Re: Export a weekly calendar view from org-agenda

[Kyle Machulis <kyle@nonpolynomial.com>]

Sure, you can just set a custom agenda view, like so:

              ("w" agenda "Week with events and no daily/chores"
               ((org-agenda-ndays-to-span 7)
                (org-agenda-ndays 7)
                (org-agenda-filter-preset '("-daily"))))

Then export that. I have a system similar to what you're mentioning,
except I use email at the moment. I have a cron job that emails me a
ascii daily/weekly agenda depending on what day of the week it is
(daily every day, weekly + daily on sunday). Since my mobile devices
usually cache off my email, that does the job of getting it offline
for me. Same idea could be used for paper though.

I should clean the code up for the export system I use, though since I
rely on el-get and a few packages, it's a rather me-specific
configuration. Will post if I get that done.

I'm actually planning on building a Freerange printer
(http://gofreerange.com/printer) that I'd like to be able to export
org stuff too. Assuming that project actually gets done, I'll post
about it here also. Wouldn't be surprised if someone set up a BERG
Littleprinter feed too. :)

On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Torsten Wagner
<torsten.wagner@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was wondering if it is possible to export an agenda in form of a weekly
> calendar.
> For the good old "offline" times, I would like to carry a printed version of
> e.g., the last week, current week and the next week with me (e.g. printed
> all on a double sided printed A5 page).
> That would allow me to jot down changes and have a quick look on my
> schedules at all time. Those changes, I would transfer back as soon as I sit
> again in front of a PC.
> I notice that I tend to forget to enter appointments just out of my head
> esp. if things get busy.
> The second benefit would be that I can file those weekly paper copies, in a
> classic manner and hence keep a paper based backup version (which due to the
> overlap even has a CVS like versioning mechanism ;)) just in case.
> I started to use org-caldav and hence, I know about the possibility to
> perform an export to caldav and using a calendar program with caldav support
> to print such a calendar.
> However, the groupware I am using does not allow pretty printing of the
> web-based client and I hesitate to install another client (most are big
> beasts like thunderbird+lightning, evolution, etc.) just for printing.
> In addition I would like to keep the workflow more org-mode centric and not
> caldav centric. Hence, a direct export from org-mode would be more welcome.
>
> I somehow remember that there was a way to create a PDF file but I can't
> find it anymore and I remember that the entries overlapped each other and it
> wasn't that pretty.
> Does someone here has a method or work-chain to export a org-agenda into
> such a calendar view?
> I'm happy with an external (console script, TeX, etc.) solution too.
>
> Alternatively, I am happy to hear how others try to get paper and org
> versions together.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Torsten
>
>