On Wed, Sep 07 2011, Stephen Nelson-Smith wrote: > Hi there, > > I'm just starting to explore orgmode. I'm an experienced GTD-er (6 > yrs) and have looked with interest at a few articles on using orgmode > for this. The one area I can't seem to work out is how to set a > reminder with an alarm and attach it to an entry. > > Suppose I have an entry like: > > ** My project > *** My action 1 :home: > *** My action 2 :follow up: > > I would like to be able to set a reminder that makes a visible (and > maybe audible) alert - in say 4 hrs, 2 days, at 1530 next wednesday > etc. I see that I can set schedules for when to start work, but I've > been unable to get it to remind me at all. > > Any suggestions? > > S.
Pretty much everything interesting that can be done with TODOs and scheduling is done via the entry point of Agenda Views. When you say you want a "reminder", my guess is that a scheduled todo showing up on the day/week agenda view is probably what you mean. Try calling `org-agenda' and then choosing 'a': is that what you were after? I keep one agenda view or another open all day long as I work, that's how it reminds me. I think I've heard of people setting audible alarms, but I don't know any details, sorry… Eric