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user3321294
user3321294

Reputation: 329

emacs org appt with sexp diary entries?

I am using org-mode version 8.2.5h on emacs-24.4. I recently set up appt.el following these instructions by scaramouche [1]. This works great for regular appointments in my org files but apparently not for appointments in my org files specified with sexp diary entries. For instance, I have the following entry in one of my org files: 

%%(diary-float t 4 4) 10:00-10:30 Meeting with X.

This shows in my *Org Agenda* buffer but my-org-agenda-to-appt does not seem to recognize it and does not show and an alert. Any idea why this might be the case? Thanks!

[1] https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/3844/good-methods-for-setting-up-alarms-audio-visual-triggered-by-org-mode-events

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1522

Answers (2)

fsnoon
fsnoon

Reputation: 1

In addition to what Chris writes, note that the ORDER of diary's sexp entries changes depending upon the value of calendar-date-style. See the Org manual's footnote 67 which says, in part:

Org mode users can resort to special versions of these functions like org-date or org-anniversary. These work just like the corresponding diary- functions, but with stable ISO order of arguments (year, month, day) wherever applicable, independent of the value of calendar-date-style.

Upvotes: 0

Chris McMahan
Chris McMahan

Reputation: 2690

For lack of other answers...

The diary sexp are parsed by the calendar/diary packages, and not by org. If you place the entry into your diary file, you can easily integrate it within org as well.

Add this entry to your org configuration:

(setq org-agenda-include-diary t)

When you add the appointment to your diary file they will appear within your org agenda.

  • Chris

Upvotes: 2

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