date as being a holiday. Its value may be a single-character string
to insert next to the date, or a face name to use for displaying the
date. Likewise, the variable @code{diary-entry-marker} specifies how
-to mark a date that has diary entries. The calendar creates faces
-named @code{holiday-face} and @code{diary-face} for these purposes;
-those symbols are the default values of these variables.
+to mark a date that has diary entries. By default, the calendar uses
+faces named @code{holiday} and @code{diary} for these purposes.
@vindex calendar-load-hook
The variable @code{calendar-load-hook} is a normal hook run when the
calendar package is first loaded (before actually starting to display
the calendar).
-@vindex initial-calendar-window-hook
+@vindex calendar-initial-window-hook
Starting the calendar runs the normal hook
-@code{initial-calendar-window-hook}. Recomputation of the calendar
+@code{calendar-initial-window-hook}. Recomputation of the calendar
display does not run this hook. But if you leave the calendar with the
@kbd{q} command and reenter it, the hook runs again.@refill
-@vindex today-visible-calendar-hook
- The variable @code{today-visible-calendar-hook} is a normal hook run
+@vindex calendar-today-visible-hook
+ The variable @code{calendar-today-visible-hook} is a normal hook run
after the calendar buffer has been prepared with the calendar when the
current date is visible in the window. One use of this hook is to
replace today's date with asterisks; to do that, use the hook function
@findex calendar-star-date
@example
-(add-hook 'today-visible-calendar-hook 'calendar-star-date)
+(add-hook 'calendar-today-visible-hook 'calendar-star-date)
@end example
@noindent
@findex calendar-mark-today
@example
-(add-hook 'today-visible-calendar-hook 'calendar-mark-today)
+(add-hook 'calendar-today-visible-hook 'calendar-mark-today)
@end example
@noindent
The variable @code{calendar-today-marker} specifies how to mark
today's date. Its value should be a single-character string to insert
next to the date or a face name to use for displaying the date. A
-face named @code{calendar-today-face} is provided for this purpose;
-that symbol is the default for this variable.
+face named @code{calendar-today} is provided for this purpose; that
+symbol is the default for this variable.
-@vindex today-invisible-calendar-hook
+@vindex calendar-today-invisible-hook
@noindent
- A similar normal hook, @code{today-invisible-calendar-hook} is run if
+ A similar normal hook, @code{calendar-today-invisible-hook} is run if
the current date is @emph{not} visible in the window.
@vindex calendar-move-hook
@subsection Customizing the Holidays
@vindex calendar-holidays
-@vindex christian-holidays
-@vindex hebrew-holidays
-@vindex islamic-holidays
+@vindex holiday-bahai-holidays
+@vindex holiday-christian-holidays
+@vindex holiday-hebrew-holidays
+@vindex holiday-islamic-holidays
Emacs knows about holidays defined by entries on one of several lists.
You can customize these lists of holidays to your own needs, adding or
deleting holidays. The lists of holidays that Emacs uses are for
-general holidays (@code{general-holidays}), local holidays
-(@code{local-holidays}), Christian holidays (@code{christian-holidays}),
-Hebrew (Jewish) holidays (@code{hebrew-holidays}), Islamic (Muslim)
-holidays (@code{islamic-holidays}), and other holidays
-(@code{other-holidays}).
-
-@vindex general-holidays
+general holidays (@code{holiday-general-holidays}), local holidays
+(@code{holiday-local-holidays}), Baha'i holidays
+(@code{holiday-bahai-holidays}), Christian holidays
+(@code{holiday-christian-holidays}), Hebrew (Jewish) holidays
+(@code{holiday-hebrew-holidays}), Islamic (Muslim) holidays
+(@code{holiday-islamic-holidays}), Oriental holidays
+(@code{holiday-oriental-holidays}), sun- and moon-related holidays
+(@code{holiday-solar-holidays}), and other holidays
+(@code{holiday-other-holidays}).
+
+@vindex holiday-general-holidays
The general holidays are, by default, holidays common throughout the
-United States. To eliminate these holidays, set @code{general-holidays}
-to @code{nil}.
+United States. To eliminate these holidays, set
+@code{holiday-general-holidays} to @code{nil}.
-@vindex local-holidays
+@vindex holiday-local-holidays
There are no default local holidays (but sites may supply some). You
-can set the variable @code{local-holidays} to any list of holidays, as
-described below.
+can set the variable @code{holiday-local-holidays} to any list of
+holidays, as described below.
-@vindex all-christian-calendar-holidays
-@vindex all-hebrew-calendar-holidays
-@vindex all-islamic-calendar-holidays
+@vindex calendar-bahai-all-holidays-flag
+@vindex calendar-christian-all-holidays-flag
+@vindex calendar-hebrew-all-holidays-flag
+@vindex calendar-islamic-all-holidays-flag
By default, Emacs does not include all the holidays of the religions
that it knows, only those commonly found in secular calendars. For a
more extensive collection of religious holidays, you can set any (or
-all) of the variables @code{all-christian-calendar-holidays},
-@code{all-hebrew-calendar-holidays}, or
-@code{all-islamic-calendar-holidays} to @code{t}. If you want to
+all) of the variables @code{calendar-bahai-all-holidays-flag},
+@code{calendar-christian-all-holidays-flag},
+@code{calendar-hebrew-all-holidays-flag}, or
+@code{calendar-islamic-all-holidays-flag} to @code{t}. If you want to
eliminate the religious holidays, set any or all of the corresponding
-variables @code{christian-holidays}, @code{hebrew-holidays}, and
-@code{islamic-holidays} to @code{nil}.@refill
+variables @code{holiday-bahai-holidays}, @code{holiday-christian-holidays},
+@code{holiday-hebrew-holidays}, and @code{holiday-islamic-holidays} to
+@code{nil}.@refill
-@vindex other-holidays
- You can set the variable @code{other-holidays} to any list of
+@vindex holiday-other-holidays
+ You can set the variable @code{holiday-other-holidays} to any list of
holidays. This list, normally empty, is intended for individual use.
@cindex holiday forms
- Each of the lists (@code{general-holidays}, @code{local-holidays},
-@code{christian-holidays}, @code{hebrew-holidays},
-@code{islamic-holidays}, and @code{other-holidays}) is a list of
-@dfn{holiday forms}, each holiday form describing a holiday (or
+ Each of the lists (@code{holiday-general-holidays},
+@code{holiday-local-holidays}, @code{holiday-bahai-holidays},
+@code{holiday-christian-holidays}, @code{holiday-hebrew-holidays},
+@code{holiday-islamic-holidays}, @code{holiday-oriental-holidays},
+@code{holiday-solar-holidays}, and @code{holiday-other-holidays}) is a
+list of @dfn{holiday forms}, each holiday form describing a holiday (or
sometimes a list of holidays).
Here is a table of the possible kinds of holiday form. Day numbers
@minus{}1 the last occurrence, @minus{}2 the second-to-last occurrence, and
so on).
- You can specify holidays that occur on fixed days of the Hebrew,
-Islamic, and Julian calendars too. For example,
+ You can specify holidays that occur on fixed days of the Baha'i,
+Hebrew, Islamic, and Julian calendars too. For example,
@smallexample
(setq other-holidays
@smallexample
(if (= 0 (% displayed-year 4))
(fixed 11
- (extract-calendar-day
+ (calendar-extract-day
(calendar-gregorian-from-absolute
(1+ (calendar-dayname-on-or-before
1 (+ 6 (calendar-absolute-from-gregorian
Some holidays just don't fit into any of these forms because special
calculations are involved in their determination. In such cases you
must write a Lisp function to do the calculation. To include eclipses,
-for example, add @code{(eclipses)} to @code{other-holidays}
+for example, add @code{(eclipses)} to @code{holiday-other-holidays}
and write an Emacs Lisp function @code{eclipses} that returns a
(possibly empty) list of the relevant Gregorian dates among the range
visible in the calendar window, with descriptive strings, like this:
@node Diary Customizing
@subsection Customizing the Diary
-@vindex holidays-in-diary-buffer
+@vindex diary-show-holidays-flag
Ordinarily, the mode line of the diary buffer window indicates any
holidays that fall on the date of the diary entries. The process of
checking for holidays can take several seconds, so including holiday
information delays the display of the diary buffer noticeably. If you'd
prefer to have a faster display of the diary buffer but without the
-holiday information, set the variable @code{holidays-in-diary-buffer} to
+holiday information, set the variable @code{diary-show-holidays-flag} to
@code{nil}.@refill
-@vindex number-of-diary-entries
- The variable @code{number-of-diary-entries} controls the number of
+@vindex diary-number-of-entries
+ The variable @code{diary-number-of-entries} controls the number of
days of diary entries to be displayed at one time. It affects the
-initial display when @code{view-diary-entries-initially} is @code{t}, as
-well as the command @kbd{M-x diary}. For example, the default value is
-1, which says to display only the current day's diary entries. If the
-value is 2, both the current day's and the next day's entries are
-displayed. The value can also be a vector of seven elements: for
-example, if the value is @code{[0 2 2 2 2 4 1]} then no diary entries
-appear on Sunday, the current date's and the next day's diary entries
-appear Monday through Thursday, Friday through Monday's entries appear
-on Friday, while on Saturday only that day's entries appear.
-
-@vindex print-diary-entries-hook
-@findex print-diary-entries
- The variable @code{print-diary-entries-hook} is a normal hook run
+initial display when @code{calendar-view-diary-initially-flag} is
+@code{t}, as well as the command @kbd{M-x diary}. For example, the
+default value is 1, which says to display only the current day's diary
+entries. If the value is 2, both the current day's and the next day's
+entries are displayed. The value can also be a vector of seven
+elements: for example, if the value is @code{[0 2 2 2 2 4 1]} then no
+diary entries appear on Sunday, the current date's and the next day's
+diary entries appear Monday through Thursday, Friday through Monday's
+entries appear on Friday, while on Saturday only that day's entries
+appear.
+
+@vindex diary-print-entries-hook
+@findex diary-print-entries
+ The variable @code{diary-print-entries-hook} is a normal hook run
after preparation of a temporary buffer containing just the diary
entries currently visible in the diary buffer. (The other, irrelevant
diary entries are really absent from the temporary buffer; in the diary
to match part of a word beyond the date itself to distinguish it from
the fourth pattern.
+@c FIXME Baha'i.
@node Hebrew/Islamic Entries
@subsection Hebrew- and Islamic-Date Diary Entries
- Your diary file can have entries based on Hebrew or Islamic dates, as
-well as entries based on the world-standard Gregorian calendar.
-However, because recognition of such entries is time-consuming and most
-people don't use them, you must explicitly enable their use. If you
-want the diary to recognize Hebrew-date diary entries, for example,
-you must do this:
-
-@vindex nongregorian-diary-listing-hook
-@vindex nongregorian-diary-marking-hook
-@findex list-hebrew-diary-entries
-@findex mark-hebrew-diary-entries
+ Your diary file can have entries based on Baha'i, Hebrew, or Islamic
+dates, as well as entries based on the world-standard Gregorian
+calendar. However, because recognition of such entries is
+time-consuming and most people don't use them, you must explicitly
+enable their use. If you want the diary to recognize Hebrew-date diary
+entries, for example, you must do this:
+
+@vindex diary-nongregorian-listing-hook
+@vindex diary-nongregorian-marking-hook
+@findex diary-hebrew-list-entries
+@findex diary-hebrew-mark-entries
@smallexample
-(add-hook 'nongregorian-diary-listing-hook 'list-hebrew-diary-entries)
-(add-hook 'nongregorian-diary-marking-hook 'mark-hebrew-diary-entries)
+(add-hook 'diary-nongregorian-listing-hook 'diary-hebrew-list-entries)
+(add-hook 'diary-nongregorian-marking-hook 'diary-hebrew-mark-entries)
@end smallexample
@noindent
If you want Islamic-date entries, do this:
-@findex list-islamic-diary-entries
-@findex mark-islamic-diary-entries
+@findex diary-islamic-list-entries
+@findex diary-islamic-mark-entries
@smallexample
-(add-hook 'nongregorian-diary-listing-hook 'list-islamic-diary-entries)
-(add-hook 'nongregorian-diary-marking-hook 'mark-islamic-diary-entries)
+(add-hook 'diary-nongregorian-listing-hook 'diary-islamic-list-entries)
+(add-hook 'diary-nongregorian-marking-hook 'diary-islamic-mark-entries)
@end smallexample
Hebrew- and Islamic-date diary entries have the same formats as
@table @kbd
@item i h d
Add a diary entry for the Hebrew date corresponding to the selected date
-(@code{insert-hebrew-diary-entry}).
+(@code{diary-hebrew-insert-entry}).
@item i h m
Add a diary entry for the day of the Hebrew month corresponding to the
-selected date (@code{insert-monthly-hebrew-diary-entry}). This diary
+selected date (@code{diary-hebrew-insert-monthly-entry}). This diary
entry matches any date that has the same Hebrew day-within-month as the
selected date.
@item i h y
Add a diary entry for the day of the Hebrew year corresponding to the
-selected date (@code{insert-yearly-hebrew-diary-entry}). This diary
+selected date (@code{diary-hebrew-insert-yearly-entry}). This diary
entry matches any date which has the same Hebrew month and day-within-month
as the selected date.
@item i i d
Add a diary entry for the Islamic date corresponding to the selected date
-(@code{insert-islamic-diary-entry}).
+(@code{diary-islamic-insert-entry}).
@item i i m
Add a diary entry for the day of the Islamic month corresponding to the
-selected date (@code{insert-monthly-islamic-diary-entry}).
+selected date (@code{diary-islamic-insert-monthly-entry}).
@item i i y
Add a diary entry for the day of the Islamic year corresponding to the
-selected date (@code{insert-yearly-islamic-diary-entry}).
+selected date (@code{diary-islamic-insert-yearly-entry}).
@end table
-@findex insert-hebrew-diary-entry
-@findex insert-monthly-hebrew-diary-entry
-@findex insert-yearly-hebrew-diary-entry
-@findex insert-islamic-diary-entry
-@findex insert-monthly-islamic-diary-entry
-@findex insert-yearly-islamic-diary-entry
+@findex diary-hebrew-insert-entry
+@findex diary-hebrew-insert-monthly-entry
+@findex diary-hebrew-insert-yearly-entry
+@findex diary-islamic-insert-entry
+@findex diary-islamic-insert-monthly-entry
+@findex diary-islamic-insert-yearly-entry
These commands work much like the corresponding commands for ordinary
diary entries: they apply to the date that point is on in the calendar
window, and what they do is insert just the date portion of a diary entry
@node Fancy Diary Display
@subsection Fancy Diary Display
@vindex diary-display-hook
-@findex simple-diary-display
+@findex diary-simple-display
Diary display works by preparing the diary buffer and then running the
hook @code{diary-display-hook}. The default value of this hook
-(@code{simple-diary-display}) hides the irrelevant diary entries and
+(@code{diary-simple-display}) hides the irrelevant diary entries and
then displays the buffer. However, if you specify the hook as follows,
@cindex diary buffer
-@findex fancy-diary-display
+@findex diary-fancy-display
@example
-(add-hook 'diary-display-hook 'fancy-diary-display)
+(add-hook 'diary-display-hook diary-'fancy-display)
@end example
@noindent
the entries by the dates they apply to.
As with simple diary display, you can print a hard copy of the buffer
-with @code{print-diary-entries}. To print a hard copy of a day-by-day
+with @code{diary-print-entries}. To print a hard copy of a day-by-day
diary for a week, position point on Sunday of that week, type
-@kbd{7 d}, and then do @kbd{M-x print-diary-entries}. As usual, the
+@kbd{7 d}, and then do @kbd{M-x diary-print-entries}. As usual, the
inclusion of the holidays slows down the display slightly; you can speed
-things up by setting the variable @code{holidays-in-diary-buffer} to
+things up by setting the variable @code{diary-show-holidays-flag} to
@code{nil}.
@vindex diary-list-include-blanks
@cindex sorting diary entries
If you use the fancy diary display, you can use the normal hook
-@code{list-diary-entries-hook} to sort each day's diary entries by their
+@code{diary-list-entries-hook} to sort each day's diary entries by their
time of day. Here's how:
-@findex sort-diary-entries
+@findex diary-sort-entries
@example
-(add-hook 'list-diary-entries-hook 'sort-diary-entries t)
+(add-hook 'diary-list-entries-hook 'diary-sort-entries t)
@end example
@noindent
cycle of inclusions, of course. Here is how to enable the include
facility:
-@vindex list-diary-entries-hook
-@vindex mark-diary-entries-hook
-@findex include-other-diary-files
-@findex mark-included-diary-files
+@vindex diary-list-entries-hook
+@vindex diary-mark-entries-hook
+@findex diary-include-other-diary-files
+@findex diary-mark-included-diary-files
@smallexample
-(add-hook 'list-diary-entries-hook 'include-other-diary-files)
-(add-hook 'mark-diary-entries-hook 'mark-included-diary-files)
+(add-hook 'diary-list-entries-hook 'diary-include-other-diary-files)
+(add-hook 'diary-mark-entries-hook 'diary-mark-included-diary-files)
@end smallexample
The include mechanism works only with the fancy diary display, because
@findex diary-iso-date
@findex diary-julian-date
@findex diary-astro-day-number
+@findex diary-bahai-date
@findex diary-hebrew-date
@findex diary-islamic-date
@findex diary-french-date
Make a diary entry with today's equivalent date on the Julian calendar.
@item %%(diary-astro-day-number)
Make a diary entry with today's equivalent astronomical (Julian) day number.
+@item %%(diary-bahai-date)
+Make a diary entry with today's equivalent date on the Baha'i calendar.
@item %%(diary-hebrew-date)
Make a diary entry with today's equivalent date on the Hebrew calendar.
@item %%(diary-islamic-date)
the Hebrew calendar in certain standard ways:
@cindex rosh hodesh
-@findex diary-rosh-hodesh
+@findex diary-hebrew-rosh-hodesh
@cindex parasha, weekly
-@findex diary-parasha
+@findex diary-hebrew-parasha
@cindex candle lighting times
-@findex diary-sabbath-candles
+@findex diary-hebrew-sabbath-candles
@cindex omer count
-@findex diary-omer
+@findex diary-hebrew-omer
@cindex yahrzeits
-@findex diary-yahrzeit
+@findex diary-hebrew-yahrzeit
@table @code
-@item %%(diary-rosh-hodesh)
+@item %%(diary-hebrew-rosh-hodesh)
Make a diary entry that tells the occurrence and ritual announcement of each
new Hebrew month.
-@item %%(diary-parasha)
+@item %%(diary-hebrew-parasha)
Make a Saturday diary entry that tells the weekly synagogue scripture reading.
-@item %%(diary-sabbath-candles)
+@item %%(diary-hebrew-sabbath-candles)
Make a Friday diary entry that tells the @emph{local time} of Sabbath
candle lighting.
-@item %%(diary-omer)
+@item %%(diary-hebrew-omer)
Make a diary entry that gives the omer count, when appropriate.
-@item %%(diary-yahrzeit @var{month} @var{day} @var{year}) @var{name}
+@item %%(diary-hebrew-yahrzeit @var{month} @var{day} @var{year}) @var{name}
Make a diary entry marking the anniversary of a date of death. The date
is the @emph{Gregorian} (civil) date of death. The diary entry appears
on the proper Hebrew calendar anniversary and on the day before. (In
@table @kbd
@item >
-Scroll calendar one month forward (@code{scroll-calendar-left}).
+Scroll calendar one month forward (@code{calendar-scroll-left}).
@item <
-Scroll calendar one month backward (@code{scroll-calendar-right}).
+Scroll calendar one month backward (@code{calendar-scroll-right}).
@item C-v
@itemx @key{NEXT}
Scroll calendar three months forward
-(@code{scroll-calendar-left-three-months}).
+(@code{calendar-scroll-left-three-months}).
@item M-v
@itemx @key{PRIOR}
Scroll calendar three months backward
-(@code{scroll-calendar-right-three-months}).
+(@code{calendar-scroll-right-three-months}).
@end table
@kindex > @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex scroll-calendar-left
+@findex calendar-scroll-left
@kindex < @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex scroll-calendar-right
+@findex calendar-scroll-right
The most basic calendar scroll commands scroll by one month at a
time. This means that there are two months of overlap between the
display before the command and the display after. @kbd{>} scrolls the
contents one month backwards in time.
@kindex C-v @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex scroll-calendar-left-three-months
+@findex calendar-scroll-left-three-months
@kindex M-v @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex scroll-calendar-right-three-months
+@findex calendar-scroll-right-three-months
The commands @kbd{C-v} and @kbd{M-v} scroll the calendar by an entire
``screenful''---three months---in analogy with the usual meaning of
these commands. @kbd{C-v} makes later dates visible and @kbd{M-v} makes
@item p d
Display day-in-year (@code{calendar-print-day-of-year}).
@item C-c C-l
-Regenerate the calendar window (@code{redraw-calendar}).
+Regenerate the calendar window (@code{calendar-redraw}).
@item SPC
Scroll the next window up (@code{scroll-other-window}).
@item DEL
Scroll the next window down (@code{scroll-other-window-down}).
@item q
-Exit from calendar (@code{exit-calendar}).
+Exit from calendar (@code{calendar-exit}).
@end table
@kindex p d @r{(Calendar mode)}
date.
@kindex C-c C-l @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex redraw-calendar
+@findex calendar-redraw
If the calendar window text gets corrupted, type @kbd{C-c C-l}
-(@code{redraw-calendar}) to redraw it. (This can only happen if you use
+(@code{calendar-redraw}) to redraw it. (This can only happen if you use
non-Calendar-mode editing commands.)
@kindex SPC @r{(Calendar mode)}
@kindex q @r{(Calendar mode)}
@findex exit-calendar
- To exit from the calendar, type @kbd{q} (@code{exit-calendar}). This
+@vindex calendar-remove-frame-by-deleting
+ To exit from the calendar, type @kbd{q} (@code{calendar-exit}). This
buries all buffers related to the calendar, selecting other buffers.
(If a frame contains a dedicated calendar window, exiting from the
-calendar iconifies that frame.)
+calendar deletes or iconifies that frame depending on the value of
+@code{calendar-remove-frame-by-deleting}.)
@node Writing Calendar Files
@section Writing Calendar Files
@kindex h @r{(Calendar mode)}
@findex calendar-cursor-holidays
-@vindex view-calendar-holidays-initially
+@vindex calendar-view-holidays-initially-flag
To see if any holidays fall on a given date, position point on that
date in the calendar window and use the @kbd{h} command. Alternatively,
click on that date with @kbd{Mouse-2} and then choose @kbd{Holidays}
@findex calendar-mark-holidays
@kindex u @r{(Calendar mode)}
@findex calendar-unmark
-@vindex mark-holidays-in-calendar
+@vindex calendar-mark-holidays-flag
To view the distribution of holidays for all the dates shown in the
calendar, use the @kbd{x} command. This displays the dates that are
holidays in a different face (or places a @samp{*} after these dates, if
-display with multiple faces is not available).
+a color display is not available, or if @code{font-lock-mode} is off).
@iftex
@inforef{Calendar Customizing, calendar-holiday-marker, emacs-xtra}.
@end iftex
other months that subsequently become visible by scrolling. To turn
marking off and erase the current marks, type @kbd{u}, which also
erases any diary marks (@pxref{Diary}). If the variable
-@code{mark-holidays-in-calendar} is non-@code{nil}, creating or
+@code{calendar-mark-holidays-flag} is non-@code{nil}, creating or
updating the calendar marks holidays automatically.
@kindex a @r{(Calendar mode)}
The command @kbd{M-x holidays} displays the list of holidays for the
current month and the preceding and succeeding months; this works even
if you don't have a calendar window. If the variable
-@code{view-calendar-holidays-initially} is non-@code{nil}, creating
+@code{calendar-view-holidays-initially-flag} is non-@code{nil}, creating
the calendar displays holidays in this way. If you want the list of
holidays centered around a different month, use @kbd{C-u M-x
holidays}, which prompts for the month and year.
equinoxes.
@findex list-holidays
- The command @kbd{M-x list-holidays} displays the list of holidays for
+ The command @kbd{M-x holiday-list} displays the list of holidays for
a range of years. This function asks you for the starting and stopping
years, and allows you to choose all the holidays or one of several
categories of holidays. You can use this command even if you don't have
twelve ``terrestrial branches'' for a total of sixty names that are
repeated in a cycle of sixty.
+@cindex Baha'i calendar
+ The Baha'i calendar system is based on a solar cycle of 19 months with
+19 days each. The four remaining ``intercalary'' days are placed
+between the 18th and 19th months.
+
@node To Other Calendar
@subsection Converting To Other Calendars
@item Mouse-2 Other calendars
Display the date that you click on, expressed in various other calendars.
@kindex p @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex calendar-print-iso-date
+@findex calendar-iso-print-date
@item p c
Display ISO commercial calendar equivalent for selected day
-(@code{calendar-print-iso-date}).
-@findex calendar-print-julian-date
+(@code{calendar-iso-print-date}).
+@findex calendar-julian-print-date
@item p j
-Display Julian date for selected day (@code{calendar-print-julian-date}).
-@findex calendar-print-astro-day-number
+Display Julian date for selected day (@code{calendar-julian-print-date}).
+@findex calendar-astro-print-day-number
@item p a
Display astronomical (Julian) day number for selected day
-(@code{calendar-print-astro-day-number}).
-@findex calendar-print-hebrew-date
+(@code{calendar-astro-print-day-number}).
+@findex calendar-hebrew-print-date
@item p h
-Display Hebrew date for selected day (@code{calendar-print-hebrew-date}).
-@findex calendar-print-islamic-date
+Display Hebrew date for selected day (@code{calendar-hebrew-print-date}).
+@findex calendar-islamic-print-date
@item p i
-Display Islamic date for selected day (@code{calendar-print-islamic-date}).
-@findex calendar-print-french-date
+Display Islamic date for selected day (@code{calendar-islamic-print-date}).
+@findex calendar-french-print-date
@item p f
Display French Revolutionary date for selected day
-(@code{calendar-print-french-date}).
-@findex calendar-print-chinese-date
+(@code{calendar-french-print-date}).
+@findex calendar-bahai-print-date
+@item p b
+Display Baha'i date for selected day
+(@code{calendar-bahai-print-date}).
+@findex calendar-chinese-print-date
@item p C
Display Chinese date for selected day
-(@code{calendar-print-chinese-date}).
-@findex calendar-print-coptic-date
+(@code{calendar-chinese-print-date}).
+@findex calendar-coptic-print-date
@item p k
Display Coptic date for selected day
-(@code{calendar-print-coptic-date}).
-@findex calendar-print-ethiopic-date
+(@code{calendar-coptic-print-date}).
+@findex calendar-ethiopic-print-date
@item p e
Display Ethiopic date for selected day
-(@code{calendar-print-ethiopic-date}).
-@findex calendar-print-persian-date
+(@code{calendar-ethiopic-print-date}).
+@findex calendar-persian-print-date
@item p p
Display Persian date for selected day
-(@code{calendar-print-persian-date}).
-@findex calendar-print-mayan-date
+(@code{calendar-persian-print-date}).
+@findex calendar-mayan-print-date
@item p m
-Display Mayan date for selected day (@code{calendar-print-mayan-date}).
+Display Mayan date for selected day (@code{calendar-mayan-print-date}).
@end table
If you are using X, the easiest way to translate a date into other
other than Mayan; for the Mayan calendar, see the following section.
@kindex g @var{char} @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex calendar-goto-iso-date
-@findex calendar-goto-iso-week
-@findex calendar-goto-julian-date
-@findex calendar-goto-astro-day-number
-@findex calendar-goto-hebrew-date
-@findex calendar-goto-islamic-date
-@findex calendar-goto-french-date
-@findex calendar-goto-chinese-date
-@findex calendar-goto-persian-date
-@findex calendar-goto-coptic-date
-@findex calendar-goto-ethiopic-date
+@findex calendar-iso-goto-date
+@findex calendar-iso-goto-week
+@findex calendar-julian-goto-date
+@findex calendar-astro-goto-day-number
+@findex calendar-hebrew-goto-date
+@findex calendar-islamic-goto-date
+@findex calendar-french-goto-date
+@findex calendar-chinese-goto-date
+@findex calendar-persian-goto-date
+@findex calendar-coptic-goto-date
+@findex calendar-ethiopic-goto-date
@table @kbd
@item g c
Move to a date specified in the ISO commercial calendar
-(@code{calendar-goto-iso-date}).
+(@code{calendar-iso-goto-date}).
@item g w
Move to a week specified in the ISO commercial calendar
-(@code{calendar-goto-iso-week}).
+(@code{calendar-iso-goto-week}).
@item g j
Move to a date specified in the Julian calendar
-(@code{calendar-goto-julian-date}).
+(@code{calendar-julian-goto-date}).
@item g a
Move to a date specified with an astronomical (Julian) day number
-(@code{calendar-goto-astro-day-number}).
+(@code{calendar-astro-goto-day-number}).
@item g h
Move to a date specified in the Hebrew calendar
-(@code{calendar-goto-hebrew-date}).
+(@code{calendar-hebrew-goto-date}).
@item g i
Move to a date specified in the Islamic calendar
-(@code{calendar-goto-islamic-date}).
+(@code{calendar-islamic-goto-date}).
@item g f
Move to a date specified in the French Revolutionary calendar
-(@code{calendar-goto-french-date}).
+(@code{calendar-french-goto-date}).
@item g C
Move to a date specified in the Chinese calendar
-(@code{calendar-goto-chinese-date}).
+(@code{calendar-chinese-goto-date}).
@item g p
Move to a date specified in the Persian calendar
-(@code{calendar-goto-persian-date}).
+(@code{calendar-persian-goto-date}).
@item g k
Move to a date specified in the Coptic calendar
-(@code{calendar-goto-coptic-date}).
+(@code{calendar-coptic-goto-date}).
@item g e
Move to a date specified in the Ethiopic calendar
-(@code{calendar-goto-ethiopic-date}).
+(@code{calendar-ethiopic-goto-date}).
@end table
These commands ask you for a date on the other calendar, move point to
(@pxref{Completion}) whenever it asks you to type a month name, so you
don't have to worry about the spelling of Hebrew, Islamic, or French names.
-@findex list-yahrzeit-dates
+@findex calendar-hebrew-list-yahrzeits
@cindex yahrzeits
One common question concerning the Hebrew calendar is the computation
of the anniversary of a date of death, called a ``yahrzeit.'' The Emacs
calendar includes a facility for such calculations. If you are in the
-calendar, the command @kbd{M-x list-yahrzeit-dates} asks you for a
-range of years and then displays a list of the yahrzeit dates for those
+calendar, the command @kbd{M-x calendar-hebrew-list-yahrzeits} asks you for
+a range of years and then displays a list of the yahrzeit dates for those
years for the date given by point. If you are not in the calendar,
this command first asks you for the date of death and the range of
years, and then displays the list of yahrzeit dates.
@table @kbd
@item g m l
Move to a date specified by the long count calendar
-(@code{calendar-goto-mayan-long-count-date}).
+(@code{calendar-mayan-goto-long-count-date}).
@item g m n t
Move to the next occurrence of a place in the
-tzolkin calendar (@code{calendar-next-tzolkin-date}).
+tzolkin calendar (@code{calendar-mayan-next-tzolkin-date}).
@item g m p t
Move to the previous occurrence of a place in the
-tzolkin calendar (@code{calendar-previous-tzolkin-date}).
+tzolkin calendar (@code{calendar-mayan-previous-tzolkin-date}).
@item g m n h
Move to the next occurrence of a place in the
-haab calendar (@code{calendar-next-haab-date}).
+haab calendar (@code{calendar-mayan-next-haab-date}).
@item g m p h
Move to the previous occurrence of a place in the
-haab calendar (@code{calendar-previous-haab-date}).
+haab calendar (@code{calendar-mayan-previous-haab-date}).
@item g m n c
Move to the next occurrence of a place in the
-calendar round (@code{calendar-next-calendar-round-date}).
+calendar round (@code{calendar-mayan-next-calendar-round-date}).
@item g m p c
Move to the previous occurrence of a place in the
-calendar round (@code{calendar-previous-calendar-round-date}).
+calendar round (@code{calendar-mayan-previous-calendar-round-date}).
@end table
@cindex Mayan long count
@end display
@kindex g m @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex calendar-goto-mayan-long-count-date
+@findex calendar-mayan-goto-long-count-date
@noindent
Thus, the long count date 12.16.11.16.6 means 12 baktun, 16 katun, 11
tun, 16 uinal, and 6 kin. The Emacs calendar can handle Mayan long
@kbd{g m l} command, type the Mayan long count date with the baktun,
katun, tun, uinal, and kin separated by periods.
-@findex calendar-previous-tzolkin-date
-@findex calendar-next-tzolkin-date
+@findex calendar-mayan-previous-tzolkin-date
+@findex calendar-mayan-next-tzolkin-date
@cindex Mayan tzolkin calendar
The Mayan tzolkin calendar is a cycle of 260 days formed by a pair of
independent cycles of 13 and 20 days. Since this cycle repeats
to the previous occurrence of that date. Similarly, type @kbd{g m n t}
to go to the next occurrence of a tzolkin date.
-@findex calendar-previous-haab-date
-@findex calendar-next-haab-date
+@findex calendar-mayan-previous-haab-date
+@findex calendar-mayan-next-haab-date
@cindex Mayan haab calendar
The Mayan haab calendar is a cycle of 365 days arranged as 18 months
of 20 days each, followed a 5-day monthless period. Like the tzolkin
date.
@c This is omitted because it is too long for smallbook format.
-@c @findex calendar-previous-calendar-round-date
-@findex calendar-next-calendar-round-date
+@c @findex calendar-mayan-previous-calendar-round-date
+@findex calendar-mayan-next-calendar-round-date
@cindex Mayan calendar round
The Maya also used the combination of the tzolkin date and the haab
date. This combination is a cycle of about 52 years called a
Display the entire diary file (@code{diary-show-all-entries}).
@item m
Mark all visible dates that have diary entries
-(@code{mark-diary-entries}).
+(@code{diary-mark-entries}).
@item u
Unmark the calendar window (@code{calendar-unmark}).
-@item M-x print-diary-entries
+@item M-x diary-print-entries
Print hard copy of the diary display as it appears.
@item M-x diary
Display all diary entries for today's date.
@kindex d @r{(Calendar mode)}
@findex diary-view-entries
-@vindex view-diary-entries-initially
+@vindex calendar-view-diary-initially-flag
Displaying the diary entries with @kbd{d} shows in a separate window
the diary entries for the selected date in the calendar. The mode line
of the new window shows the date of the diary entries and any holidays
Another way to display the diary entries for a date is to click
@kbd{Mouse-2} on the date, and then choose @kbd{Diary entries} from
the menu that appears. If the variable
-@code{view-diary-entries-initially} is non-@code{nil}, creating the
+@code{calendar-view-diary-initially-flag} is non-@code{nil}, creating the
calendar lists the diary entries for the current date (provided the
current date is visible).
@kindex m @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex mark-diary-entries
-@vindex mark-diary-entries-in-calendar
+@findex diary-mark-entries
+@vindex calendar-mark-diary-entries-flag
To get a broader view of which days are mentioned in the diary, use
the @kbd{m} command. This displays the dates that have diary entries in
a different face (or places a @samp{+} after these dates, if display
other months that subsequently become visible by scrolling. To turn
marking off and erase the current marks, type @kbd{u}, which also
turns off holiday marks (@pxref{Holidays}). If the variable
-@code{mark-diary-entries-in-calendar} is non-@code{nil}, creating or
+@code{calendar-mark-diary-entries-flag} is non-@code{nil}, creating or
updating the calendar marks diary dates automatically.
@kindex s @r{(Calendar mode)}
To see the full diary file, rather than just some of the entries, use
the @kbd{s} command.
- Display of selected diary entries uses the selective display feature
-to hide entries that don't apply. The diary buffer as you see it is
-an illusion, so simply printing the buffer does not print what you see
-on your screen. There is a special command to print hard copy of the
-diary buffer @emph{as it appears}; this command is @kbd{M-x
-print-diary-entries}. It sends the data directly to the printer. You
-can customize it like @code{lpr-region} (@pxref{Printing}).
+ Display of selected diary entries uses invisible text to hide entries
+that don't apply. The diary buffer as you see it is an illusion, so
+simply printing the buffer does not print what you see on your screen.
+There is a special command to print hard copy of the diary buffer
+@emph{as it appears}; this command is @kbd{M-x diary-print-entries}.
+It sends the data directly to the printer. You can customize it
+like @code{lpr-region} (@pxref{Printing}).
@findex diary
The command @kbd{M-x diary} displays the diary entries for the current
date, independently of the calendar display, and optionally for the next
-few days as well; the variable @code{number-of-diary-entries} specifies
+few days as well; the variable @code{diary-number-of-entries} specifies
how many days to include.
@iftex
@inforef{Diary Customizing,, emacs-xtra}.
@table @kbd
@item i d
-Add a diary entry for the selected date (@code{insert-diary-entry}).
+Add a diary entry for the selected date (@code{diary-insert-entry}).
@item i w
-Add a diary entry for the selected day of the week (@code{insert-weekly-diary-entry}).
+Add a diary entry for the selected day of the week (@code{diary-insert-weekly-entry}).
@item i m
-Add a diary entry for the selected day of the month (@code{insert-monthly-diary-entry}).
+Add a diary entry for the selected day of the month (@code{diary-insert-monthly-entry}).
@item i y
-Add a diary entry for the selected day of the year (@code{insert-yearly-diary-entry}).
+Add a diary entry for the selected day of the year (@code{diary-insert-yearly-entry}).
@end table
@kindex i d @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex insert-diary-entry
+@findex diary-insert-entry
You can make a diary entry for a specific date by selecting that date
in the calendar window and typing the @kbd{i d} command. This command
displays the end of your diary file in another window and inserts the
date; you can then type the rest of the diary entry.
@kindex i w @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex insert-weekly-diary-entry
+@findex diary-insert-weekly-entry
@kindex i m @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex insert-monthly-diary-entry
+@findex diary-insert-monthly-entry
@kindex i y @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex insert-yearly-diary-entry
+@findex diary-insert-yearly-entry
If you want to make a diary entry that applies to a specific day of
the week, select that day of the week (any occurrence will do) and type
@kbd{i w}. This inserts the day-of-week as a generic date; you can then
exiting Emacs. Saving the diary file after using any of the above
insertion commands will automatically update the diary marks in the
calendar window, if appropriate. You can use the command
-@code{redraw-calendar} to force an update at any time.
+@code{calendar-redraw} to force an update at any time.
@node Special Diary Entries
@subsection Special Diary Entries
@table @kbd
@item i a
Add an anniversary diary entry for the selected date
-(@code{insert-anniversary-diary-entry}).
+(@code{diary-insert-anniversary-entry}).
@item i b
Add a block diary entry for the current region
-(@code{insert-block-diary-entry}).
+(@code{diary-insert-block-entry}).
@item i c
Add a cyclic diary entry starting at the date
-(@code{insert-cyclic-diary-entry}).
+(@code{diary-insert-cyclic-entry}).
@end table
@kindex i a @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex insert-anniversary-diary-entry
+@findex diary-insert-anniversary-entry
If you want to make a diary entry that applies to the anniversary of a
specific date, move point to that date and use the @kbd{i a} command.
This displays the end of your diary file in another window and inserts
calendar style, the input order of month, day and year is different.)
@kindex i b @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex insert-block-diary-entry
+@findex diary-insert-block-entry
To insert a block entry, place point and the mark on the two
dates that begin and end the range, and type @kbd{i b}. This command
displays the end of your diary file in another window and inserts the
block description; you can then type the diary entry.
@kindex i c @r{(Calendar mode)}
-@findex insert-cyclic-diary-entry
+@findex diary-insert-cyclic-entry
@dfn{Cyclic} diary entries repeat after a fixed interval of days. To
create one, select the starting date and use the @kbd{i c} command. The
command prompts for the length of interval, then inserts the entry,
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