DST and appointments in other timezones
Hello world, I have appointments that are scheduled on timezones other than my computer's. Does org-mode support setting that? It looks like timestamps don't support adding a timezone, so I'm wondering whether there's a reasonable way to use s-expressions in timestamps for this? Well, ideally org-mode could be adapted to support timestamps in arbitrary timezones, but I guess there are reasons why that's not supported? Cheers, and huge thanks to all the devs and people who answer questions like these! Leo
Org BABEL plantuml bug--mindmap mode
PlantUML has an "org-compatible" outlining mode to generate graphical tree images. It is ironically not org /babel/ compatible, since org does not like having lines starting with =*= in a source code block. * Reproduction: ** Install instructions 1. Add config to your init. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (require 'plantuml-mode) ;Must install first. (plantuml-set-exec-mode "server") #+end_src ** Observe the bug Put your cursor in this block and run =org-babel-execute maybe=. It will not execute. #+begin_src plantuml :file "~/aphids-are-plant-bugs.png" @startmindmap * This is weird ** It does not work *** If you have bullet fonts on, they go all wonky. *** Org thinks this stuff inside is not plantuml. *** Cannot even do a src edit command. @endmindmap #+end_src -- Spenser Truex https://spensertruex.com/ San Francisco, USA
Org BABEL plantuml bug--mindmap mode
PlantUML has an "org-compatible" outlining mode to generate graphical tree images. It is ironically not org /babel/ compatible, since org does not like having lines starting with =*= in a source code block. * Reproduction: ** Install instructions 1. Add config to your init. #+begin_src emacs-lisp (require 'plantuml-mode) ;Must install first. (plantuml-set-exec-mode "server") #+end_src ** Observe the bug Put your cursor in this block and run =org-babel-execute maybe=. It will not execute. #+begin_src plantuml :file "~/aphids-are-plant-bugs.png" @startmindmap * This is weird ** It does not work *** If you have bullet fonts on, they go all wonky. *** Org thinks this stuff inside is not plantuml. *** Cannot even do a src edit command. @endmindmap #+end_src -- Spenser Truex https://spensertruex.com/ San Francisco, USA
Bug: menu item: Add Source Example [9.2.6 (9.2.6-dist @ /path/to/org/install/emacs/site-lisp/org/)]
Hi I just started using 9.2.6 and like the change for org-insert-structure-template to use key C-c C-, instead of the various
Re: Set heading text from elisp?
Nice! That looks like exactly what I wanted. Not sure how I missed that in my apropos search. I think I may have only searched for `headline` or something. On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 7:08 AM Mikhail Skorzhinskii wrote: > I am not sure if this is exactly what you're asking, but for programatic > heading edits I am using this snippet: > > (let ((headline-only-text (org-get-heading t t t t))) > (org-edit-headline (concat "Web-page: " headline-only-text))) > > Probably the better way is to use org element API, but for small, rarely > executed personal helpers I think this is OK. > > *I'm Wondering If There's Builtin Support For Editing Components Of The > Heading? I'm Trying To Set The Text Component (I.E. `(Nth 4 > (Org-Heading-Components))`) Without Altering Anything Else And While I Can > Obviously Achieve This With Generic Elisp I Wanted To Be Sure I Had To.*I'm > wondering if there's builtin support for editing components of the heading? > I'm trying to set the text component (i.e. `(nth 4 > (org-heading-components))`) without altering anything else and while I can > obviously achieve this with generic elisp I wanted to be sure I had to. > > The cleanest elisp I came up with was: > > ``` > (save-excursion > (org-back-to-heading t) > (let (case-fold-search) > (looking-at org-complex-heading-regexp) > (replace-match text t t nil 4) > (org-align-tags))) > > ``` > > -- > > In Christ, > > Timmy V. > > https://blog.twonegatives.com > https://five.sentenc.es > >
Re: Set heading text from elisp?
I am not sure if this is exactly what you're asking, but for programatic heading edits I am using this snippet: (let ((headline-only-text (org-get-heading t t t t))) (org-edit-headline (concat "Web-page: " headline-only-text))) Probably the better way is to use org element API, but for small, rarely executed personal helpers I think this is OK. I'm Wondering If There's Builtin Support For Editing Components Of The Heading? I'm Trying To Set The Text Component (I.E. `(Nth 4 (Org-Heading-Components))`) Without Altering Anything Else And While I Can Obviously Achieve This With Generic Elisp I Wanted To Be Sure I Had To.I'm wondering if there's builtin support for editing components of the heading? I'm trying to set the text component (i.e. `(nth 4 (org-heading-components))`) without altering anything else and while I can obviously achieve this with generic elisp I wanted to be sure I had to.The cleanest elisp I came up with was:```(save-excursion (org-back-to-heading t) (let (case-fold-search) (looking-at org-complex-heading-regexp) (replace-match text t t nil 4) (org-align-tags)))```--In Christ,Timmy V.https://blog.twonegatives.comhttps://five.sentenc.es
Re: Exporting agendas as org-mode files?
Adam Porter writes: > org-ql would make this pretty easy, I think. Use an org-ql query to > select entries, and for the :action function, use a simple function that > copies the entry or subtree and yanks it into a buffer. Then save that > buffer to a file. Yes, it is. Although just picking some entries from huge org-mode base and write them into separate file is a base feature of org-mode itself. org-ql package just making the process of finding entries of interest much easier and faster. John Sturdy writes: > I'd like to be able to export agendas as org-mode files If you're looking into the pure org-mode approach, then what you're looking for ~org-agenda-write~ function or custom agenda view written with exporting in mind. In order to export to org all you need to do is to specify .org extension. https://orgmode.org/manual/Exporting-agenda-views.html I was using this small snippet to export some of my agenda seacrhes: #+begin_src emacs-lisp (org-agenda nil "a") (org-agenda-write "~/example.org" nil t "*Org Agenda*") #+end_src Be aware that this will regenerate your *Org Agenda* buffer, so either use sticky agendas or export agendas in separate emacs process. But I would highly recommend using org-ql for these purpouses. Besides pretty solid and easy-to-use interface it is noticably faster. Here is the snippet I am currently using to export all subtress directly tagged with :info: to the separate file. (Sorry for the lack of proper parametrisation). #+begin_src emacs-lisp (defun org-user/store-info () (let ((file "~/org/cals/info.org") (heading (org-format-outline-path (org-get-outline-path t (save-excursion (org-copy-subtree) (find-file file) (end-of-buffer) (org-paste-subtree) (org-edit-headline heading (defun org-user/export-info () "Export all information entries into one file." (find-file "~/org/cals/info.org") (erase-buffer) (insert "#+TITLE: Information") (org-ql-select (org-agenda-files) '(tags-local "info") :action #'org-user/store-info) (save-buffer)) #+end_src You need to invoke (org-user/export-info), obviosuly.
Re: Anyone use 3rd party search tools w/org-mode?
It is not a question of searching and replacing strings in one file, but
searching for a document or a set of documents among tenth of document or
even more, possibly in various format.
Roland.
briangpowell . writes:
> Emacs (shortened name from "Editor Macros") has the fastest Regular
> Expression engine in the world--when you compare the engines that are
> programmed to find and display character strings AS YOU TYPE THEM.
>
> So, just hoping you keep that in mind: As far as editing documents and
> searching documents and in some cases replacing strings, there is nothing
> faster than Emacs and its native regular expression engine, which is built
> for editing tasks--editing tasks that are especially related to and
> programmed for searching strings and/or regular expressions as you type
> them in
>
> In many other ways, of course other engines are faster; but, not for
> editing and searching and replacing tasks
>
> And even when you talk about editing multi-gigabyte and even multi-terabyte
> files--suggest you look into and try out vlf-mode (i.e. "Very Large File
> Mode") for that, just for the fun and excitement of it, if for nothing else.
>
> So, again, GNU Emacs is by far the world's most powerful editor, and it has
> been for many, many years--there is no need for 3rd party tools, maybe
> there's a need to investigate the "engines under the hood" and why they
> work the way they do.
>
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 8:04 AM Russell Adams
> wrote:
>
>> To further explain my setup, I have three libraries of files Personal,
>> Technical
>> and Business. Personal is all personal data including Org files, Technical
>> is
>> all whitepapers and vendor documentation, and Business is Org projects and
>> other
>> matters. Recoll is used to search all of them.
>>
>> In my shell profile I have a few functions to access each library, and to
>> file
>> away new documents (ie: I downloaded a whitepaper, and just want to slap
>> it into
>> a unique directory in the library).
>>
>> #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
>> # For recoll and library
>> func _FileRecoll() { DEST="$HOME/Library/$1/$(date +%Y/%m/%d)" ; mkdir
>> -p $DEST ; mv -i "$2" $DEST ; }
>> func FileTech() { _FileRecoll "Technical" "$1" ; }
>> func FilePersonal() { _FileRecoll "Personal" "$1" ; }
>> func FileBiz() { _FileRecoll "Business" "$1" ; }
>>
>> func recollt() { RECOLL_CONFDIR=~/Library/.recoll-Technical
>> ~/scripts/recolltui.sh $@ ; }
>> func recollp() { RECOLL_CONFDIR=~/Library/.recoll-Personal
>> ~/scripts/recolltui.sh $@ ; }
>> func recollb() { RECOLL_CONFDIR=~/Library/.recoll-Business
>> ~/scripts/recolltui.sh $@ ; }
>> #+END_EXAMPLE
>>
>> I have a daily cronjob to index those directories:
>>
>> #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
>> # Recoll
>> 00 2 * * * /usr/bin/recollindex -c ${HOME}/Library/.recoll-Personal/
>> >> "${HOME}/Library/.recoll-Personal/recollindex.log" 2>&1
>> 00 3 * * * /usr/bin/recollindex -c ${HOME}/Library/.recoll-Technical/
>> >> "${HOME}/Library/.recoll-Technical/recollindex.log" 2>&1
>> 00 4 * * * /usr/bin/recollindex -c ${HOME}/Library/.recoll-Business/
>> >> "${HOME}/Library/.recoll-Business/recollindex.log" 2>&1
>> #+END_EXAMPLE
>>
>> Then I have a simple TUI shell script which wraps dialog around recoll's
>> CLI. This puts the filename in my clip board for command line pasting, and
>> opens
>> PDFs in Firefox.
>>
>> #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
>> #!/bin/sh
>> # ~/scripts/recolltui.sh
>>
>> # requires recollq optional cli binary to be present from recoll package
>> # uses base64, xsel, and dialog
>>
>> DB=$(mktemp)
>> MENU=$(mktemp)
>> trap 'rm -f -- "${DB}" "${MENU}"' INT TERM HUP EXIT
>>
>> # Make sure to customize RECOLL_CONFDIR (ie:
>> ~/Library/.recoll-Technical) if needed
>>
>> # query recoll, save the base64 output to $DB as 3 space separated
>> columns: row #, title, url
>> recollq -e -F "title url" $@ 2>/dev/null | nl > $DB
>>
>> # copy header into menu
>> head -n 2 $DB | while read num rest ; do
>> echo "= \"$rest\"" >> $MENU
>> done
>>
>> # Convert results to dialog menu using row # and title + filename as
>> list item
>> # skip first two lines of results, they are not base64
>> tail -n +3 $DB | while read num title url ; do
>> echo "$num \"$(echo "$title" | base64 -w0 -d ) : $(basename "$(echo
>> "$url" | base64 -w0 -d | sed 's,file://,,g')")\"" >> $MENU
>> done
>>
>> # ask the user which results to view
>> SEL=$(dialog --menu "Search results" 0 0 0 --file $MENU --stdout)
>>
>> # if a choice was made, open the url in firefox AND copy it to the
>> clipboard
>> [ $? -eq 0 ] && {
>> URL="$(awk "\$1 == $SEL {print \$3}" $DB | base64 -w0 -d)"
>> echo "$URL" | sed 's,file://,,g' | xsel
>> firefox "$URL"
>> }
>>
>> #+END_EXAMPLE
>>
>> I've often thought that the dialog script could be easily replaced by an
>> Emacs
>> interface, but I haven't taken the time to try to write one.
>>
>> I've found that recoll's indexing in Xapian is excellent. I freque
