From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nikolaus Rath Subject: Re: Best practices to get reminders? Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2015 21:16:15 -0700 Message-ID: <87oan08tf4.fsf@vostro.rath.org> References: <87wq1o8xac.fsf@vostro.rath.org> <87sicc8wfo.fsf@gnusosa.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51577) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YfKvx-0003MY-TP for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:16:18 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YfKvw-0003k4-OV for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:16:17 -0400 Received: from ebox.rath.org ([2600:3c01::f03c:91ff:fe69:db07]:49750) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YfKvw-0003jr-Jn for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:16:16 -0400 Received: from vostro ([192.168.12.4] helo=vostro.rath.org) by ebox.rath.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YfKvv-0006DJ-Ni for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Apr 2015 04:16:16 +0000 In-Reply-To: <87sicc8wfo.fsf@gnusosa.net> (Carlos Sosa's message of "Mon, 06 Apr 2015 20:11:07 -0700") 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Apr 06 2015, Carlos Sosa wrote: > Nikolaus Rath writes: > >> How do other people handle this? Is everyone else opening and working on >> their org files daily so that this becomes a non-issue? > > Have you tried (org-agenda-to-appt) and (appt-activate t)? > If you do end up using those functions, and you're using Emacs 24.x, > checkout desktop notifications: > https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/Desktop-Notif= ications.html I am using Emacs 24, but I'm still not sure how how you are using this. For example, if you'd like to get some reminder if a project is due in 3 days, how exactly do you set things up? Do you show the notification just once (but what if I'm not at the screen what that happens)? Or do you show it periodically until I've somehow told Emacs that I've seen it? Thanks, -Nikolaus --=20 GPG encrypted emails preferred. Key id: 0xD113FCAC3C4E599F Fingerprint: ED31 791B 2C5C 1613 AF38 8B8A D113 FCAC 3C4E 599F =C2=BBTime flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.=C2= =AB