[Remind-Fans] tkremind and RUN

[Frank Hrebabetzky]

Thanks for the explication.
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David F. Skoll wrote:
> Frank Hrebabetzky wrote:
> 
>> Now I wanted a program to be run instead of a 
>> message to be displayed. So I just created a simple reminder with 
>> tkremind and changed it with a text editor
>> from	'REM TAG TKTAG163 8 August 2009 MSG Test'
>> to	'REM TAG TKTAG163 8 August 2009 RUN xmessage -file test.txt'.
>> but nothing happens.
> 
> TkRemind invokes Remind in one of these ways (simplified a bit):
> 
> remind -p -l ... This is to draw a calendar.  RUNs are ignored.
> 
> remind -z0 ...   This is for background reminders.  Only those with TIMEs
>                  will be triggered.
> 
> remind -g -q -r ... This is for the daily reminder display on startup.  RUNs
>                     are specifically disabled, with the "-r" option.
> 
> If you want your RUN command to actually do anything, you need to invoke
> remind yourself.  A non-timed reminder will trigger each time you run remind
> if its trigger date is satisfied.  I believe a timed reminder with a RUN
> clause will be triggered by the "remind -z0 ..." daemon.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> David.
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