From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Torsten Wagner Subject: Re: Export a weekly calendar view from org-agenda Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:14:29 +0100 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b15a8a7c0c9e604d384fe4e Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:57017) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TvzbN-00033Q-1x for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:14:34 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TvzbL-0007wP-Al for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:14:32 -0500 Received: from mail-pa0-f51.google.com ([209.85.220.51]:37197) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TvzbL-0007wJ-0o for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:14:31 -0500 Received: by mail-pa0-f51.google.com with SMTP id fb11so1783984pad.10 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:14:30 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: 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: Kyle Machulis Cc: Org Mode Mailing List --047d7b15a8a7c0c9e604d384fe4e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hey Kyle, thanks for the info I will look into it. Maybe I should say more specific, I am looking for a typical calendar view (sort of table) as you know them from paper-based organizers. If I understood your solution, I would get a plain list of all events. Thanks again Torsten On 18 January 2013 00:55, Kyle Machulis wrote: > 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 > 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 > > > > > --047d7b15a8a7c0c9e604d384fe4e Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey Kyle,
thanks for the info I will look into it.
Maybe I sh= ould say more specific, I am looking for a typical calendar view (sort of t= able) as you know them from paper-based=A0organizers.
If I unders= tood your solution, I would get a plain list of all events.

Thanks again

Torsten



On 18 January 2013 00:55= , Kyle Machulis <kyle@nonpolynomial.com> wrote:
Sure, you can just set a custom agenda view,= like so:

=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 ("w" agenda "Week with events an= d no daily/chores"
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0((org-agenda-ndays-to-span 7)
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 (org-agenda-ndays 7)
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 (org-agenda-filter-preset '("-dail= y"))))

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://gofree= range.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 wee= kly
> calendar.
> For the good old "offline" times, I would like to carry a pr= inted version of
> e.g., the last week, current week and the next week with me (e.g. prin= ted
> 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 he= ad
> 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 s= upport
> to print such a calendar.
> However, the groupware I am using does not allow pretty printing of th= e
> web-based client and I hesitate to install another client (most are bi= g
> beasts like thunderbird+lightning, evolution, etc.) just for printing.=
> In addition I would like to keep the workflow more org-mode centric an= d not
> caldav centric. Hence, a direct export from org-mode would be more wel= come.
>
> 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 in= to
> such a calendar view?
> I'm happy with an external (console script, TeX, etc.) solution to= o.
>
> Alternatively, I am happy to hear how others try to get paper and org<= br> > versions together.
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Torsten
>
>

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