Variable: appt-display-format

appt-display-format is a customizable variable defined in appt.el.gz.

Value

window

Documentation

How appointment reminders should be displayed.

The options are:
   window - use a separate window
   echo - use the echo area
   nil - no visible reminder.
See also appt-audible and appt-display-mode-line.

This variable was added, or its default value changed, in Emacs 24.1.

View in manual

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 22.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/calendar/appt.el.gz
;; TODO - add popup.
(defcustom appt-display-format 'window
  "How appointment reminders should be displayed.
The options are:
   window - use a separate window
   echo   - use the echo area
   nil    - no visible reminder.
See also `appt-audible' and `appt-display-mode-line'."
  :type '(choice
          (const :tag "Separate window" window)
          (const :tag "Echo-area" echo)
          (const :tag "No visible display" nil))
  :group 'appt
  :version "24.1") ; no longer inherit from deleted obsolete variables