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39.10 Customizing Appointment Reminders

You can specify exactly how Emacs reminds you of an appointment, and how far in advance it begins doing so, by setting these variables:

appt-message-warning-time
The time in minutes before an appointment that the reminder begins. The default is 10 minutes.
appt-audible
If this is non-nil, Emacs rings the terminal bell for appointment reminders. The default is t.
appt-visible
If this is non-nil, Emacs displays the appointment message in the echo area. The default is t.
appt-display-mode-line
If this is non-nil, Emacs displays the number of minutes to the appointment on the mode line. The default is t.
appt-msg-window
If this is non-nil, Emacs displays the appointment message in another window. The default is t.
appt-disp-window-function
This variable holds a function to use to create the other window for the appointment message.
appt-delete-window-function
This variable holds a function to use to get rid of the appointment message window, when its time is up.
appt-display-duration
The number of seconds to display an appointment message. The default is 5 seconds.