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[Orgmode] Re: diary-remind, and org-agenda, and remember
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Matt Lundin |
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[Orgmode] Re: diary-remind, and org-agenda, and remember |
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Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:16:05 -0400 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1 (gnu/linux) |
Desmond Rivet <address@hidden> writes:
>
> For example, this will work in an org file (the reminders show up on the
> agenda):
>
> * Birthdays
> %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 1 6 t) -14) Suzie's birthday.
> %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 11 5 t) -14) John's birthday.
>
> But this will *not* work in an org file (the reminders do *not* show
> up):
>
> * Birthdays
> ** %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 1 6 t) -14) Suzie's birthday.
> ** %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 11 5 t) -14) John's birthday.
>
> I'm using the latest orgmode from the repository.
>
> Anyway, this normally wouldn't be too much of a bother except that I'm
> experimenting with org-remember to add the dates, and this seems to have
> its own problems.
>
> (I was recently having trouble with using '%' signs in the org remember
> templates, but this particular problem has been solved. Thanks!)
>
> For example, when I have this in my dates.org file:
>
> * Birthday
> %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 1 6 t) -14) Suzie's birthday.
> %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 11 5 t) -14) John's birthday.
>
> with a remember template that looks like this:
>
> (setq org-remember-templates
> '(
> ("Birthday" ?b "%\\%(diary-remind '(diary-date %^{Month} %^{Day} t)
> -%^{Remind days}) %^{Brief Description}%?" "~/pim/gtd/dates.org" "Birthdays")
> )
> )
>
> then I get this when I finish with C-c C-c:
>
> * Birthdays
> %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 1 6 t) -14) Suzie's birthday.
> %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 11 5 t) -14) John's birthday.
> ** Thu Sep 10 19:06:55 2009 (%%(diary-remind '(diary-date 12 12 t) -12) 12)
> %%(diary-remind '(diary-date 12 12 t) -12) 12
>
I think org-remember automatically adds a heading for purposes of
filing. Otherwise remember items could easily get lost.
Would something like this work?
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(setq org-remember-templates
'(
("Birthday" ?b "* %^{Title}\n %\\%(diary-remind '(diary-date
%^{Month} %^{Day} t) %^{Remind days}) %^{Brief Description}%?"
"~/pim/gtd/dates.org" "Birthdays")
)
)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
I'm wondering, though, whether it wouldn't be easier to navigate to the
birthdays heading and simply kill, yank, and edit to create a new
birthday, e.g.,
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
* Birthday
%%(diary-remind '(diary-date 1 6 t) -14) Suzie's birthday.
%%(diary-remind '(diary-date 11 5 t) -14) John's birthday.
%%(diary-remind '(diary-date 3 5 t) -14) George's birthday.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
Adding George's birthday just took me only a few seconds.
Best,
Matt