[Remind-Fans] [ANN] Wyrd 1.4.0

[Paul Pelzl]

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
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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.