Re: [O] A visibility (ellipsis) problem with `C-c .'

[Nick Dokos]

François Pinard  wrote:

> Consider a header having many sub-headers, and which is closed.  So I
> only see that header, followed by an ellipsis at the end of that line.
> On that header, command `C-c .' turns the initial star (or string
> thereof) into a dash.

I don't understand: C-c . does org-time-stamp - how/why is the initial start
turned into a dash? Where exactly is the cursor at the time? If I do C-c . at
the end of the line (the final dot of the ellipis), a timestamp is inserted in
the header. I can still TAB to unfold.

Nick

>  Now, I see an item with the same text as the
> previous header, still followed by an ellipsis at the end of that line.
> Now, TAB has no effect: it does not expand the ellipsis into the
> previous contents (the minibuffer writes "EMPTY ENTRY", which is likely
> improper)
> 
> So I have to fight a tiny bit for being able to edit the contents.  I go
> one level up, collapse then expand, and everything becomes OK.
> 
> François
> 

Re: [O] Turning a link into a non-link

[Nick Dokos]

François Pinard  wrote:

> Hi, Org mode people.
> 
> I sometimes want to turn [[POINTER][COMMENT]] into COMMENT.  That is, I
> want to remove the clickability, but retain the text.
> 
> To do so, I try `C-c C-l', empty the pointer, type RET, leave the
> comment as it is, and type RET.  Org mode reacts by writing "Empty link"
> in the minibuffer, and removing the COMMENT from the text.
> 

This is done by org-make-link-string: it considers an empty link to
be an error. If you toggle-debug-on-error, you will get a backtrace.

> Could it keep COMMENT in the text, instead of deleting it?
> 

IMO, that'd be bad programming practice: you should write a separate
function that unlinks the link.

Nick

[O] Custom agenda views: display date, not tags

[knubee]

I am trying to create a custom agenda view that displays the deadline date 
(rather than the tags) associated with certain entries.

So, rather than:

 todo:  TODO Finish the task   :Work:

I want to display:

 todo:  TODO Finish the task   5 February 2012

I haven't been able to find the appropriate variables to control this. 
Suggestions?

Re: [O] Hyphens for tags, todo keywords, and properties

[Nick Dokos]

Samuel Wales  wrote:

> For some reason I can't get used to underscores[1] and I
> want to use hyphens (i.e. "-") for tags, todo keywords, and
> properties.
> 

I suspect that this is going to be difficult, if not impossible.
In particular, tags and properties search uses - as a metacharacter,
so having it appear as part of a tag or property would probably
break things there.

Nick

Re: [O] [code] Small elisp snippet to search among toplevel headlines in a file

[Jude DaShiell]

Another possible idea may be to write project titles in bold while on 
headlines.  That way all you need search for is the beginning of a line 
followed by a single * followed by a blank followed by the opening mark 
for bolding and if this is only done with project titles you got yourself 
an index.On Sat, 4 Feb 2012, Marc-Oliver Ihm wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have one big org-file for a lot of smaller projects,
> each of them represented by a toplevel item.
> 
> And I have difficulties finding them quickly:
> In most cases I know a buzzword from the headline;
> however, if I do a search-forward I normally find
> some other text within the body of an unrelated project
> further above in the file; and only after several
> repetitions of search I find the toplevel heading
> (i.e. the project) I was looking for.
> 
> To make it easier to search only among toplevel headings
> (i.e. among the the titles of my projects),
> I wrote this small piece of elisp,
> which lives in my initialization-file (e.g. .emacs):
> 
> (define-key org-mode-map
>   [(f11)]
>   (lambda () (interactive)
> (progn
>   (occur (concat "^\\* .*"
>  (read-from-minibuffer
>   "Occur for toplevel headlines containing: "))
>  nil)
>   (pop-to-buffer "*Occur*")
>   (use-local-map (copy-keymap (current-local-map)))
>   (local-set-key (kbd "RET")
>  (lambda () (interactive)
>(progn
>  (occur-mode-goto-occurrence)
>  (delete-other-windows)))
> 
> 
> To find a project I just press f11 (please choose your own key) and
> enter a keyword to do an occur for this keyword. Normally several toplevel
> headings are found and the right one is chosen by typing return.
> 
> I hope, that someone might find this useful too.
> 
> with kind regards, Marc-Oliver Ihm
> 
> 
> 
> 


Jude 

[O] Turning a link into a non-link

[François Pinard]

Hi, Org mode people.

I sometimes want to turn [[POINTER][COMMENT]] into COMMENT.  That is, I
want to remove the clickability, but retain the text.

To do so, I try `C-c C-l', empty the pointer, type RET, leave the
comment as it is, and type RET.  Org mode reacts by writing "Empty link"
in the minibuffer, and removing the COMMENT from the text.

Could it keep COMMENT in the text, instead of deleting it?

François

P.S. The converse operation is easier! :-) For adding a POINTER to an
already existing COMMENT text, I first do `C-c l' somewhere, than select
COMMENT with the mouse, and complete with `C-c C-l RET RET'.

[O] A visibility (ellipsis) problem with `C-c .'

[François Pinard]

Hi, Org people.

Consider a header having many sub-headers, and which is closed.  So I
only see that header, followed by an ellipsis at the end of that line.
On that header, command `C-c .' turns the initial star (or string
thereof) into a dash.  Now, I see an item with the same text as the
previous header, still followed by an ellipsis at the end of that line.
Now, TAB has no effect: it does not expand the ellipsis into the
previous contents (the minibuffer writes "EMPTY ENTRY", which is likely
improper)

So I have to fight a tiny bit for being able to edit the contents.  I go
one level up, collapse then expand, and everything becomes OK.

François

[O] save-excursion not saving when I call org-capture-goto-last-stored

[Jon Miller]

I'm currently trying to write a function to do some post-capture
updates to an entry. My intention is to add it to
org-capture-after-finalize-hook. First step is navigating to the
captured item but I'd like to return to the current buffer I was in
before. I'm still a novice with elisp, so I could use a pointer here.

Here is a simplified example:
M-: (save-excursion (org-capture-goto-last-stored))

Is there a better way to navigate to the last capture and then return
to my current buffer?

Thanks,
Jon Miller

;; My current full version:
(defun jsm/org-project-properties ()
  "Takes the current heading title, denoting the project, and
sets the :EXPORT_TITLE: and :CATEGORY: properties to the same."
  (interactive)
  (save-excursion
(org-capture-goto-last-stored) ; Aka C-u C-u org-capture
(let ((project-title (org-get-heading t t)))
  (org-set-property "EXPORT_TITLE" project-title)
  (org-set-property "CATEGORY" project-title

Re: [O] [ANN] ASCII back-end for new export engine

[Thomas S. Dye]

Nicolas Goaziou  writes:

> Hello,
>
> I've commited an ASCII back-end for new export engine.
>
> Assuming contrib directory is in your load-path, you just need to
> (require 'org-export) to have both LaTeX and ASCII exporters ready to
> boot.
>
> You can then access to the dispatcher with M-x org-export-dispatch and
> test various configurations from there.
>
> As a reminder, you can ask for a table of contents, list of tables and
> list of listings with, respectively, "#+toc: headlines", "#+toc: tables"
> and "#+toc: listings". Also, drawers[1] are exported transparently by
> default.
>
> Feedback is welcome.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> [1] properties drawers excepted: those are different elements anyway.
Hi Nicolas,

References to org-e-latex-packages-alist in org-e-latex.el docstrings
should be to org-export-latex-packages-alist.

All the best,
Tom

-- 
Thomas S. Dye
http://www.tsdye.com

[O] Hyphens for tags, todo keywords, and properties

[Samuel Wales]

For some reason I can't get used to underscores[1] and I
want to use hyphens (i.e. "-") for tags, todo keywords, and
properties.

Yeah, I'm a maverick.  :) Or maybe a Luddite.  :) Or both.  :)
I know it isn't usual.  :) Org has borrowed from Lisp in other
areas, but not fully for these.

Hyphens seem to work, but I have not tried them much.

What should I know about in order to achieve this aesthetic with
minimal chance of things not working?  I've come to realize I just
won't stand for underscores, most likely.

I think tags are highest priority for this.

Thanks.

Samuel

[1]  Can't seem to get used to FunnyCase or funnyCase either.

-- 
The Kafka Pandemic: http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com

[O] Recurring monthly appointment, limited time

[knubee]

The example here is for appointments that recur every week:

http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#org-class

Is there a way to use org-class for recurring appointments that last for a 
limited period of time, but the appointment frequency is something other than 
weekly (e.g., monthly)?

Re: [O] [ANN] ASCII back-end for new export engine

[Thomas S. Dye]

Nicolas Goaziou  writes:

> Hello,
>
> I've commited an ASCII back-end for new export engine.
>
> Assuming contrib directory is in your load-path, you just need to
> (require 'org-export) to have both LaTeX and ASCII exporters ready to
> boot.
>
> You can then access to the dispatcher with M-x org-export-dispatch and
> test various configurations from there.
>
> As a reminder, you can ask for a table of contents, list of tables and
> list of listings with, respectively, "#+toc: headlines", "#+toc: tables"
> and "#+toc: listings". Also, drawers[1] are exported transparently by
> default.
>
> Feedback is welcome.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> [1] properties drawers excepted: those are different elements anyway.
Hi Nicolas,

On line 427 of org-e-latex.el, reference to the variable
org-e-latex-to-pdf-process in the docstring should be to
org-e-latex-pdf-process.

All the best,
Tom
-- 
Thomas S. Dye
http://www.tsdye.com

Re: [O] Variable settings in .emacs VS cross device portability.

[Thomas S. Dye]

Eric S Fraga  writes:

> "Thomas S. Dye"  writes:
>
>
> [...]
>
>> If you (and the receiver) tangle your export-settings source code block
>> to init.el (:tangle init.el), then execute something like the following
>> source code block
>>
>> #+begin_src sh
>> emacs -Q -l init.el examplebug.org
>> #+end_src
>>
>> you should be able to ensure that the receiver will get the same result
>> you get.
>>
>> Of course, anything in your .emacs (or other initialization files) that
>> is needed to produce the results will need to be included in
>> export-settings.  
>>
>> hth,
>> Tom
>
> Thanks Tom!
>
> Actually, I must apologise.  Your message addresses the OP's initial
> question but somehow the thread has diverged from that and it's probably
> my fault it has...  Sorry!

Hi Eric,

No worries.  I tried and failed to get buffer local variables to do what
I wanted, as it appears you have, too.  My failure probably has to do
with my ignorance as much as anything, but Dan's analysis and your
thread convinced me that it wasn't all me.  

I found it liberating to work on an Org mode file that would run in a
precisely defined environment, separate from the environmental mish-mash
that feels comfortable to me in my everyday work.

At any rate, I appreciate your good humor, even when I sound dull and
off point.

All the best,
Tom

-- 
Thomas S. Dye
http://www.tsdye.com

Re: [O] Generating plot with org-babel-R

[Thomas S. Dye]

Hi Riccardo,

This code appears to be outdated.  I don't recall this code on the org
site.  Could you send a URL?

All the best,
Tom

Riccardo Romoli  writes:

> Hi, I'm trying to generate some figure with R, into an org session. Firstly
> I use the code in the org site. The problem is that the code do not
> generate any figure.
>
> This is the code:
>
> #+TITLE:Test
> #+AUTHOR: Your Name
> #+EMAIL: your-em...@server.com
> #+BABEL: :session *R* :cache yes :results output graphics :exports
> both :tangle yes
>
> * Example of Org-Babel for R Literate Programming
> ** R text output
> A simple summary.
> #+begin_src R
>   x <- rnorm(10)
>   summary(x)
> #+end_src
>
> ** R graphics output
> Note we use the object =x= generated in previous code block, thanks to
> the header option =:session *R*=.  The output graphics file is
> =a.png=.
>
> #+begin_src R  :file a.png
>   y <- rnorm(10)
>   plot(x, y)
> #+end_src
>
> Same plot with larger dimension:
>
> #+begin_src R  :file b.png :width 800 :height 800
>   plot(x, y)
> #+end_src
>
>
> Where do I wrong?
>
> Best
> Riccardo
> Hi, I'm trying to generate some figure with R, into an org session. 
> Firstly I use the code in the org site. The problem is that the code do not 
> generate any figure. This is the code:
> #+TITLE:Test 
> #+AUTHOR: Your Name
> #+EMAIL: mailto:your-em...@server.com
> #+BABEL: :session *R* :cache yes :results output graphics :exports both 
> :tangle yes 
>
> * Example of Org-Babel for R Literate Programming
> ** R text output
> A simple summary. 
> #+begin_src R 
>   x <- rnorm(10)
>   summary(x)
> #+end_src
>
> ** R graphics output
> Note we use the object =x= generated in previous code block, thanks to
> the header option =:session *R*=.  The output graphics file is
> =a.png=. 
>
> #+begin_src R  :file a.png
>   y <- rnorm(10)
>   plot(x, y)
> #+end_src
>
> Same plot with larger dimension:
>
> #+begin_src R  :file b.png :width 800 :height 800
>   plot(x, y)
> #+end_src
> Where do I wrong?BestRiccardo

-- 
Thomas S. Dye
http://www.tsdye.com

[O] Generating plot with org-babel-R

[Riccardo Romoli]

Hi, I'm trying to generate some figure with R, into an org session. Firstly
I use the code in the org site. The problem is that the code do not
generate any figure.

This is the code:

#+TITLE:Test
#+AUTHOR: Your Name
#+EMAIL: your-em...@server.com
#+BABEL: :session *R* :cache yes :results output graphics :exports
both :tangle yes

* Example of Org-Babel for R Literate Programming
** R text output
A simple summary.
#+begin_src R
  x <- rnorm(10)
  summary(x)
#+end_src

** R graphics output
Note we use the object =x= generated in previous code block, thanks to
the header option =:session *R*=.  The output graphics file is
=a.png=.

#+begin_src R  :file a.png
  y <- rnorm(10)
  plot(x, y)
#+end_src

Same plot with larger dimension:

#+begin_src R  :file b.png :width 800 :height 800
  plot(x, y)
#+end_src


Where do I wrong?

Best
Riccardo

Re: [O] Recurring multiple days events

[Brian van den Broek]

On 4 Feb 2012 22:55, "Simon Thum"  wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> it seems to me that specifying recurring multi-days things like
>
> <2012-12-24 +1y>--<2012-12-15> do not show up in the agenda. I know there
sexp dates, but these have other drawbacks.
>

I've not tried such things, but if that is your actual example, your start
date is for a date after your end date. That can't be helping :-)

Best,

Brian vdB

Re: [O] org-babel export latex problem

[Riccardo Romoli]

Thanks for the suggestion, the update fix the problem.
Best
Riccardo

2012/2/3 Thomas S. Dye 

> The current version is 7.8. Could you update and see if the problem
> persists?
>
> Tom
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 3, 2012, at 1:43 AM, Riccardo Romoli  wrote:
>
> The version is 6.33x
>
> Best
>
> 2012/2/3 Thomas S. Dye 
>
>> Riccardo Romoli  writes:
>>
>> > Hi, I'm new of these list and of the org-babel world.
>> > I need to use both LaTeX and R, so I write the R code within an src
>> > block:
>> >
>> > #+begin_src R :results output silent :exports none
>> > library(chemometrics)
>> > library(MASS)
>> > library(lattice)
>> > #+end_src
>> >
>> > When I export to LaTex (C-c C-e l) the R code I wrote, this is the
>> > result:
>> >
>> > \begin{verbatim}
>> > library(chemometrics)
>> > library(MASS)
>> > library(lattice)
>> > \end{verbatim}
>> >
>> > How could I  not display the result of the R computation? In the org-
>> > manual (chapter 14 ) I read that what I need should be done using:
>> >
>> > :results output silent :exports none
>> >
>> > but despite I use this option nothing change.
>> >
>> > Do you have any suggestion??
>> >
>> > Best
>> > Riccardo
>> >
>> >
>> Aloha Riccardo,
>>
>> What version of Org mode are you using?
>>
>> All the best,
>> Tom
>> --
>> Thomas S. Dye
>> http://www.tsdye.com
>>
>
>

Re: [O] Strange "non-existent agenda file" message

[François Pinard]

Bastien  writes:

> Hi François,

Bonjour!

>> Command "C-c C-e d" yields this strange message:
>>
>>   non-existent agenda file
>>   ~/fp/notes/Bureautique/Org_mode_Présentation.org.
>>   [R]emove from list or [A]bort?

> I cannot reproduce this.  Can you provide a minimal setup and an 
> example file that will help me reproduce this?  

Well, the problem did not show on my side, since then.  I just retried
once more, and everything apparently works.  So, let me abandon this
report, and restart afresh if the diagnostic ever returns.

Thanks for your patience, and for all the work!

François

[O] Recurring multiple days events

[Simon Thum]

Hi all,

it seems to me that specifying recurring multi-days things like

<2012-12-24 +1y>--<2012-12-15> do not show up in the agenda. I know 
there sexp dates, but these have other drawbacks.


Is that just the wrong notation or not even something org-mode intends 
to support?


Cheers,

Simon

[O] [code] Small elisp snippet to search among toplevel headlines in a file

[Marc-Oliver Ihm]

Hello,

I have one big org-file for a lot of smaller projects,
each of them represented by a toplevel item.

And I have difficulties finding them quickly:
In most cases I know a buzzword from the headline;
however, if I do a search-forward I normally find
some other text within the body of an unrelated project
further above in the file; and only after several
repetitions of search I find the toplevel heading
(i.e. the project) I was looking for.

To make it easier to search only among toplevel headings
(i.e. among the the titles of my projects),
I wrote this small piece of elisp,
which lives in my initialization-file (e.g. .emacs):

(define-key org-mode-map
  [(f11)]
  (lambda () (interactive)
(progn
  (occur (concat "^\\* .*"
 (read-from-minibuffer
  "Occur for toplevel headlines containing: "))
 nil)
  (pop-to-buffer "*Occur*")
  (use-local-map (copy-keymap (current-local-map)))
  (local-set-key (kbd "RET")
 (lambda () (interactive)
   (progn
 (occur-mode-goto-occurrence)
 (delete-other-windows)))


To find a project I just press f11 (please choose your own key) and
enter a keyword to do an occur for this keyword. Normally several toplevel
headings are found and the right one is chosen by typing return.

I hope, that someone might find this useful too.

with kind regards, Marc-Oliver Ihm

Re: [O] [BUG] cannot open menu when in an org buffer

[Nick Dokos]

suvayu ali  wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> In a minimal Emacs session when I open _any_ org file and try to access
> the GUI menu with a mouse, I get the following back trace:
> 
> Debugger entered--Lisp error: (void-function org-in-clocktable-p)
>   org-in-clocktable-p()
>   org-context()
>   (assq :todo-keyword (org-context))
> 
> Switching to a non-org buffer (e.g. scratch) the problem disappears. Can
> someone take a look?
> 

Confirmed. If I add

(require 'org-clock)

to my minimal .emacs, it goes away. So it seems to be a missing dependency.

Nick

Re: [O] [ANN] ASCII back-end for new export engine

[Thomas S. Dye]

Nicolas Goaziou  writes:

> Hello,
>
> t...@tsdye.com (Thomas S. Dye) writes:
>
>> I haven't been able to export a listing yet.  The following source
>> exports with the old exporter, but fails with the experimental
>> exporter.
>
> This long standing bug should be fixed now.
>
>
> Regards,

Yes, I think it is fixed now.  Thanks for your good work.

Tom

-- 
Thomas S. Dye
http://www.tsdye.com

Re: [O] org-special-ctrl-a/e induces problems in items

[François Pinard]

Nicolas Goaziou  writes:

>> When org-special-ctrl-a/e is active, and when a list item is a whole
>> paragraph spanning many visual lines, `C-a' and `C-e' both misbehave.

> This should be fixed now. Thanks for the report.

Hi, Nicolas.  And it does work! :-)  Thanks!

François

Re: [O] Way to replace normal tabular env with booktabs?

[Nicolas Goaziou]

Hello,

John Hendy  writes:

> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:39 AM, Carsten Dominik
>  wrote:
>>
>> On Jan 13, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Niels Giesen wrote:
>>
>>> There is a patch from me waiting to be incorporated into org mode that lets 
>>> one use booktabs as export for normal org tables.
>>>
>>> You can find it @ http://patchwork.newartisans.com/patch/1016/
>>
>> Hi NIels,
>>
>> I am looking now at this patch, and maybe it would be better to implement 
>> these three variables as one, holding a property or association list?  Makes 
>> it easily extendable.
>>
>> Equally important - it would be great if you could try to implement this 
>> same change in the new exporter engine from Nicolas, to ensure that the new 
>> exporter will not lag behind.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> - Carsten
>>
>
> Any new thoughts on this? It would be great if this could be adjusted
> as mentioned and merged into org-mode! I'm still using the current
> patch from Niels in a separate branch because I like it so much!

I looked at the patch. I think the three variables expose too much Org
internals to the user.  It would be simpler to make use of
`org-export-latex-tabular-environment' with a "booktabs" value. Also
and #+attr_latex: booktabs should transform the table into
a booktab-table locally.

If Niels Giesen (CC'ed) doesn't mind, I will implement a modified
version of his changes for the new exporter, in a couple of days.


Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou

Re: [O] org-special-ctrl-a/e induces problems in items

[Nicolas Goaziou]

Hello,

pin...@iro.umontreal.ca (François Pinard) writes:

> When org-special-ctrl-a/e is active, and when a list item is a whole
> paragraph spanning many visual lines, `C-a' and `C-e' both misbehave.

This should be fixed now. Thanks for the report.


Regards,

-- 
Nicolas Goaziou

[O] [RFC] warn time for appointments

[Ivan Kanis]

Hi Bastien,

In bzr emacs there is a new variable called appt-warning-time-regexp. It
contains a string for how many minutes we want to be reminded of an
appointment. 

For example, to be warned 30 minutes in advance of an appointment you
would put the following in the diary file:
   2011/06/01 12:00 Do something ## warntime 30

I would very much like this feature in org. How about we use the same
regexp? We could use this when we call org-agenda-to-appt. A typical
entry would look like this:

* Do something
  <2012-02-04 Sat> warntime 30

What do you think of the specifications? If it's OK with you I will find
the time to do it.

Take care,
-- 
Ivan Kanis
http://kanis.fr

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
-- Marie Curie

Re: [O] tags in clock table

[Bernt Hansen]

Hi Anton,

There was a discussion over a year ago with a patch that generates clock
tables for tags.

http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/26371

I'm not sure if that works with the agenda for a time range or not but
it might be closer to what you are looking for.

Regards,
Bernt


Anton Travleev  writes:

> Hello Bernt,
>
> I want to get clock summary over a week for each tag I set during this week.
>
> I have a lot of tags, so the manual filtering is tedious, not to mention that 
> I can forget some of them.
>
> There is no possibility to split the clocktable into chunks by tags,
> only by days or weeks, see option :step (there was discussion in the
> thread http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/38195/focus=38889,
> maybe it is outdated)
>
> So I thought I can first just see all tags I set during the week in the 
> clocktable (that is my initial question), and then use :tag option of the 
> clocktable to get time summary for each tag.
>
> Regards, Anton 
>
> 31.01.2012, 21:34, "Bernt Hansen" :
>> Anton Travleev  writes:
>>
>>>  Hi,
>>>
>>>  is there possibility to see tags in the clock table?
>>
>> What exactly are you trying to do?
>>
>> There is supposed to be a way to limit the clock report to specific tags
>> using the :tags heading but I haven't played with this at all.
>>
>> The agenda clock report used to limit to the filtered tags with C-u R
>> but that no longer seems to work either :/  I haven't looked into which
>> commit broke that functionality yet.
>>
>> If you use 'v c' in the agenda to look at clocking lines the tags
>> associated with the headline are included -- but this isn't a clock
>> report which totals the values, it just shows the raw data.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Bernt