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”? > 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. Is there a way to get a readable format that still behaves as I described? -- \ “I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in | `\ my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.” —Emo Philips | _o__) | Ben Finney _______________________________________________ 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