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From: Bernt Hansen <bernt@norang.ca>
Subject: Re: Custom agenda -- running functions, not just setting vars
Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:18:24 -0500
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To: Tommy Kelly <tommy.kelly@verilab.com>
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Tommy Kelly <tommy.kelly@verilab.com> writes:

> I'm trying to set up a custom agenda view such that when I enter my
> agenda I get, automatically:
>
> - daily view mode (for today)
> - log file mode on
> - grid on
> - Follow mode on
>
> I can see from the docs how to modify the various variables that
> control some of how agendas look. But the above are controlled by
> functions and I'm not sure how to have those invoked when I open an
> agenda.
>
> I've been messing with org-mode-agenda-hook and
> org-agenda-after-show-hook, but I clearly don't know what I'm doing.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> thanks,
> Tommy

Something like this:

(setq org-agenda-custom-commands
      (quote (( "x" "Test Agenda" agenda "" 
		((org-agenda-start-with-follow-mode t)
		 (org-agenda-span 'day)
		 (org-agenda-start-with-log-mode t))))))

but it doesn't handle the grid - I have that on by default by setting 

(setq org-agenda-time-grid (quote ((daily today remove-match)
				   #("----------------" 0 16 (org-heading t))
				   (830 1000 1200 1300 1500 1700))))

which you can probably add to the above agenda definition but I didn't
bother.  If there are no items to display on the agenda there is a bug
where the grid is not shown but otherwise I think this works.

Regards,
Bernt