Re: [O] Cannot sync with caldav anymore

[Melleus]

Nicolas Goaziou  writes:

> Hello,
>
>  writes:
>
>> After updating to Org mode version 9.1.6 (9.1.6-48-gfe7619-elpa) I lost
>> ability to sync with caldav (which I use for syncing my schedule with
>> Nextcloud <-> Android). Before the update everything was perfect. And I
>> beleive that everything is ok with org-caldav as there were no updates
>> for it this time. I use emacs package system for updating and therefore
>> I cannot downgrade the org-mode. And I heavily rely on it in my daily
>> routines. So I'm stuck and need some advice.
>>
>> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (wrong-type-argument stringp ARCHIVE)
>>   string-match("{.+?}" ARCHIVE)
>>   org-tags-expand(ARCHIVE t)
>>   #[257 "\300\301\"\207" [org-tags-expand t] 4 "\n\n(fn TAG)"](ARCHIVE)
>>   mapcar(#[257 "\300\301\"\207" [org-tags-expand t] 4 "\n\n(fn TAG)"] 
>> (ARCHIVE))
>>   cl-mapcar(#[257 "\300\301\"\207" [org-tags-expand t] 4 "\n\n(fn TAG)"] 
>> (ARCHIVE))
>>   apply(cl-mapcar #[257 "\300\301\"\207" [org-tags-expand t] 4 "\n\n(fn 
>> TAG)"] (ARCHIVE) nil)
>>   cl-mapcan(#[257 "\300\301\"\207" [org-tags-expand t] 4 "\n\n(fn TAG)"] 
>> (ARCHIVE))
>
> This is difficult to tell because the backtrace is not complete, and it
> is compiled. AFAICT, somewhere, you have a list of tags like '(ARCHIVE)
> but it should be '("ARCHIVE").
>
> If that doesn't ring a bell, please a complete, un-compiled backtrace
> (i.e., using C-u M-x org-reload).
>
> Regards,

The bell just have rung. I got exactly that in my .emacs:

(setq org-caldav-exclude-tags '(ARCHIVE))

after changing it to:

(setq org-caldav-exclude-tags '("ARCHIVE"))

the syncing works again. I just cannot understand why it was working
before. And sorry for bothering you with that backtrace file. The issue
is solved.

Thank you a lot.

Re: [O] Bug: incorrect display of tables after alignment [9.1.8 (9.1.8-elpa @ /Users/michelschinz/.emacs.d/elpa/org-20171228/)]

[Melleus]

Michel Schinz <mic...@schi.nz> writes:

> (Melleus, the same procedure should fix the problem for you too).

Yes, after update I got version 9.1.5 and everything works perfectly
with tables now. Thank you, guys.

Re: [O] Bug: incorrect display of tables after alignment [9.1.8 (9.1.8-elpa @ /Users/michelschinz/.emacs.d/elpa/org-20171228/)]

[Melleus]

Melleus <mell...@openmailbox.org> writes:

> I also have Org mode version 9.1.8 and the problem with broken
> tables. Now it looks like this:
>
> |+--+---|
> | Суб'єкт| Завдання   
>   |   |
> |+--+---|
> | Головний бухгалтер | На початковому етапі формування облікової політики 
> використовують досвід |   |
> | та бухгалтерська   |
>   |   |
> | служба |
>   |   |
>
> And I must say that a couple of updates ago it was working perfectly.

Very stange, this table was looking messy when I sent the message. But
here it looks Ok except the extra column that I had not created. There
are only two first columns that should be there. I can't understand
what's happening. And in my file the table remains messy.

Re: [O] Bug: incorrect display of tables after alignment [9.1.8 (9.1.8-elpa @ /Users/michelschinz/.emacs.d/elpa/org-20171228/)]

[Melleus]

I also have Org mode version 9.1.8 and the problem with broken
tables. Now it looks like this:

|+--+---|
| Суб'єкт| Завдання 
|   |
|+--+---|
| Головний бухгалтер | На початковому етапі формування облікової політики 
використовують досвід |   |
| та бухгалтерська   |  
|   |
| служба |  
|   |

And I must say that a couple of updates ago it was working perfectly.

Re: [O] Can export the files with bibliography only to LaTeX

[Melleus]

Accidentally I've found that until there are no "Online" type of
references Org exports both to text and html. When there is at least one
"Online" reference, I got "Wrong type argument: stringp, nil" error. I
don't know whether this is a bug or some misconfiguration. But might
someone will check out if this is reproducible. One-liner with
cite:cite-to-online-kind-source is enough for my system to get the
error.

Re: [O] Can export the files with bibliography only to LaTeX

[Melleus]

Eric S Fraga  writes:

> On Thursday, 14 Dec 2017 at 10:11, Adonay Felipe Nogueira wrote:
>> Indeed, Pandoc is a way out ;)
>>
>> I just would advise against converting from LaTeX to Word DOC.
>
> [...]
>
>> Relying on these formats such as DOC and DOCX only serve to
>> make people more dependent on the non-free software behind these.
>
> I am sympathetic to these views but unfortunately it's not always
> possible.  My university, for instance, requires me to prepare exam
> scripts in DOC (hence my related email a few minutes ago... my yearly
> task of preparing scripts is upon me).  I hate it but I have no choice.

Yes, to take the choise away from customer is very powerful business
strategy. And a very destructive one either, as many bright minds are
wasted on creating products that could not compete if not only those
artificial "standards" supported not by logical reasoning, but by
interests of the most powerful players.

So I need to adopt DOC/DOCX in my workflow somehow. It is required by my
university and by my publishers also.

Re: [O] Can export the files with bibliography only to LaTeX

[Melleus]

Thank you, Alan,

I also thought that org-ref is an easy way out. But it didn't work for
me out of the box (for html and txt export) unfortunately. And it is a
pretty good piece of software anyway, I must admit. Which I would miss
if I didn't run into this issue with exporting.

Regards,
Anatoly.

[O] Can export the files with bibliography only to LaTeX

[Melleus]

I used to think that I can export from org to bunch of different
formats. But all of a sudden when I need this feature I see that I can
export only to LaTeX. But when I try exporting to other format I get

Wrong type argument: stringp, nil   error message.

When there's no bibtex references or exporting to LaTeX everything just
works.

How can I troubleshoot the situation and possibly find the clue? I
couldn't find any documentation on the exporting references issues on
Worg unfortunately.

My environment: Gentoo with stable keyword, Emacs 25.3.1, Org 9.1.4.

Thanks ahead of time.

Re: [O] orgmode for many continuous tasks?

[Melleus]

Mycroft Jones  writes:

>>Maybe it's a bit overhead, but anyway. You can use org-caldav-sync to sync the
>>todos with local owncloud (or other caldav) server and use some phone/tablet's
>>calendar to sync with owncloud to have your tasklist with you on the run and
>>you can use it for capturing todos also, as the two-way sync is no problem for
>>org-caldav-sync.
>
> When you're up on a roof, or driving a tractor, or shearing a sheep, a cell
> phone can be destroyed very quickly.  Last thing you need is it dropped into
> the mud and stepped on by a heavy ungulate.  Clipboard is cheap, and you can
> always print out your list again.  Getting in the habit of being away from the
> computer is good.  Getting in the habit of reviewing the days events at the 
> end
> of it is also good.

That's true. But the clipboard can't beep when you might have forgotten
about some important appointment when shearing a sheep, driving a
tractor or doing other interesting things... If you don't neeed the
reminder functionality then the clipboard is the winner I should agree.

Re: [O] orgmode for many continuous tasks?

[Melleus]

Eric Abrahamsen  writes:

> Tim Cross  writes:
>
>> Peter Neilson writes:
>>
>>>
>>> * TODO Devise a way to project my agenda (in unavoidable brilliance) onto  
>>> the side of the barn, or perhaps embroider it into the fleece of my sheep  
>>> (who * TODO need to be shorn).
>>>
>>> Plausible (or implausible) solutions to my problem or to Mycroft's are  
>>> hereby solicited.
>>
>> On the right track, but perhaps wrong scale. What you need is to embrace
>> the exciting possibilities of augmented reality! A pair of glasses where
>> whenever you look at something which has a related todo or note in your
>> org files, displays the item in a little box linked to that item.
>
> The answer is obvious: a clipboard! It's rugged and inexpensive.
>
> I've actually done this a few times, when I've been using Org to
> organize event management and was out of the office all day long.
> Printed out my daily agenda in the morning, made notes on the clipboard
> throughout the day, and entered changes into the computer at the end of
> day.
>
> It's remarkably calming. It's nice just to have something physical to
> look at.
>
> Eric

Maybe it's a bit overhead, but anyway. You can use org-caldav-sync to
sync the todos with local owncloud (or other caldav) server and use some
phone/tablet's calendar to sync with owncloud to have your tasklist with
you on the run and you can use it for capturing todos also, as the
two-way sync is no problem for org-caldav-sync.

Re: [O] status of mobile (Android)

[Melleus]

Saša Janiška  writes:

> Is there something which would work with ownCloud?

Davdroid from F-droid open source repository works with any compatible
with carddav and caldav specifications server including Owncloud.  So
after you got your tasks synced with the android calendar and contacts
with the android contacts you can get them all in your Owncloud (or
whatever you use) as well and vice versa.

[O] Non-latin drawer's name

[Melleus]

Is it possible?

I can hide the drawer's contents only if its name is in latin
characters. Is this intended behaviour? I register the drawer on
per-file basis with #+DRAWERS declaration. Thank you.

--

My Emacs is v 24.4.1 and Org is v 8.2.10 from Debian repositories.

Re: [O] Best practices to get reminders?

[Melleus]

If you have an android phone, then you can use mobile-org for that. You
would have all your org information available even on the road.

Re: [O] Best practices to get reminders?

[Melleus]

Then I do not quite understand you, sorry for noise.

I have my phone with me even when I'm working on my PC and reminders
only from the phone are enough for me. And more likely I get the phone
with me rather then a PC, when going out for a coffee.

Re: [O] org-calendar-holiday and local holidays

[Melleus]

jorge.alfaro-muri...@yale.edu (Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo) writes:

 calendar-holidays, it is because you are calling something that 
 loads holidays.el before you set holiday-local-holidays.

You're right. Now I understand. Thank you for explaining.

Re: [O] org-calendar-holiday and local holidays

[Melleus]

jorge.alfaro-muri...@yale.edu (Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo) writes:

 They should show up after you restart emacs.

I supposed it should. But in fact in does not work.

Re: [O] org-calendar-holiday and local holidays

[Melleus]

Alexis flexibe...@gmail.com writes:

 see that local holiday. To fix this, i use M-: to evaluate:

(setq calendar-holidays (append calendar-holidays
 holiday-local-holidays))

 after which the local holiday next Monday appears in my Org agenda.

Works perfectly this way, thank you.

[O] org-calendar-holiday and local holidays

[Melleus]

Hi to all.

I'm afraid to ask. But... Anyway. Does %%(org-calendar-holiday) know
about holiday-local-holidays? I'm not programmer, sorry. I've set up
those local holidays but cannot see them in my agenda.

Thanks in advance.

Re: [O] [ANN] [OT] New Android app (Orgzly)

[Melleus]

MobileOrg for Android was abandoned finally, was it?

Re: [O] Large LaTeX project in single file or using publishing

[Melleus]

My five cents.

Pretty long ago I started writing my thesis as a single LaTeX file so I
see no reason to redo it in Org format. Nevertheless I began use Org
mode almost exlusively for writing articles. Thanks to Org I can keep
all information needed for article in one file. I find helpful using
export/noexport tags to choose what I do and what I do not like to see
in the final article.

Re: [O] Org-mode Habit with Varying Description

[Melleus]

Why don't you set your habit as a read 25 pages and use a piece of
paper or some card as a bookmark to remember where you finished? E-book
readers provide the functionality of remembering where you stopped last
time as I know. The title of the book is written on the book itself and
e-book readers always open the last one so no need to remember it.

Re: [O] Debug (ox-odt): No OpenDocument schema files installed

[Melleus]

I should point to the /usr/share/emacs/site-list/org-mode/etc
It's the one and only path that contains necessary files in Debian.
Now the message has gone. Thank you.

Re: [O] Debug (ox-odt): No OpenDocument schema files installed

[Melleus]

I did that. But got the same message.
Should I have anything except:

 ls
OrgOdtContentTemplate.xml  OrgOdtStyles.xml  README

in that directory?

Thank you.

[O] Debug (ox-odt): No OpenDocument schema files installed

[Melleus]

I'm trying to set up the odt exporter which is disabled by default.
After loading the exporter with:
  (require 'ox-odt)
I got the message about missing files.
I inspected the org-odt-data-dir and found that it points to
non-existant directory. So I did:
  (setq org-odt-data-dir /usr/share/emacs/24.3/etc/org)
(the directory with the proper xml files) before loading the ox-odt
library. The result did not changed. I still got the message about
missing files.

I use emacs-24.3.1 and org-mode-8.2.7b from Debian repositories.

What am I doing wrong? (Or is it disabled by default because it's broken?)

Thanks ahead.
 

Re: [O] Collecting unique selling proposition (USP) of Org-mode

[Melleus]

Karl Voit devn...@karl-voit.at writes:

 why should I learn Emacs/Org-mode?

Good practices (or cases) of use might be much more useful. IMHO

Re: [O] org-ref in action

[Melleus]

Very useful guide. Thank you.

Re: [O] Advice needed: Cant find a decent way to autosync my work TODO org file between laptop and work pc

[Melleus]

Richard Lawrence richard.lawre...@berkeley.edu writes:

 Also, Unison (http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/) promises to do
 two-way file sync between *nix and Windows.  I've never tried it; has
 anyone else?

I can recommend rsync (you can get it from Cygwin for Windows) for such
things. No fancy GUIs though. It just works.

Re: [O] ox-bibtex: How to use Bib file in a different directory?

[Melleus]

Might the symbolic link would do the trick?

Re: [O] Plentiful warnings errors installing org+contrib

[Melleus]

Thank you for replying! That was the first thing I did. The second was
installing Emacs sources. But results were just the same. To me it looks
like that orgmode.org repository is not compatible with Emacs from
Debian or there are some unmaintained dependencies issues at least,
which could be understandable from the log by someone more literable in
Lisp than me. And surely I could do anything wrong which is the most
likely, but I cannot understand what?

Re: [O] Plentiful warnings errors installing org+contrib

[Melleus]

Fortunately I have found the org-mode install in official Debian
repositories. And even it has the ox-bibtex package I was looking for.
It turned out to be fully compatible with my installation of Emacs.  And
now, after some tweaks in my .emacs I have it up and running.  Debian is
a kind of thing-in-itself but I much like it for its stability. So sorry
for the noise. And thank you.

Re: [O] Plentiful warnings errors installing org+contrib

[Melleus]

Thank you.

Now I have working 2.8.4 from testing repositories. And comparing to
latest 2.8.5 that I couldn't manage I happily accept such price.