Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-09-06 Thread Nick Dokos
c b 24x7x...@gmail.com wrote: Thank a lot for your suggestions. I finally got it working. It took a while to figure out that the back-tick is different from the quote. I am an elisp newbie. Is there an easy explanation of why we need a back-tick vs. quote? quote says: take the next

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-09-06 Thread Jambunathan K
c b 24x7x...@gmail.com writes: It took a while to figure out that the back-tick is different from the quote. Two useful links in this respect. http://www.lisperati.com/syntax.html http://www.lisperati.com/looking.html Just focus on the diagrams in the link - particularly the

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-09-06 Thread Ian Barton
On 29/08/12 21:01, Ian Barton wrote: On 29/08/12 15:25, John Hendy wrote: On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 2:49 AM, Ian Barton li...@manor-farm.org wrote: On 28/08/12 13:50, Nick Dokos wrote: Ian Barton li...@wilkesley.net wrote: I would like to use something like this. However, using a recent git

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-09-06 Thread John Hendy
On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:42 AM, c b 24x7x...@gmail.com wrote: Hi John and Nick, Thank a lot for your suggestions. I finally got it working. It took a while to figure out that the back-tick is different from the quote. I am an elisp newbie. Is there an easy explanation of why we need a

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-09-06 Thread Jonathan Leech-Pepin
Hello, On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 11:33 AM, John Hendy jw.he...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:42 AM, c b 24x7x...@gmail.com wrote: Hi John and Nick, [snip] * 09 ** 05 *** 2012 - Wednesday [2012-09-05 Wed 22:31] My first working month tree note [2012-09-05 Wed 22:35]

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-09-05 Thread c b
Hi John and Nick, Thank a lot for your suggestions. I finally got it working. It took a while to figure out that the back-tick is different from the quote. I am an elisp newbie. Is there an easy explanation of why we need a back-tick vs. quote? Also, I found that while the template works, it

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-08-29 Thread Ian Barton
On 28/08/12 13:50, Nick Dokos wrote: Ian Barton li...@wilkesley.net wrote: I would like to use something like this. However, using a recent git checkout of org mode and the following simple template from the original list message: (u Test entry (file+headline

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-08-29 Thread Nick Dokos
Ian Barton li...@manor-farm.org wrote: Thanks Nick. Hwever with the following minimal template, from the OP, I still get the error: ;; org-capture settings. (setq org-capture-templates `((t test entry (file+headline ~/file.org ,(format %s (format-time-string %m))) ,(format ** %s \n***

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-08-29 Thread John Hendy
On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 2:49 AM, Ian Barton li...@manor-farm.org wrote: On 28/08/12 13:50, Nick Dokos wrote: Ian Barton li...@wilkesley.net wrote: I would like to use something like this. However, using a recent git checkout of org mode and the following simple template from the original

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-08-29 Thread Ian Barton
On 29/08/12 15:25, John Hendy wrote: On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 2:49 AM, Ian Barton li...@manor-farm.org wrote: On 28/08/12 13:50, Nick Dokos wrote: Ian Barton li...@wilkesley.net wrote: I would like to use something like this. However, using a recent git checkout of org mode and the following

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-08-28 Thread Ian Barton
On 27/08/12 07:08, John Hendy wrote: On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 11:04 PM, Nick Dokos nicholas.do...@hp.com wrote: John Hendy jw.he...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 3:11 PM, c b 24x7x...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have been using org-mode for about 18 months now and love it. I recently

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-08-28 Thread Nick Dokos

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-08-28 Thread Nick Dokos
Ian Barton li...@wilkesley.net wrote: I would like to use something like this. However, using a recent git checkout of org mode and the following simple template from the original list message: (u Test entry (file+headline ~/test.org

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-08-27 Thread John Hendy
On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 11:04 PM, Nick Dokos nicholas.do...@hp.com wrote: John Hendy jw.he...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 3:11 PM, c b 24x7x...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have been using org-mode for about 18 months now and love it. I recently came across the org-capture

[O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-08-26 Thread c b
Hi, I have been using org-mode for about 18 months now and love it. I recently came across the org-capture file+datetree format and it is just what I am looking for, except that I need a slightly different format described as below Currently format is * 2012 ** 2012-08 *** 2012-08-26 Sunday

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-08-26 Thread John Hendy
On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 3:11 PM, c b 24x7x...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have been using org-mode for about 18 months now and love it. I recently came across the org-capture file+datetree format and it is just what I am looking for, except that I need a slightly different format described as

Re: [O] Alternate format for datetree

2012-08-26 Thread Nick Dokos
John Hendy jw.he...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 3:11 PM, c b 24x7x...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I have been using org-mode for about 18 months now and love it. I recently came across the org-capture file+datetree format and it is just what I am looking for, except that I need a