Re: Extended-period events in agenda views

[Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>]

Hi Konrad,

On Nov 1, 2010, at 12:32 PM, Konrad Hinsen wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have been a happy org-mode user for a while, using more and more  
> of org-mode for more and more things. By now I have completely  
> replaced my use of iCal (on the Mac) by the org-mode agenda, with no  
> regrets. However, there is one feature that I am still trying to get  
> into my agenda view, but I didn't find a way to do it yet.
>
> There are a couple of long-lasting "events" that I would like to  
> show in my agenda view. A typical example would be school vacation  
> periods, but there are others: absences of a colleague, availability  
> of some instrument, etc, Their common feature is that they can last  
> very long (several weeks) and that they don't really occupy my  
> agenda. I just want to know when planning something if a given day  
> is in period X or not. So I'd like to see at a glance (using a  
> specific font, color, one-letter prefix etc.) if a day falls into a  
> certain predefined period. Simply adding a corresponding event to my  
> agenda leads to visual clutter: it gets marked on every single day  
> of the period.
>
> Is there any way to get what I am looking for?

I don't think so.  But what I am also missing is a clear idea on *how*  
this event should be generated and *how* it should be displayed.   
Apparently you do not want the event listed in the agenda, but you say  
"maybe a special font".  If the event is not listed, what else should  
be in a general font?

Maybe try to work out a more detailed proposal?

Cheers

- Carsten