cozy park] SCHEDULED: <2020-02-13 Thu 06:45> ,** Taxi from airport SCHEDULED: <2020-02-13 Thu 12:30-13:30> ;; :LOCATION: will be exported as a special field and you can later click and choose which app to use: maps \ taxi app \ public transport app \ etc :PROPERTIES: :LOCATION: Кримс, Замок Красной Королевы, 12, кв. 7 :END: Should be around 20€ \ 1400₽ Crims, Fortress of the Red Queen, 12, apt. 7 ,** Lecture SCHEDULED: <2020-02-13 Thu 14:00-17:00> ;; Phone numbers usually can be also clicked in most apps. Helpful if you don't want to pollute your phone book Prof. Fortran <phone number> Room 404 #+end_example ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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