Ben Finney <ben+em...@benfinney.id.au> writes: > Matt Lundin <m...@imapmail.org> writes: > >> Ben Finney <ben+em...@benfinney.id.au> writes: >> >> > How can I set an event in Org mode that repeats every month, on a >> > specific weekday, on a week counted from the start of the month? > […] > >> > Taking “first Tuesday of the month”, if I set it this month on >> > <2009-11-15 Sun>, it should next repeat on <2009-12-20 Sun> and so >> > on each month. >> >> From the org manual: >> >> ,----[8.1. Timestamps, deadlines, and scheduling] >> | DIARY-STYLE SEXP ENTRIES >> | For more complex date specifications, Org mode supports using the >> | special sexp diary entries implemented in the Emacs calendar/diary >> | package. For example >> | >> | * The nerd meeting on every 2nd Thursday of the month >> | <%%(diary-float t 4 2)> >> `---- > > Ah. Where can I find documentation on “the special sexp diary entries > implemented in the Emacs calendar/diary package”?
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Sexp-Diary-Entries.html You can also type C-h i inside emacs and navigate to "Calendar/Diary". > >> Here's how to schedule the examples above: >> >> * First Tuesday of month >> <%%(diary-float t 2 1)> >> >> * Third Sunday of month >> <%%(diary-float t 0 3)> >> >> * First or third Wednesday of month >> <%%(or (diary-float t 3 1) (diary-float t 3 3))> > > Hmm. That makes the entry unreadable as a date+time. One of the main > advantages of the usual Org date+time specifications is they're > perfectly readable even to people who know nothing about Org, Emacs, or > Lisp. Well, yes. But not for every possible niche usage. Org-mode provides human readable syntax for the majority of scenarios, but allows power users to harness the capabilities of emacs and elisp for the rest. > Is there a way to get a readable format that still behaves as I > described? Not that I know of. But since this is org-mode, you could add a note under the diary sexp explaining what it represents. You'd have to ask Carsten to implement a new timestamp syntax. What would you propose as a more readable designation? - Matt _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
