From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: dates before 1970 Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:08:39 +0000 Message-ID: <87y64i6awo.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> References: <87ei6en127.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <5422.1299798393@alphaville.usa.hp.com> <87hbbaoy6l.fsf@gnu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=53584 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PysPn-0000OL-B4 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:01:28 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PysPl-0005l6-SB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:01:26 -0400 Received: from vscane-b.ucl.ac.uk ([144.82.108.141]:38404) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pyrap-0003gW-5J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:08:47 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Carsten Dominik's message of "Sun, 13 Mar 2011 08:39:13 +0100") 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: Carsten Dominik Cc: Bastien Guerry , "nicholas.dokos@hp.com Dokos" , Emacs Org mode mailing list Carsten Dominik writes: [...] > I am attaching a patch which tries to implement some kind of a > solution for this problem. The patch introduces a new variable > which will allow you to use dates outside the safe range 1970-2037 Thanks Carsten. [...] > The patch also introduces a warning with a beep when Org has forced the year, > which, I think, was really the main concern in this thread. Yes, at least for me this is key. I can use diary sexps, as you say, for those dates that lie outside the range supported by emacs directly but I need to know when something strange happens! Thanks again, eric -- : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.50.1 : using Org-mode version 7.5 (release_7.5.32.gdf26.dirty)