From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Erik Iverson Subject: Re: How to specify birthdays? Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 17:54:09 -0500 Message-ID: References: <20140512214229.GB18283@raven.inka.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c1526008d23f04f93bd535 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54220) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wjz7J-0003pb-IT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 12 May 2014 18:54:42 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wjz7I-0001pr-CB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 12 May 2014 18:54:41 -0400 Received: from mail-qa0-x233.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400d:c00::233]:33884) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wjz7I-0001ph-76 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 12 May 2014 18:54:40 -0400 Received: by mail-qa0-f51.google.com with SMTP id w8so7696466qac.24 for ; Mon, 12 May 2014 15:54:39 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20140512214229.GB18283@raven.inka.de> 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: Josef Wolf , emacs-orgmode --001a11c1526008d23f04f93bd535 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Not a direct answer, but have you found the org-contacts package? https://julien.danjou.info/projects/emacs-packages#org-contacts It supports the BIRTHDAY property. See the note at bottom of the link above about how it integrates with the agenda. Example: ** Dad :PROPERTIES: :BIRTHDAY: 1955-01-21 :END: On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 4:42 PM, Josef Wolf wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to use org-mode for birthdays. I have tried those two entries: > > * Calendar > ** Birthdays > *** Somebody > SCHEDULED: <1970-05-20 Mo +1y> > *** Somebody1 > SCHEDULED: > %%(org-anniversary 1970 5 20) Somebody1 is %d years old > > > The first entry is shown in the agenda for the current day as: > > > Calendar: Sched.358x: Somebody > > I find this a bit strange. I want a reminder a couple of days before the > event. But I don't want an everday reminder of how days have gone past the > last event. > > The second entry doesn't appear at all in the agenda. > > Any ideas what I am missing here? > > -- > Josef Wolf > jw@raven.inka.de > > --001a11c1526008d23f04f93bd535 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Not a direct answer, but have you found the org-contacts p= ackage?


It supports the BIRTHDAY property. See the note at bott= om of the link above about how it integrates with the agenda.=C2=A0

Example:

** Dad
:= PROPERTIES:
:BIRTHDAY: 1955-01-21
:END:

=


On Mon, May 1= 2, 2014 at 4:42 PM, Josef Wolf <jw@raven.inka.de> wrote:
Hello,

I am trying to use org-mode for birthdays. I have tried those two entries:<= br>
* Calendar
** Birthdays
*** Somebody
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 SCHEDULED: <1970-05-20 Mo +1y>
*** Somebody1
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 SCHEDULED:
=C2=A0%%(org-anniversary 1970 =C2=A05 20) Somebody1 is %d years old


The first entry is shown in the agenda for the current day as:


=C2=A0 Calendar: =C2=A0 Sched.358x: =C2=A0Somebody

I find this a bit strange. I want a reminder a couple of days before the event. But I don't want an everday reminder of how days have gone past = the
last event.

The second entry doesn't appear at all in the agenda.

Any ideas what I am missing here?

--
Josef Wolf
jw@raven.inka.de


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