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From: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
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On Dec 30, 2009, at 8:51 PM, Benjamin Andresen wrote:

> Hey Carsten,
>
> Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Hi Benjamin,
>>
>> can you point out exactly where in the documentation this is located?
>
> Sure.
>
> org-mode/doc/org.text
> Line: 6643
>
> I wouldn't know how to phrase it, but maybe a link to
> (info "(emacs)Special Diary Entries") where this behaviour is  
> explained
> is the best.
>
>     The entry looks like this:
>
>     %%(diary-anniversary 10 31 1948) Arthur's birthday
>
>     This entry applies to October 31 in any year after 1948; `10 31  
> 1948'
>     specifies the date.  (If you are using the European or ISO  
> calendar
>     style, the input order of month, day and year is different.)"


Thanks, I have made a note there.


>
>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> - Carsten
>>
>> P.S.  Emacs calendar is great, but changing function call arguments
>> depending on calendar style was a truly braindead decision.....
>
> I completely agree. Or go all the way with localization and make the
> `and' macro short-circuit right to left when you run the elisp in
> Israel. ;-)

yes.  braindead - more braidead - most braindead ... :-)

- Carsten