GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual
39.10 Customizing Appointment Reminders
You can specify exactly how Emacs reminds you of an appointment, and
how far in advance it begins doing so, by setting these variables:
appt-message-warning-time
- The time in minutes before an appointment that the reminder begins. The
default is 10 minutes.
appt-audible
- If this is non-
nil, Emacs rings the
terminal bell for appointment reminders. The default is t.
appt-visible
- If this is non-
nil, Emacs displays the appointment
message in the echo area. The default is t.
appt-display-mode-line
- If this is non-
nil, Emacs displays the number of minutes
to the appointment on the mode line. The default is t.
appt-msg-window
- If this is non-
nil, Emacs displays the appointment
message in another window. The default is t.
appt-disp-window-function
- This variable holds a function to use to create the other window
for the appointment message.
appt-delete-window-function
- This variable holds a function to use to get rid of the appointment
message window, when its time is up.
appt-display-duration
- The number of seconds to display an appointment message. The default
is 5 seconds.
