From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: reader@newsguy.com Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: create emails from dairy entries Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:07:29 -0500 Organization: Still searching... Message-ID: <87fxraopri.fsf@newsguy.com> References: <87tzg1754v.fsf@newsguy.com> <874p80gjr7.fsf@newsguy.com> <87mylpld5u.fsf@newsguy.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1213794490 5464 80.91.229.12 (18 Jun 2008 13:08:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:08:10 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jun 18 15:08:54 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1K8xPB-0005GP-H6 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:08:53 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34533 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K8xON-0001eT-12 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:08:03 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K8xO1-0001cs-U1 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:07:41 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1K8xNz-0001bx-IS for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:07:40 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=33885 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1K8xNz-0001bk-Ba for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:07:39 -0400 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:44038 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1K8xNz-0007J3-4Q for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:07:39 -0400 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1K8xNx-0007c1-25 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:07:37 +0000 Original-Received: from c-67-162-73-42.hsd1.il.comcast.net ([67.162.73.42]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:07:37 +0000 Original-Received: from reader by c-67-162-73-42.hsd1.il.comcast.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:07:37 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 50 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: c-67-162-73-42.hsd1.il.comcast.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110011 (No Gnus v0.11) Emacs/22.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:GJv65lZf8BbU3rObHPagwT9TSAw= X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:54938 Archived-At: Kevin Rodgers writes: > reader@newsguy.com wrote: >> Kevin Rodgers writes: >> >>> reader@newsguy.com wrote: >>>> I find appt-display-format in emacs manual with index search. One hit >>>> only...but looking for further descriptions with `M-x apropos >>>> appt-display-format or `C-h v appt-display-format' >>>> >>>> shows no-match.. perhaps I need to have some specific package loaded? > > In retrospect, yes: you need to have appt loaded. > >>>> Further the emacs manual at `39.11 Appointments': >>>> >>>> Doesn't contain enough information for me to figure out how to do >>>> this. I say `for me', that is, it may have plenty enough info for >>>> someone more knowledgeable. >>> Do what I did: read the source (calendar/appt.el.gz) >> >> You mean what you did after years and years (How mamy? 20 more?) of >> learning and using emacs and lisp? > > Yep, 25 years. > >> Looking thru appt.el at all the hits with appt-display-format does not >> help in any way. > > Sure it does: Its doc string explains that it can be set to 1 of 3 > values (window, echo, nil). And the appt-display-message function > runs the function bound to appt-disp-window-function when > appt-display-message is set to window. > >> appt-display-format doesn't even appear in calendar.el > > Yes, but `C-h v appt-display TAB TAB' shows appt-display-diary among > *Completions*, and selecting that displays *Help* with a link to > appt.el. Follow that link, then you can `C-s appt-display-format > C-s C-s C-s ...'. > >> But thanks for your input. > > You're welcome. OK, I see this stuff now... but I'm so confused now.. I still have no idea how to make an email get sent when an appt date rolls around. Too bone headed by far I'm sure... but throwing in the towel for now. Again, thanks for the input and patient baby setting.