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From: Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Großjohann)
Subject: Re: update date in diary
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 16:51:30 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <vaf8z26ymbx.fsf@lucy.cs.uni-dortmund.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 85wupqfzrq.fsf@emr.cs.iit.edu

reingold@emr.cs.iit.edu (Edward M. Reingold) writes:

>>>>>> "RZ" == Randy Zelick <zelickr@biohazard.pdx.edu> writes:
>
>     RZ> I was wondering if there is a way to replace a typed-in date in my
>     RZ> diary file with a variable that is the current date.
>
> There is no such function, but you can do it with a diary sexp:
>
>     %%(equal date (calendar-current-date)) Blah blah blah

In fact recent Emacsen come with a package todo-mode.el which does
just this.  It allows you to manage your todo items and then arranges
for them to be displayed in the Calendar.  (But you need to use the
fancy display, not the simple display.)

kai
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  reply	other threads:[~2002-09-13 14:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.1031871312.16859.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2002-09-13  1:23 ` update date in diary Edward M. Reingold
2002-09-13 14:51   ` Kai Großjohann [this message]
2002-09-16  1:02     ` Kenneth Jacker
2002-09-13 14:52   ` Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>
2002-09-13 17:49   ` Randy Zelick
     [not found] <mailman.1031939415.20318.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2002-09-14 16:18 ` bruce ingalls
2002-09-15  2:54   ` Edward M. Reingold
2002-09-15 14:29     ` bruce ingalls
2002-09-16 13:38       ` Stefan Monnier <foo@acm.com>
2002-09-16 20:36         ` bruce ingalls
2002-09-12 22:53 Randy Zelick

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