[emacs-wiki-discuss] Re: trouble using diary

[Raymond Zeitler]

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> Behalf Of John Sullivan
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 2:16 PM
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> Subject: ***[Possible UCE]*** Re: [emacs-wiki-discuss] Re: trouble
using
> diary
> 
> 
> "Raymond Zeitler" <address@hidden> writes:
> 
> > From:       Ray Fix
> > Subject:    Re: [emacs-wiki-discuss] Re: trouble using diary
> > Date:       Mon, 14 Jun 2004 23:14:31 -0400
> > Ray Fix <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > "With a blank diary file, it updates today as 'No entries' [snip]"
> >
> > Isn't this a bug, or at least an undesirable feature?
> >
> > Suppose you already have a day page that's loaded with content.  The
> > file will get replaced by a new one with either diary content or 'No
> > entries.'  Ideally, if the day page exists, any diary content should
> > be merged into it.
> >
> > BTW, I just started using planner yesterday and diary the day before
> > that, so I may be more than a bit clueless.  In fact, this scenario
> > occurred because I started using planner-diary.el after I created a
> > day page, and I hadn't created a diary entry for the day.  That's
> > something an intelligent user wouldn't ordinarily do.
> >
> 
> Raymond,
> 
> I don't quite understand your question.
> 
> Are you saying that planner-diary erased content on your day page
> outside of what was in your "*Diary" section? 
> 
> -John

No.  I didn't have content on my day page outside the *Diary section.
All the content for my day page resided in the *Diary section.  It was
this content that was eliminated.  So my question was, "Is this a bug
or a feature?"

Did I mention that I'm a Planner newbie? :-)