GNU bug report logs - #5433
calendar: ical export

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From: emacs user <emacs_user <at> hotmail.com>
To: <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: calendar: ical export
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 06:24:02 -0500

In GNU Emacs 23.1.91.4 (i386-apple-darwin9.8.0, NS apple-appkit-949.54) of 2010-01-16 on Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.949 configured using `configure  '--with-ns' '--without-x''
it seems that the export of calendar to ical format does not include the exporting of alarms.  I could be wrong, but perhaps what's missing is something like
BEGIN:VALARMX-WR-ALARMUID:C095B897-11FE-4D33-85E8-A933A67B1147ACTION:AUDIOTRIGGER:-PT15MATTACH;VALUE=URI:BassoEND:VALARM
 		 	   		  
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From: Ulf Jasper <ulf.jasper <at> web.de>
To: emacs user <emacs_user <at> hotmail.com>
Cc: 5433 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5433: calendar: ical export
Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:40:06 +0100

emacs user <emacs_user <at> hotmail.com> writes:
> In GNU Emacs 23.1.91.4 (i386-apple-darwin9.8.0, NS apple-appkit-949.54) of 2010-01-16 on Windowing system distributor `Apple', version 10.3.949 configured using `configure  '--with-ns' '--without-x''
> it seems that the export of calendar to ical format does not include the exporting of alarms.  I could be wrong, but perhaps what's missing is something like
> BEGIN:VALARMX-WR-ALARMUID:C095B897-11FE-4D33-85E8-A933A67B1147ACTION:AUDIOTRIGGER:-PT15MATTACH;VALUE=URI:BassoEND:VALARM

icalendar.el ignores VALARM components during import and does not generate
them during export.

In iCalendar a VALARM is part of a VEVENT.  In Emacs the equivalent of a
VEVENT is a diary entry and the equivalent of a VALARM would be an
appointment notification. An appointment is generated (via
appt-make-list etc.) from a diary entry but it is not part of it.

icalendar import and export converts a diary file from and to an ical
file. Appointments are (currently) not involved.

There appears to be no obvious solution how to implement VALARM support.
(One could add a VALARM to each exported VEVENT scheduled 10 minutes or
so before the event. But that would be rather stupid.)

Any suggestions?

Ulf

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From: Ulf Jasper <ulf.jasper <at> web.de>
To: emacs user <emacs_user <at> hotmail.com>
Cc: 5433 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5433: calendar: ical export
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:39:27 +0100

emacs user <emacs_user <at> hotmail.com> writes:

> hi, thanks for the prompt response!  I have my emacs setup to beep 10
> or 15 minute before an appointment.  Perhaps it would not be
> unreasonable to export exactly this, using the advance notice period
> used by emacs itself.  I think this is what you are proposing below,
> and in fact that's what I naively expected should happen.  took me
> some time to figure out why the Mac's calendar does not sound alarms
> the way emacs does when I used the exported ical file...  perhaps it
> would be possible to have some customization variable to turn this
> behavior on or off?  thanks again!  cheers, E

OK. I'll add something like newsticker-autocreate-valarm with possible
values 'audio, 'display and nil as well as
newsticker-autocreate-valarm-advance. 

As soon as I find the time.

Best,
Ulf

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From: Ulf Jasper <ulf.jasper <at> web.de>
To: emacs user <emacs_user <at> hotmail.com>
Cc: 5433 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5433: calendar: ical export
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:30:33 +0100

emacs user <emacs_user <at> hotmail.com> writes:

>> OK. I'll add something like newsticker-autocreate-valarm with possible
>> values 'audio, 'display and nil as well as
>> newsticker-autocreate-valarm-advance.
>>
>> As soon as I find the time.
>
> thanks, wonderful...  I don't know what newsticker is, but I hope this
> would apply to regular diary entries...

Ooops! Make that "icalendar-autocreate-...".

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From: Ulf Jasper <ulf.jasper <at> web.de>
To: emacs user <emacs_user <at> hotmail.com>
Cc: 5433 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5433: calendar: ical export
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 21:25:43 +0100

Finally, there is a new variable `icalendar-export-alarms' for enabling
and configuring export of alarms.  I just committed it to the trunk.
So, if you are still interested, please try it.

Sorry for the delay!

Ulf

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From: Ulf Jasper <ulf.jasper <at> web.de>
To: emacs user <emacs_user <at> hotmail.com>
Cc: 5433-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 5433 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5433: calendar: ical export
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 16:31:24 +0100

Email to observer is bouncing back.

Closing.

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