Re: Reading calendars in org mode: what is the best solution?

[Alan Schmitt <alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org>]

Michael Strey <mstrey@strey.biz> writes:

> Hi Alan,
>
> alan.schmitt@polytechnique.org writes:
>
> [...]
>
>> I would like to have a read-only version of my calendars in my org
>> agenda. These calendars (10 of them) currently live in Zimbra and
>> iCould, and I am accessing them both using the native Calendar
>> application on OS X and on my (Android) phone.
>>
>> I've looked at what the options are, and I can find two of them:
>> - convert ics files into org files 
>>   (http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-google-sync.html)
>
> I'm using the scripts from Eric S. Fraga from the above link since
> several months and I'm very happy with them.
>
> The only drawback that I have noticed is, that the frequent messages
> ~Reverting buffer `gcal-termine.org'~ are sometimes in the way in Emacs'
> echo area.

Thanks a lot. I'll try this approach then. I have found out how to get
.ics files out of zimbra but I'm still looking for iCloud (I know how to
export using the Calendar app on OS X, but it's not that easy to
automate).

Thanks again,

Alan