From 9c49e41db29cbbdc1f74e99011208b5671f2201c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rush <rearman@r717.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 10:34:11 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Re-install howm-mode and set it up

---
 howm-menu.txt | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 init.el       | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 howm-menu.txt

diff --git a/howm-menu.txt b/howm-menu.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b6f3e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/howm-menu.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+= <<< %menu%
+%last-update %"R"[Update Menu]
+
+ Create:   %"e"[Remember]  %"c"[New]    %"D"[Dup]
+ Search:   %"s"[String]    %"g"[Regexp] %"o"[Occur]  %"h"[History]
+ List:     %"a"[All]       %"l"[Recent] %"A"[Around] %"w"[Random Walk]
+ Dates:    %"y"[Schedule]  %"t"[Todo]   %"."[Today]  %":"[Yesterday]
+ Buffers:  %"b"[Buffers]   %"x"[Marks]  %"r"[Update] %"Q"[Killall]
+ Copy:     %"K"[<Title]     [<Name]
+ Insert:   %"d"[Date>]     %"i"[Key>]
+ Settings: %"m"[Edit Menu]  [Preference]
+
+-------------------------------------
+%here%(howm-menu-legend-en)
+%reminder
+-------------------------------------
+
+UNDERTAKINGS:
+-------------------------------------
+%here%(howm-menu-search "#open")
+-------------------------------------
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index df165a6..0b63b20 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     forth-mode
     trashed
     org-transclusion
+    howm
     vc-jj
     minions)
   "The list of packages I want to always install")
@@ -392,6 +393,27 @@ installed."
 				   (:maildir "/Trash" :key ?t)
 				   (:maildir "/Drafts" :key ?d)))))
 
+;; Howm
+;; GTD note store.  Notes live flat in ~/howm/, but the menu file lives here in
+;; .emacs.d so that version control tracks it.
+
+(setq howm-directory "~/howm/"
+      howm-file-name-format "%Y%m%dT%H%M%S.txt"
+      howm-menu-file (expand-file-name "howm-menu.txt" user-emacs-directory)
+      howm-keyword-file (expand-file-name ".howm-keys" "~/howm/")
+      howm-history-file (expand-file-name ".howm-history" "~/howm/"))
+
+(require 'howm)
+
+;; Future dated reminders stay asleep until their date, which makes the menu a
+;; tickler file.  howm-huge- comes from howm, so this must follow the require.
+(with-eval-after-load 'howm
+  (setq howm-menu-todo-priority (- howm-huge-)
+	howm-menu-schedule-days 14
+	howm-menu-todo-num 40
+	howm-todo-separators '((0 . "- - - - - - - - -")
+			       (nil . "- - - - - - - - -"))))
+
 ;;; Load libraries Not from the package manager
 
 (dolist (path '("sedit-mouse/" "themes/"))
-- 
2.39.5