[Remind-Fans] [ANN] Wyrd 1.4.0

[Mark Eli Kalderon]

Dear Paul,

Thanks very much for the update, but I am having a problem with it on  
OS X. I am running 10.4.6. After running the usual configure, make,  
sudo make instal, when I cal wyrd I get a blank terminal. Any thoughts?

All the best, Mark

On 27 Jun 2006, at 00:36, Paul Pelzl wrote:

>
> Hello Remind fans,
>
> I'm pleased to announce Wyrd 1.4.0, now available at
> http://www.eecs.umich.edu/~pelzlpj/wyrd/
>
> The big new feature is the "quick reminder" command, which I'm rather
> fond of.  This will let you type in an event description using natural
> language.  Some examples:
>
>     meeting with Bob tomorrow at 11
>     drop off package at 3pm
>     wednesday 10am-11:30 go grocery shopping
>     Board game night 20:15 next Fri
>     7/4 Independence Day
>
> The parser and scheduling heuristic got a bit complex, so I hope I can
> count on Wyrd users to report strange behavior.  Also note that the
> parser is currently rather tied to USA English, but if there is
> sufficient demand, I may be willing to expand it (within reason).
>
> I've also revamped the coloring code, so black-on-white and other such
> settings ought to work now.  The new 'default' color keyword will make
> use of your terminal's default colors, and can can be used to enable
> background transparency on terminal emulators that support it.
>
> If you happen to desire week numbers on the month calendar view,  
> there's
> a new option to enable them.
>
> I've changed the substitution strings that are used within wyrdrc
> templates, to prevent namespace collisions with Remind's substitution
> filter.  If you've configured your own reminder templates or editor
> commands within ~/.wyrdrc, please update your file to the new syntax.
>
> The full ChangeLog follows.  As always, feedback is welcome.  Enjoy,
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
> Wyrd ChangeLog
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> ----------
>
> 2006-06-26     Released 1.4.0.
>
>                Added the 'default' color specifier, which accesses  
> the default
>                terminal foreground and background colors.  (A  
> 'default'
>                background color also enables background  
> transparency on
>                terminal emulators which support it.)
>
>                Reduced the minimum terminal height to 23 lines, so  
> screen(1)
>                users should always be able to use a status bar.
>
>                Fixed a bug that caused events with zero duration to  
> overlap.
>
>                Implemented "quick reminder" command, allowing the  
> user to
>                quickly describe an event using natural language  
> (USA English,
>                at least).
>
> 2006-05-02     Changed the substitution strings used within wyrdrc, to
>                prevent namespace collisions with Remind's  
> substitution filter.
>                (This breaks compatibility with old wyrdrc files.)
>
> 2006-04-24     Corrected a bug in the chronological ordering of  
> untimed
>                reminders.
>
> 2006-04-22     Added some checks to prevent scrolling outside the
>                acceptable date range.
>
> 2006-04-20     Implemented optional ISO-8601 week numbering.
>
>                Made some corrections to the coloring code.
>
>                Code cleanup.
>
> 2006-04-13     Remind errors are now handled somewhat sanely.
>
> 2006-02-24     Released 1.3.0.
>
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