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Re: diary-lib.el how about adding diary-schedule
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Lars Ingebrigtsen |
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Re: diary-lib.el how about adding diary-schedule |
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Thu, 26 Aug 2021 21:48:18 +0200 |
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Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> writes:
> It could say clearer that DATE is bound
> as a (dynamical) variable, and it should also say that the variable
> ENTRY is also provided (bound to the text found after the expression in
> the diary file - see the docstring of `diary-list-sexp-entries' which
> explains this better.)
>
> Maybe also say that the predefined diary sexp functions use these
> variables implicitly, so that users are not confused about the fact that
> most diary sexps don't contain a reference to DATE.
Yup, sounds like a good idea.
> (3) Something else? What I don't like about the diary part of the
> manual is that it tells so many details before you get to the above
> paragraph that most people think this is complicated magic. Whereby
> diary sexps are only trivial Elisp sexps that can refer to the variables
> DATE and ENTRY and whose return value is interpreted by the
> diary/calendar (how the return value is actually interpreted is
> explained quite well OTOH).
>
> What do you think?
Well, the node starts with some examples, and that shows users how
simple these are, really... we don't get into all the details until
after that.
> I also ask Lars because I very much hope he is motivated to make the
> change, should we agree about something. This is because I don't speak
> texinfo, and I will soon be on vacation.
I you have a new text here, I can do the texification.
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- diary-lib.el how about adding diary-schedule, Gijs Hillenius, 2021/08/20
- Re: diary-lib.el how about adding diary-schedule, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2021/08/21
- Re: diary-lib.el how about adding diary-schedule, Gijs Hillenius, 2021/08/22
- Re: diary-lib.el how about adding diary-schedule, Lars Ingebrigtsen, 2021/08/22
- Re: diary-lib.el how about adding diary-schedule, Michael Heerdegen, 2021/08/24
- Re: diary-lib.el how about adding diary-schedule, Gijs Hillenius, 2021/08/25
- Re: diary-lib.el how about adding diary-schedule, Michael Heerdegen, 2021/08/25
- Re: diary-lib.el how about adding diary-schedule, Michael Heerdegen, 2021/08/26
- Re: diary-lib.el how about adding diary-schedule,
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