From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 31 19:30:09 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1C22106564A for ; Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:30:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sterling@camdensoftware.com) Received: from wh2.interactivevillages.com (wh2.interactivevillages.com [75.125.250.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 771E28FC08 for ; Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:30:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 174-21-99-21.tukw.qwest.net ([174.21.99.21] helo=_HOSTNAME_) by wh2.interactivevillages.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OfHYP-0006EF-Uo for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:17:07 -0700 Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:30:01 -0700 Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:30:01 -0700 From: Chip Camden To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20100731193001.GA2235@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20100729020446.GA14825@thought.org> <20100729154316.GA14636@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> <4c523414.+6ssV66YESO4HEsi%perryh@pluto.rain.com> <20100731144000.GA72402@orange.esperance-linux.co.uk> <20100731190810.GA67585@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="gBBFr7Ir9EOA20Yy" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100731190810.GA67585@thought.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Company: Camden Software Consulting URL: http://camdensoftware.com X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - wh2.interactivevillages.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - camdensoftware.com Subject: Re: ok, i give up... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:30:09 -0000 --gBBFr7Ir9EOA20Yy Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Gary Kline on Saturday, 31 July 2010: > On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 03:40:00PM +0100, Frank Shute wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 07:08:20PM -0700, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: > > > > > > Frank Shute wrote: > > > > On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 07:04:51PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > > guys, i've been searching for a calender/reminder prog > > > > > than i had YEARS ago. cannot find. =20 > > > > >=20 > > > > > it had a ~/.datafile that was ascii. things like > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > > >=20 > > > > > # Bill's birthday: > > > > > 08 08 echo "Send Bill a birthday card. > > > > >=20 > > > > > # watch one-time broadcast!! > > > > > 08 09 2010 echo: "Watch PBS show at 20:00 hours" > > > > >=20 > > > > > > > > ... > > > > deskutils/ical ? > > >=20 > > > Good program, but probably not what the OP had in mind. > > > ical's .calendar file, while ascii, is in a structured > > > format which would be a bit of a pain to edit by hand; > > > and I don't recall its being set up to send email. > > >=20 > >=20 > > No, it's not able to send email AFAIK. > >=20 > > If Gary just wants reminders of when to take pills, then I would > > recommend him to use at(1) and get it to call a file which calls > > xmessage at the correct times of day. E.g. that file contains: > >=20 > > export DISPLAY=3D":0.0" > > xmessage -geom 100x100+100+100 "Take pills!" > >=20 > > or if you want to use email use mail(1) and at(1) > > =20 > > I don't think anybodys mentioned at(1). It's in base and not a port, > > xmessage is a port. > >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > This might work for ssomething like a reminder to down my pills. > I completely forgot about 'at'. =20 >=20 > :- > ) >=20 > gary Using the 'when' scripts I developed, you can generate reminders that will pipe to anything, including mail or xmessage (http://chipstips.com/?tag=3Dr= bremindwhen) I send mine to my xmobar in bright yellow, so it gets my attention but doesn't require me to close a dialog or anything. >=20 >=20 > >=20 > > Regards, > >=20 > > --=20 > >=20 > > Frank > >=20 > > Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html > >=20 > >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Un= ix > The 7.83a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php > http://journey.thought.org 99 44/100% Guaranteed Novel >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips= .com --gBBFr7Ir9EOA20Yy Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJMVHm5AAoJEIpckszW26+R1EkIAJZ9BbXCiufS6545sgvCKnag uckY6LzEB2fXG7ri79yuXcd90Yb1sngtiRT0t2YGGgKAEM14g2F0EgHnRO7DnYdG 2HKSYo3JBBg6R4vQL3KfC5ay1w3KJ6YhoQV3/hFOLALrdOsulOr3888c3fjSHWev nbPsEk7RLOkftv0GIw1Wo0jdX2ahnj3x+buOz5rpwHCJ/IVZ9L0vFj3SHa+MflsC tpQ58Ba/93xgMXxV2uPsv6+CxjWatYb2J0Y7gwpvLOUqjLkhT+rRQ+Nvj1EEVbuD 8hBD4+U5SaY7CeBg/FlVOnVViBFChDyFFlDF9uVR2oHW40T+PaJ+ssKQa9VbsY0= =pU8Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --gBBFr7Ir9EOA20Yy--