By the way, how can I use the org-agenda-to-appt? When I run it a message saying "No event to add" is returned -- I do have some scheduled events on my gtd.org file and this file is part of the org-agenda-files list.
Thank you! Marcelo. On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa < celose...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks guys, I'll try your solutions and let you know how it goes! > > I live in Emacs and just use the remind interface for notifications. >> They aren't as obvious (read: annoying) as pop-up windows that steal >> your mouse and keyboard focus but they work great for me. > > > What I have in mind is not a popup Windows, but to interface the gnome > notification system which is pretty unobtrusive or maybe use mumbles (www. > *mumbles*-project.org/). > > Thanks, > > Marcelo. > > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Bernt Hansen <be...@norang.ca> wrote: > >> Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <celose...@gmail.com> writes: >> >> > I love org-mode and I'm constantly trying to find ways to enhance my >> > GTD workflow with it. One thing that I miss from the more high-level >> > PIMs (such as Evolution) is the notification feature, specifically >> > integrated into the environment (using gnome-notification for >> > example). My idea is to somehow parse my gtd.org file, search for >> > scheduled items and, using an additional metadata in the item, decide >> > when (how long before the event happens) to use gnome-notify (or any >> > other notify mechanism in the OS) to show the reminder of the >> > event. I'm thinking on using Ruby or Python to develop a small daemon >> > that would do that, but I'm not sure if this would be the best way. I >> > would love your suggestions regarding that. Of course, if I manage to >> > make it work, I will release the code as open-source ;) >> >> I live in Emacs and just use the remind interface for notifications. >> They aren't as obvious (read: annoying) as pop-up windows that steal >> your mouse and keyboard focus but they work great for me. >> >> Here's my setup. >> >> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- >> (defun my-org-agenda-to-appt () >> (interactive) >> (setq appt-time-msg-list nil) >> (org-agenda-to-appt)) >> >> (add-hook 'org-finalize-agenda-hook 'my-org-agenda-to-appt) >> (my-org-agenda-to-appt) >> (appt-activate t) >> (run-at-time "24:01" nil 'my-org-agenda-to-appt) >> (run-at-time "00:59" 3600 'org-save-all-org-buffers) >> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- >> >> I've seen other setups for reminder windows and apps on this list so you >> might want to search the list archives if you need a different solution. >> >> -Bernt >> > >
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