Re: [O] can I force all-caps in part of a headline in a capture template?
Richard, this is great! Thank you.
--Chris
Richard Lawrence wrote:
Richard Lawrencerichard.lawre...@berkeley.edu writes:
Try this: in your .emacs, add the following code:
(defun prompt-for-lastname-and-upcase ()
(upcase (read-string Last name: )))
This defines a function that will prompt the user to type a last name
into the minibuffer, converts the result into uppercase, and returns it
as a string.
Then, in your capture template, change %^{LASTNAME} to
%(prompt-for-lastname-and-upcase).
By the way, if you need to do the same thing for other fields, you can
do something like this instead:
(defun prompt-and-upcase (prompt-str)
(upcase (read-string prompt-str)))
This generalizes the original function I gave you; you can pass in a
prompt string.
Then, in your capture template, wherever you need an uppercase field:
%(prompt-and-upcase Whatever prompt you need: )
e.g.,
%(prompt-and-upcase Last name: )
Best,
Richard
[O] can I force all-caps in part of a headline in a capture template?
I work for a public health department. Twice in the past 5 years we have
had to open evacuation shelters during a flood, for anywhere from 80 to
120 medically-frail evacuees. Our documentation system (paper) has
improved, but it is still not ideal. I am experimenting with whether
org-mode could meet our needs. It's basis in plain text may strike the
proper balance between structure and flexibility.
Part of my .emacs includes the following:
(setq org-capture-templates
'((a Admit entry
(file ~/Shelter/ShelterAdmissions.org)
* admit %^{LASTNAME}, %^{firstname} %U
:PROPERTIES:
%^{IDnumber}p
%^{Birthdate}p
%^{Age}p
%^{Sex}p
%^{Address1}p
%^{Address2}p
%^{City}p
%^{State}p
%^{Zipcode}p
%^{Doctor1}p
%^{Doctor2}p
%^{Pharmacy1}p
%^{Pharmacy2}p
:empty-lines: 1)
)
)
The first line in my ShelterAdmissions.org file is:
#+TODO: admit(a) in(i!) out(o@) | discharged(d@)
and things are working pretty well so far.
I'd like to know if there is a way to force LASTNAME to show up in
all-caps in ShelterAdmissions.org, regardless of how it is typed into
the capture template.
Thanks.
--Chris Ryan
Re: [O] can I force all-caps in part of a headline in a capture template?
Hi Chris,
Try this: in your .emacs, add the following code:
(defun prompt-for-lastname-and-upcase ()
(upcase (read-string Last name: )))
This defines a function that will prompt the user to type a last name
into the minibuffer, converts the result into uppercase, and returns it
as a string.
Then, in your capture template, change %^{LASTNAME} to
%(prompt-for-lastname-and-upcase).
Best,
Richard
Re: [O] can I force all-caps in part of a headline in a capture template?
Richard Lawrence richard.lawre...@berkeley.edu writes:
Try this: in your .emacs, add the following code:
(defun prompt-for-lastname-and-upcase ()
(upcase (read-string Last name: )))
This defines a function that will prompt the user to type a last name
into the minibuffer, converts the result into uppercase, and returns it
as a string.
Then, in your capture template, change %^{LASTNAME} to
%(prompt-for-lastname-and-upcase).
By the way, if you need to do the same thing for other fields, you can
do something like this instead:
(defun prompt-and-upcase (prompt-str)
(upcase (read-string prompt-str)))
This generalizes the original function I gave you; you can pass in a
prompt string.
Then, in your capture template, wherever you need an uppercase field:
%(prompt-and-upcase Whatever prompt you need: )
e.g.,
%(prompt-and-upcase Last name: )
Best,
Richard
