From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: Timestamp question Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:12:46 -0400 Message-ID: <87skhmxywh.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> References: <1246029052.2831.55.camel@lat-ws.turk.com> 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 1MKMTW-0001Zh-At for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:13:02 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MKMTS-0001ZV-SU for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:13:01 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=51342 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MKMTS-0001ZS-NH for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:12:58 -0400 Received: from mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org ([204.13.248.72]:60259) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MKMTS-0000RF-Fy for Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:12:58 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1246029052.2831.55.camel@lat-ws.turk.com> (Louis A. Turk's message of "Fri\, 26 Jun 2009 23\:10\:52 +0800") 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: lou@dayspringpublisher.com Cc: Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org "Louis A. Turk" writes: > I've been using org-mode for several weeks now, and like it very much. > Many thanks to the developers! > > The following doesn't work, but will give you an idea of what I'm trying > to do. > > Meeting <%%(diary-float t 2 1) 13:00>--<%%(diary-float t 2 1) 15:00 +1m > +3d> > > 1. I need a repeating time/date range for the first Tuesday of each > month, with a 3 day warning period before the meeting. > > 2. I would also like a reminder window to pop up 15 minutes before the > meeting starts. > > 3. My ultimate goal is to have a report tell me how many hours are left > in a work week after all the hours consumed by meetings and other > non-project activities are subtracted. > > Are these things possible? If yes, how? This works: * TODO Meeting DEADLINE: <%%(diary-float t 5 4) 21:30>--<%%(diary-float t 2 1) 22:00 +1m -3d> You'll need to set up appt for your 15 minute reminder. I get mine 12 minutes before as set up by appt-message-warning-time. appt only beeps the terminal bell but there are other reminder setups available -- but I haven't tried any of them. Appt works for me. HTH, Bernt