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 21:12:07 -0700 Message-ID: <87r3rw8tm0.fsf@vostro.rath.org> References: <87wq1o8xac.fsf@vostro.rath.org> <87a8ykiqly.fsf@yale.edu> 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]:50622) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YfKs0-0001zg-0j for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:12:12 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YfKrx-0001lt-Tb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:12:11 -0400 Received: from ebox.rath.org ([2600:3c01::f03c:91ff:fe69:db07]:49747) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YfKrx-0001lc-NZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Apr 2015 00:12:09 -0400 Received: from vostro ([192.168.12.4] helo=vostro.rath.org) by ebox.rath.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YfKrw-0006Cz-0l for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Apr 2015 04:12:08 +0000 In-Reply-To: <87a8ykiqly.fsf@yale.edu> (Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo's message of "Mon, 06 Apr 2015 23:06:49 -0400") 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, jorge.alfaro-murillo@yale.edu (Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo) wro= te: > Nikolaus Rath writes: > >> However, there's one thing where I feel lost. I don't expect to=20 >> be editing my orgmode files on a daily basis (at least not yet),=20 >> so how can I make sure that I don't miss an important deadline?=20 >> It seems to me that it doesn't help much if instead of worrying=20 >> to forget a deadline I now have to worry about forgetting to=20 >> check my org-mode agenda...=20 >>=20 >> How do other people handle this? Is everyone else opening and=20 >> working on their org files daily so that this becomes a=20 >> non-issue? > > You can put this after your org-agenda-files configuration in your=20 > .emacs: > > #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp > (appt-activate 1) > (org-agenda-to-appt) > #+END_SRC > Then you will be reminded of things in your org files, before the=20 > appointment time (I think 12 min is the default). Hmm. I tried it with this test-event: * TODO Test task SCHEDULED: <2015-04-07 Tue> But running (org-agenda-to-appt) just gives "No event to add". Is this because there is no time specified? I'm not really concerned with appointments that have a time span, but with projects that have specific due dates... Best, -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