I was having troubles like the above poster ("Please set org-directory…" error)
that appeared to be solved by--as crazy as this sounds--writing out the full
pathname instead of using the tilde abbreviation. i.e. /Users/my-name/org as
opposed to ~/org
Maybe just something weird on my end but…FWIW
Anyway, very glad to see one user's questions being addressed so thoroughly
here; only makes the community stronger. Thanks Matthew!
Best
Will
On Monday, July 16, 2012 11:30:04 PM UTC-4, (unknown) wrote:
> I've tried setting up mobile-org (version 0.9.0, the app tells me) and
> synchronization with emacs like 5 times so far, and have not gotten it to
> work in both directions. Yes, I've read the documentation at [1] , and the
> FAQ at [2], and the "Documentation" page [3] with all the screenshots. But
> there are still multiple points about which I am confused/frustrated.
>
> Because these seem to be really basic issues, to the point that no one's
> thought to explicitly write them out, I'm guessing it'll skip a bunch of
> steps if someone could please share (like via gist or something) a small
> working sync'ed directory, and the relevant matching lines of .emacs -- I
> would be enormously appreciative if someone could just show me a functioning
> example.
>
> I'll list the specific things out below, just in case someone can and cares
> to answer:
>
> (1) org-directory versus org-mobile-directory : The "Setting up the staging
> area" [4] page says to define org-mobile-directory in my .emacs file.
> However, when I try to do M-x org-mobile-push, I get a message telling me
> "Please set `org-directory' to the directory where your org files live" -- do
> I need *both*? Should they be the same? Should they *not* be the same?
>
> (2) What's the deal with org-mobile-inbox-for-pull ? I gather that this is
> where new "captures" from the app will get dumped -- but are they the
> supposed to say there? E.g. Would it be a bad idea to set this variable to
> agendas.org (the file that a new index.org seems to always point to)?
>
> (3) Is the end-user supposed to edit index.org? Every time I do, it seems
> like the next sync-cycle seems to reset it to only have agendas.org; when I
> first create it, it also only has agendas.org. And it seems weird that this
> setup/normalization process doesn't care to create agendas.org.
>
> (4) Is the app supposed to be able to setup its own dir in a sane state? E.g.
> I point it at a totally empty directory in my Dropbox, and I don't attempt to
> touch it from emacs, am I supposed to be able to use it to make/view/edit an
> outline/notes/agenda? Because I can't. If I delete all user data from the
> app, go through the setup wizard and point everything at a brand new, empty
> directory, of which emacs is wholly unaware, and them attempt to create
> single item, and hit the sync button, I can see through dropbox that a
> mobileorg.org file is created, and that it contains the correct data -- but
> this isn't reflected in the app. The main app page merely shows one entry,
> which reads '"File' (yes, that unmatched opening double quote is shown in the
> app).
>
> (4) Is "M-x org-mobile-push" supposed to be able to set up its dir in a sane
> state? E.g. should I be able to make a new dir, point org-directory and
> org-mobile-directory at it, create an index file with the format shown here
> [5], and then point my app to it, sync and be good to go? Because I can't. If
> I (a) wipe data from my app (2) create a new dir in dropbox (3) point
> org-mobile-directory and org-directory at that new dir (4) point
> org-mobile-index-for-pull at agendas.org (5) Put a couple lines into
> agendas.org (6) run M-x org-mobile-push ... then syncing my app appears to do
> nothing; none of the data I put in agendas.org shows up. I can then, from my
> phone add a new bullet point ... and I can see that the new bullet is then
> added to agendas.org. But at no point can I actually see the outline on my
> phone. If I try to go to the "Outline", it just shows me the list of options
> (synchronize, settings, capture, website).
>
> (5) Is the outline that's meant to be displayed in the app (I've never seen
> it, so I don't know) meant to be driven by the links in index.org file? Like,
> respecting order, and stuff?
>
> (6) Am I supposed to setup emacs first? Or set up the app first? The
> documentation page [3] says to read [1] first, but I assume that means "read
> and follow instructions found there" setting up emacs before proceeding onto
> the app instructions in the body of [3]?
>
> For the record, my phone is a Nexus S, running Ice cream sandwich (4.0.4),
> and my emacs "About" box says "Version 23.3 (9.0)"
>
> [1] http://orgmode.org/manual/MobileOrg.html#MobileOrg
> [2] https://github.com/matburt/mobileorg-android/wiki/FAQ
> [3] https://github.com/matburt/mobileorg-android/wiki/Documentation
> [4]
> http://orgmode.org/manual/Setting-up-the-staging-area.html#Setting-up-the-staging-area
> [5] http://mobileorg.ncogni.to/doc/getting-started/syncing-with-mobileorg/
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