[O] using org-mode with MS Outlook
I would like to move my calendar and task data from MS Outlook into org files. I would like to know if anyone has done this and what is the best way to do this. I know that MS Outlook can export to an icalendar file. So, if there is an easy way to import that into and org file, that will solve the calendar issue. I appreciate any help you can provide. -- David Ellis
Re: [O] using org-mode with MS Outlook
After I sent this email, I found ical2org.el. I saved a month of my calendar from Outlook to an iCalendar file. Then, I used ical2org/convert-file to convert it to an org file. All of the times were off by 6 hours. Since I live in the Central time zone in the US that is GMT-6, I wondered if this was the issue. When I used icalendar-import-file to convert the iCalendar file to a diary file, the times were okay. I edited the iCalendar file and removed the timezone section which included the following: BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Time (US Canada) BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:16011104T02 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:16010311T02 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE After this ical2org/convert-file produced an org file with the correct times. The times in the iCalendar file produced by Outlook were in GMT. Is there a way to get this to work without manually editing the iCalendar file? -- David Ellis On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 2:31 PM, David Ellis ddellis...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to move my calendar and task data from MS Outlook into org files. I would like to know if anyone has done this and what is the best way to do this. I know that MS Outlook can export to an icalendar file. So, if there is an easy way to import that into and org file, that will solve the calendar issue. I appreciate any help you can provide. -- David Ellis
[Orgmode] checklist and org-after-todo-statistics-hook
I have the following in my .emacs file to automatically update the todo state of a parent todo based on the number of completed children. (defun org-summary-todo (n-done n-not-done) Switch entry to DONE when all subentries are done, to TODO otherwise. (this is an unquoted list) (let (org-log-done org-log-states) ; turn off logging (org-todo (if (= n-not-done 0) DONE (if (= n-done 0) TODO STARTED) (add-hook 'org-after-todo-statistics-hook 'org-summary-todo) I have started using checklists and notices that this hook does not get called when the statistics cookie is updated. For example, in the following, the parent todo state gets updated as the statistics cookie is updated: * STARTED Project 1 [1/3] ** DONE task 1 ** TODO task 2 ** TODO task 3 In the following example, the statistics are updated but the hook is not called * TODO Project 1 [1/3] - [X] task 1 - [ ] task 2 - [ ] task 3 Is it possible to change it to call the hook for the second example? Dave ___ 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
[Orgmode] odd table behavior
I haven't used tables much so please forgive me if this is a dumb question. I thought if I typed the following: |this|is|a|test| |will tables work?| and I pressed the enter key with the cursor at the end of the second line, the tables would reformat. This doesn't seem to be working anymore for me. If I press the TAB key that reformats. I am using GNU Emacs 23.1.1on Windows with org version 6.33f. I also noticed that if I type |- at the beginning of a line and then hit return, it remains |-. If I press TAB, it works correctly. First of all, am I correct that return should reformat. If so, what should I check to try to fix this. Thanks, Dave ___ 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
[orgmode] time-to-number-of-days
When I try to use column view in my org file (C-c C-x C-c), I get the following error: Symbol's function definition is void: time-to-number-of-days I looked at time-date.el and found the definition of time-to-number-of-days. I noticed that many of the functions in time-date.el have the following comment before the function is defined: ;;;###autoload I am using emacs 23.1.1 on Windows XP. Can anyone give me some help how to get this working. Thanks, Dave ___ 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
[Orgmode] Using [/] or [%]
The manual includes the following: To keep the overview over the fraction of subtasks that are already completed, insert either ‘[/]’ or ‘[%]’ anywhere in the headline. These cookies will be updates each time the todo status of a child changes. For example: * Organize Party [33%] ** TODO Call people [1/2] *** TODO Peter *** DONE Sarah ** TODO Buy food ** DONE Talk to neighbor This seems to mean that if I enter the following into an org file: ** TODO test3 [/] *** TODO test 1 *** TODO test 2 *** TODO test 3 the [/] should be updated as I mark the sub tasks done. This doesn't work for me. I can get [/] and [%] to work with checkboxes. Is there some variable that I need to set to get this to work? Dave Ellis ___ 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
