From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: dates before 1970 Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:40:33 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87ei6en127.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> <5422.1299798393@alphaville.usa.hp.com> <87hbbaoy6l.fsf@gnu.org> <87y64i6awo.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=40960 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Pz33V-0006Gj-1j for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:23:10 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pz33S-00010l-QO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:23:08 -0400 Received: from mail-ey0-f169.google.com ([209.85.215.169]:36871) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Pz33S-00010b-LX for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:23:06 -0400 Received: by eyh6 with SMTP id 6so1529824eyh.0 for ; Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:23:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87y64i6awo.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> 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: Eric S Fraga Cc: Bastien Guerry , "nicholas.dokos@hp.com Dokos" , Emacs Org mode mailing list Hi Bastien, please let me know if you want this patch installed. - Carsten On 13.3.2011, at 21:08, Eric S Fraga wrote: > Carsten Dominik writes: >=20 > [...] >=20 >> 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 >=20 > Thanks Carsten. >=20 > [...] >=20 >> 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. >=20 > 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! >=20 > Thanks again, > eric >=20 > --=20 > : Eric S Fraga (GnuPG: 0xC89193D8FFFCF67D) in Emacs 24.0.50.1 > : using Org-mode version 7.5 (release_7.5.32.gdf26.dirty)