Hi Joost, Joost Kremers <joostkrem...@fastmail.fm> writes:
> Most pressing: how can I say that a certain event occurs every week on > a certain day and time, but only for a limited period? E.g., for > classes I teach I want to be able to say 'this class takes place from > April 8 through July 8, every Thursday from 12.00 to 14.00. If I > write: > > <2010-04-08 Thu 12:00-14.00 +1w> > > I get the correct time and interval, but of course it doesn't stop at the > correct date. However, if I write > > <2010-04-08 Thu 12:00-14.00 +1w>--<2010-07-08 Thu> > > then it shows up *every day* in the agenda view, not just on Thursdays. (That > actually looks like a bug to me, but perhaps I'm doing something > wrong.) You can use diary sexps to schedule more complex appointments. ,---- (info "(org) Timestamps") | 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)> `---- See also the following FAQ entry: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php#diary-sexp-in-org-files The function org-diary-class nicely covers the scenario above: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- * 12:00-14:00 Weekly class <%%(org-diary-class 4 8 2010 7 8 2010 4)> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php#org-diary-class > Also, is there a way to say that a certain event that occurs every > week does not occur on one specific date? For example, I teach a class > every Thursday, but the Thu. 13th of May was Ascension Day, so the > class was cancelled. I would like the event to not show up on such > days. --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- * 12:00-14:00 Weekly class <%%(org-diary-class 4 8 2010 7 8 2010 4 19)> ;; iso number of the week to skip --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Best, Matt _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
