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Is Calendar for real?

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From: Andy DeFaria
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 1990 19:21
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I'm trying to adjust from a HP_UX workstation running  X11 to a  PC running
Windows 3.0.  In   particular  I  miss  having Datebook  (a  calendar/event
scheduling/reminding program for X11).  I noticed that Windows 3.0 includes
a calendar  type  program called CALENDAR.EXE.   I even figured out  how to
configure  Windows 3.0 so that the   calendar is  loaded  during start  up.
Still I miss certain Datebook features that,  to me, make this CALENDAR.EXE
thingy    a joke by comparison.     Perhaps   there  are  ways to configure
CALENDAR.EXE to do these things so I'm asking here:

	Calendars doesn't pop up an alarm window.  It  just beeps at me and
	the icon flashes.  If I double click on  the  calendar icon it will
	pop up  an alarm window  (but at this point  I  miss the snooze and
	delete buttons	that Datebook has :-).  Also, this only  happens if
	I am in Windows 3.0.  If I go  to, say Lotus,  I can work for hours
	without knowing that my calendar is trying to tell me something.  I
	would think that, when outside of Windows, calendar  would be smart
	enough to pop up a non-Windows 3.0 text window similar to many TSRs
	such as SideKick.  

	There is no form of multiple events.   How does one  say "Remind me
	every   Monday at 7 PM that    I have my  guitar   lesson" short of
	entering in multiple entries from here to eternity?

	The month  display  should highlight  any  day  that has an   event
	happening  (you  have to  mark   them yourself).  Of  course having
	Datebook like classes of event, some to highlight the month display
	while others don't as well as  being  able to specify "Remind me of
	these events two days in advance", would be ideal.

	Having to put the alarm bell on every  entry  is stupid!  Why would
	you put and entry in the calendar if you didn't want to be reminded
	audably?  Yeah  there are sometimes that  this is warrented but the
	default should be to ring alarms.
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From: defaria@hpclapd.HP.COM (Andy DeFaria)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms
Subject: Is Calendar for real?
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Date: 14 Dec 90 19:21:39 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Calif. Language Lab
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