Comments | algeh: I suppose I'm a real Linux user now...

algeh

I suppose I'm a real Linux user now...

Oct 18, 2010 21:27

...because I'm pretty sure the easiest way to solve my current problem is to learn Python ( Read more... )

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duncanmac October 19 2010, 06:17:03 UTC

Why re-invent the wheel?

I checked the "SourceForge" website, where a search for "calendar contacts" came up with 103 possible matches. Perhaps one of those programs may do what you seek.

Just a thought ...

algeh October 19 2010, 06:47:43 UTC

Hmm...yeah, I didn't try Sourceforge for a stand-alone program. I tried to find out if anyone had made a script for scribus that would do what I need, but didn't find one so I figure I'd need to modify the included calendar-making script myself. I suppose I can take a stroll through Sourceforge later this week, but I was really looking for something that wouldn't take a whole lot of trial and error so I could get it to the printers tomorrow, which is just not happening ( ... )

algeh October 19 2010, 06:52:01 UTC

Oh, and I also spent a lot of time poking at OpenOffice to see what it could do for me. It is quite possible that my best bet for the amount of lazy WYSIWYG I'm trying to do is to just hack something together in Spreadsheet. It certainly wouldn't be the first time I've resorted to that when I wanted some hybrid of a desktop publishing program and a scripting language. It's pretty terrible at both of those things, but it's also pretty fast if you can play within its limitations. (I've used it to make semi-randomized class sets of worksheets before, for example.)

duncanmac October 19 2010, 07:07:40 UTC

This is particularly true as OpenOffice (Word AND Spreadsheet) will export your document or spreadsheet as a PDF file.

I have done this with OO Draw. While the result wasn't perfect, it did the job.

glowing_fish October 19 2010, 16:21:08 UTC

It sounds to me like a situation where a notepad and a pen might be more flexible than computer software.

unkle_social October 19 2010, 18:51:25 UTC

I really like google calendar for this kind of thing.

algeh October 20 2010, 20:02:24 UTC

Yeah, but that relies on me remembering which months have which number of days. :)

pmb October 19 2010, 23:53:28 UTC

Real linux users do one of two things: use Google calendar, or use the calendar program. But I recommend the first. It does what you want and there exist command-line methods of interacting with it.

clipdude October 20 2010, 03:50:33 UTC

I second the recommendation of Google Calendar. You can make appointments, retrieve your schedule, and receive reminders via text message.

algeh October 20 2010, 20:01:57 UTC

Yeah, I really want a paper appointment book because I want to be able to schedule appointments with clients while I'm meeting with them, which I do in an assortment of coffee shops, libraries, and bars. I think the problems is that real Linux users all have smartphones or netbooks by now. (I have a desktop and a $30 cell phone.)

Does Google Calendar really have ways of specifying page order for print outs to accommodate book binding? And layout tools to allow for gutters on the pages and such? Because that is why I'm trying to use a desktop publishing program. I know that if I wanted to schedule all of my stuff using the computer Linux has lots of options. I'm just finding it really weak on desktop publishing tools, because nobody who does that seems to use Linux.