Re: [O] Pushing and pulling to google calendar
Parnell Springmeyer parn...@ixmat.us writes: MobileOrg is the best solution so far. But there's no bi-directionality, which is annoying, the sync options in MobileOrg are pretty solid but getting MobileOrg first setup was enormously confusing for me. I've used dropbox and btsync to sync and they aren't bad. I have been using MobileOrg in multiple computers with Dropbox for quite a while and I do not have any complaints. I generally try to avoid Google calendar and use it only for remainders in the Google Now App of my phone, and to share my calendar with other people. But when I have to create a new item in the calendar I rather use MobileOrg to create a capture, and let it handle the synchronization just one way.
Re: [O] org-agenda-files and customize
David Masterson dsmaster...@gmail.com writes: 2. I removed org-agenda-files from the custom-set-variables section of my .emacs. 3. I set org-agenda-files in the standard way (C-c [). 4. I notices that org-agenda-files was back in the custom-set-variables section of my .emacs. Is that supposed to happen? Yes. Where do you expect them to be? If you do not like the custom-set-variables, you have three options (but you cannot use 'C-c ['): #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (setq org-agenda-files (list file1 file2 ...)) #+END_SRC #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (setq org-agenda-files path_to_a_directory_that_contains_all_your_files) #+END_SRC #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (setq org-agenda-files path_to_a_file_with_the_names_and_location_of_all_your_files) #+END_SRC
Re: [O] org-ref in action
Grant Rettke g...@wisdomandwonder.com writes: How do people choose today? Why choose bibtex over biblatex? For journal submission. With BibTeX you only have to copy paste at the end of your LaTeX file the contents of the generated .bbl file. Moreover, journals provide a default style for BibTeX, not biblatex. And I have never seen a journal that supports biblatex (there might be a few), but any journal that supports LaTeX supports BibTeX. Where do people discuss such questions like this in real life? In the orgmode list =)
Re: [O] Alternative to arrow keys (more ergonomic)?
Martin Beck elwood...@web.de writes: Sorry, if it may be obvious, but how do I remap CapsLock to H (Hyper)? p.s. I tried ;; remap CapsLock Key to Hyper Key ;;source: http://ergoemacs.org/emacs/emacs_hyper_super_keys.html , http://emacs-fu.blogspot.de/2008/12/remapping-caps-lock.html (setq w32-enable-caps-lock nil) (global-set-key [capslock] 'hyper) Dear Martin, I think you should try to do that outside of emacs, in the configuration of your system. I use Linux so I only have an answer for that. I think the easiest way is to create a configuration file for xmodmap, the common location and name is ~/.Xmodmap. My file looks like this: #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE clear control clear lock clear mod1 clear mod3 clear mod4 keycode 66 = Hyper_L keycode 37 = Super_L keycode 133 = Alt_L Meta_L keycode 64 = Control_L keycode 108 = Control_R keycode 135 = Alt_R Meta_R keycode 105 = Menu add mod1 = Alt_R Alt_L Meta_R Meta_L add mod3 = Hyper_L add mod4= Super_L add control = Control_R Control_L #+END_EXAMPLE In this case I have Hyper where the CapsLock key is, and the final row which in the keyboard is: Control Super Alt Space Alt MenuKey Control gets mapped to: Super Alt/Meta Control Space Control Alt/Meta MenuKey (which drives anyone that tries my computer nuts, but it is very comfortable for emacs.) The keycodes with numbers in the example are the positions of the keys in my keyboard. This is different depending on your keyboard, so you have to figure out yours. For that, use the program xev (in a terminal type xev) and press the keys that you are interested to map. Between many information it will give you the keycode for each key you press. Once you finish with the .Xmodmap file, you can load the configuration by typing in a terminal 'xmodmap .Xmodmap' (without the single quotes). If you are using GDM, XDM or KDM, in particular under Gnome or KDE, the .Xmodmap file is loaded automatically every time you start a session. If you are not using any of those, you can modify the file ~/.xinitrc (or ~/.config/openbox/autostart in Openbox): #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE if [ -s ~/.Xmodmap ]; then xmodmap ~/.Xmodmap fi #+END_EXAMPLE I hope it helps. Best, Jorge PS: For linux check also XKB.
Re: [O] Alternative to arrow keys (more ergonomic)?
Hi Martin, Martin Beck elwood...@web.de writes: I'm using Shift+RightArrow and Shift+LeftArrow quite often to change the scheduled or deadline dates of a task in my agenda view. As I have a normal large keyboard (where the arrow keys are between the alphanumeric block and the numeric keypad like here: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/_base_v1//products/wireless-desktop-3000/mk_ wd3000_otherviews01.jpg ). So the arrow key is difficult to reach and forces me to leave the QUERTZ keys with the right hand. Can I define an additional key or key combination which does the same thing like RightArrow and is easier to reach? Which one would be available in the agenda view? I have the (totally useless) CapsLock key of my keyboard remapped to Hyper, which allows me to use an extra modifier for emacs commands. For your case after you have a Hyper key you could make your own arrow keys without your right fingers moving away from J K L ; where they belong: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (global-set-key (kbd H-i) 'previous-line) (global-set-key (kbd H-k) 'next-line) (global-set-key (kbd H-j) 'left-char) (global-set-key (kbd H-l) 'right-char) #+END_SRC and for org: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (define-key org-mode-map (kbd H-S-i) 'org-shiftup) (define-key org-mode-map (kbd H-S-k) 'org-shiftdown) (define-key org-mode-map (kbd H-S-j) 'org-shiftleft) (define-key org-mode-map (kbd H-S-l) 'org-shiftright) #+END_SRC In Linux I use xmodmap for the remapping of the CapsLock key. While you are at it you can also remap the Alt key to Cntrl and the Super to Meta, to that you press C- commands with your left thumb and not with your left pinky, avoiding the common emacs pinky problem. Best, Jorge. PS: http://i.stack.imgur.com/2kbJv.jpg http://www.splitreason.com/Product_Images/4e3477bef139.jpg PPS: to be fair some very fast typists use CapsLock (http://seanwrona.com/typing.php)
Re: [O] Alternative to arrow keys (more ergonomic)?
Thorsten Jolitz tjol...@gmail.com writes: Just out of curiosity - did you try this on the console (without X) too? Xmodmap does not work without X, at least I suppose that is what the X stands for =) If someone knows how to remap outside of X please let me know. Since I use emacs not in X in my phone, my workaround is to create a hyper key in another place (F6 is a good place for the keyboard of JuiceSSH in Android). It is not really a modifier, so to press 'H-j', you actually do 'F6 j', that is 'F6' followed by 'j', but I guess that is as good as you can get with a keyboard onscreen without installing a super tiny keyboard (e.g. Hacker's Keyboard). #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (defun hyperify (prompt) (let ((e (read-event))) (vector (if (numberp e) (logior (lsh 1 24) e) (if (memq 'hyper (event-modifiers e)) e (add-event-modifier H- e)) (defun add-event-modifier (string e) (let ((symbol (if (symbolp e) e (car e (setq symbol (intern (concat string (symbol-name symbol (if (symbolp e) symbol (cons symbol (cdr e) (define-key key-translation-map (kbd f6) 'hyperify) #+END_SRC Best, Jorge.
Re: [O] (require 'org-publish) causes downgrade in org-version
psycho_punch psychopunc...@gmail.com writes: So I need to explicitly call (package-initialize) in init.el, probably one of the, if not the, first line? Yes, I had a similar issue with different versions from ELPA, and applying (package-initialize) early (first line in my .emacs) fixed.
Re: [O] babel setup
Shiyuan gshy2...@gmail.com writes: Hi all, I am using Emacs 24.3.9 + org-mode 8.2.6(from ELPA) I followed this instruction http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages.html#configure and added the following to my .emacs file. (org-babel-do-load-languages 'org-babel-load-languages '((python . t) (emacs-lisp . t))) After that, org-mode mysteriously switched back to the old version 7.9. Another problem is that export command C-c C-e no longer works and generates error: Symbol's function definition is void: org-defvaralias. Is there any step I missed? Thanks. Shiyuan Hi Shiyuan, Have you tried to put (package-initialize) early (say first line) in your .emacs? Best, Jorge.
Re: [O] Repeat work / week days
Hi SabreWolfy, SabreWolfy sabrewo...@gmail.com writes: I searched here and elsewhere, and then played with various diary sexp settings, but I could not find a way to repeat an entry on work/week days (Monday to Friday) every week. I would like a task to appear on all Mondays to Fridays. You could add five entries like this: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp * Test SCHEDULED: 2014-06-09 Mon +1w SCHEDULED: 2014-06-10 Tue +1w SCHEDULED: 2014-06-11 Wed +1w SCHEDULED: 2014-06-12 Thu +1w SCHEDULED: 2014-06-13 Fri +1w #+END_SRC Then Test will appear in your agenda every Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri. The repeat should preferably be from Monday to Tuesday, Tuesday to Wednesday, etc., rather than from Monday to Monday, Tuesday to Tuesday, etc., but this is not so important. This I do not understand, can you explain further? Best, Jorge.
Re: [O] Repeat work / week days
Nicolas Goaziou m...@nicolasgoaziou.fr writes: This is not valid syntax. A given headline cannot have more than one SCHEDULED entry attached to it. Even if it works (I didn't test), I wouldn't count on it: this is a bug. I guess if you do not plan to do start working on the task you should not put the SCHEDULED and just a simple timestamp. But if you plan to work on a task every day of the week, why shouldn't you be able to do it this way? It does work, btw. Is it because it can conflict with changing TODO states? Also related, if you want it to repeat in your agenda only for a certain period, look at org-class. For example, while I was a student I had used things like #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp %%(org-class 2013 1 7 2013 4 27 2) 12:00pm-01:15pm The name of the class %%(org-class 2013 1 7 2013 4 27 4) 12:00pm-01:15pm The name of the class #+END_SRC for classes that were Tuesday and Thursday. It was also under a single headline. Is this, or several simple timestamps under a single headline also bad syntax? Best, Jorge.
Re: [O] Repeat work / week days
Nicolas Goaziou m...@nicolasgoaziou.fr writes: It is probably because you don't need it. Syntax wise, SCHEDULED, DEADLINE and CLOSED can only appear once, on the line right after the related headline. There is no limitation to the number of plain timestamps under a headline. Thanks for the clarification. Best, Jorge.
Re: [O] When is the right time to modify the contents of org-structure-template-alist?
Grant Rettke g...@wisdomandwonder.com writes: Hi, Wanting to modify the contents of org-structure-template-alist I had this code run at startup after org was required: (mapc (lambda (asc) (let ((org-sce-dc (downcase (nth 1 asc (setf (nth 1 asc) org-sce-dc))) org-structure-template-alist) That didn't modify the list, though. When I run that code after Emacs is started up, it works as expected. I tried putting that code in the org mode hook too, with the same result. Hi Grant, Since org-structure-template-alist is defined in org.el, you could modify it after org.el loads: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (eval-after-load org '(progn ;; modify org-structure-template-alist here )) #+END_SRC Best, Jorge.
Re: [O] latex equations and $ sign
Federico Beffa be...@ieee.org writes:
Hi,
I would like to have a mathematical equation typeset in latex and
automatically generated by sympy, embedded in an equation environment:
#+NAME: mass-energy
#+BEGIN_SRC python :results raw :exports results :wrap EQUATION
import sympy as sp
E, m, c = sp.symbols('E, m, c', real=True, positive=True)
E = m*c**2
return sp.latex(E)
#+END_SRC
#+NAME: eq:1
#+RESULTS: mass-energy
#+BEGIN_EQUATION
c^{2} m
#+END_EQUATION
The problem I'm facing is that despite the fact that the equation is
already in a mathematical mode latex environment, it still gets sub-
and superscripts surrounded by a $ sign. Here is the generated latex
snippet:
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:1}
c$^{\text{2}}$ m
\end{equation}
Is there a way to teach org-mode not to insert $ signs in equation
environments?
Thanks,
Fede
Hi Federico,
I don't think that Org has a way to know that you want everything inside
#+BEGIN_EQUATION and #+END_EQUATION to be an equation in LaTeX, if
instead of EQUATION you write CENTER it does a \begin{center}
\end{center}. So by default it tries to produce text.
I would change your code to:
#+NAME: mass-energy
#+BEGIN_SRC python :results raw :exports results :wrap LaTeX
import sympy as sp
E, m, c = sp.symbols('E, m, c', real=True, positive=True)
E = m*c**2
return \\begin{equation}\n + str(sp.latex(E)) + \n\\end{equation}\n
#+END_SRC
which produces:
#+RESULTS: mass-energy
#+BEGIN_LaTeX
\begin{equation}
c^{2} m
\end{equation}
#+END_LaTeX
and gets exported to LaTeX as an equation.
In fact if you use it often, you could make a function in python:
#+NAME: mass-energy
#+BEGIN_SRC python :results raw :exports results :wrap LaTeX
import sympy as sp
def org_equation(the_equation):
return \\begin{equation}\n + str(sp.latex(the_equation)) +
\n\\end{equation}\n
E, m, c = sp.symbols('E, m, c', real=True, positive=True)
E = m*c**2
return org_equation(E)
#+END_SRC
Best,
Jorge.
Re: [O] An org password manager
Bastien b...@gnu.org writes: This is now in contrib/lisp/ - thanks! Great! Thanks a lot.
Re: [O] An org password manager
Dear Bastien,
This is my first time submitting a patch, so I do not know if
this is the way I am supposed to do it.
Best,
Jorge
---
org-passwords.el: Add an org derived mode for managing passwords
* contrib/lisp/org-passwords.el: new file.
The file gives a mode for consulting a passwords database with entries
in org format. The database opens in Read-Only mode and a timer is
set to close the database. The file provides functions for making
usernames and passwords available to the facility for pasting text of
the window system (clipboard on X and MS-Windows, pasteboard on
Nextstep/Mac OS, etc.) without inserting them in the kill-ring. It
also provides functions for generating passwords as a random string of
characters or as a number of random words from a dictionary.
1 file changed, 342 insertions(+)
contrib/lisp/org-passwords.el | 342 ++
Newcontrib/lisp/org-passwords.el
diff --git a/contrib/lisp/org-passwords.el b/contrib/lisp/org-passwords.el
new file mode 100644
index 000..8c00d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/lisp/org-passwords.el
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+;;; org-passwords.el --- org derived mode for managing passwords
+
+;; Author: Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo jorge.alfaro-muri...@yale.edu
+;; Created: December 26, 2012
+;; Keywords: passwords, password
+
+;; This file is NOT part of GNU Emacs.
+;;
+;; This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;; the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+;; (at your option) any later version.
+
+;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;; along with GNU Emacs. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+;
+;;
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; This file contains the code for managing your passwords with
+;; Org-mode.
+
+;; A basic setup needs to indicate a passwords file, and a dictionary
+;; for the random words:
+
+;; (require org-passwords)
+;; (setq org-passwords-file ~/documents/passwords.gpg)
+;; (setq org-passwords-random-words-dictionary
/etc/dictionaries-common/words)
+
+;; Basic usage:
+
+;; `M-x org-passwords' opens the passwords file in
+;; `org-passwords-mode'.
+
+;; `M-x org-passwords-generate-password' generates a random string
+;; of numbers, lowercase letters and uppercase letters.
+
+;; `C-u M-x org-passwords-generate-password' generates a random
+;; string of numbers, lowercase letters, uppercase letters and
+;; symbols.
+
+;; `M-x org-passwords-random-words' concatenates random words from
+;; the dictionary defined by `org-passwords-random-words-dictionary'
+;; into a string, each word separated by the string defined in
+;; `org-passwords-random-words-separator'.
+
+;; `C-u M-x org-passwords-random-words' does the same as above, and
+;; also makes substitutions according to
+;; `org-passwords-random-words-substitutions'.
+
+;; It is also useful to set up keybindings for the functions
+;; `org-passwords-copy-username' and
+;; `org-passwords-copy-password' in the
+;; `org-passwords-mode', to easily make the passwords and usernames
+;; available to the facility for pasting text of the window system
+;; (clipboard on X and MS-Windows, pasteboard on Nextstep/Mac OS,
+;; etc.), without inserting them in the kill-ring. You can set for
+;; example:
+
+;; (eval-after-load org-passwords
+;; '(progn
+;;(define-key org-passwords-mode-map
+;; (kbd C-c u)
+;; 'org-passwords-copy-username)
+;;(define-key org-passwords-mode-map
+;; (kbd C-c p)
+;; 'org-passwords-copy-password)))
+
+;; Finally, to enter new passwords, you can use `org-capture' and a minimal
template like:
+
+;; (p password entry (file ~/documents/passwords.gpg)
+;;* %^{Title}\n %^{PASSWORD}p %^{USERNAME}p)
+
+;; When asked for the password you can then call either
+;; `org-passwords-generate-password' or `org-passwords-random-words'.
+;; Be sure to enable recursive minibuffers to call those functions
+;; from the minibuffer:
+
+;; (setq enable-recursive-minibuffers t)
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(require 'org)
+
+(define-derived-mode org-passwords-mode org-mode
+ org-passwords-mode
+ Mode for storing passwords
+ nil)
+
+(defgroup org-passwords nil
+ Options for password management.
+ :group 'org)
+
+(defcustom org-passwords-password-property PASSWORD
+ Name of the property for password entry password.
+ :type 'string
+ :group 'org-passwords)
+
+(defcustom org-passwords-username-property USERNAME
+ Name of the property for password entry
Re: [O] org-edit-src-code outside of org
I figure it out, I am updating the variable that causes problems and it is working very well so in case you want to use org-edit-src-code in Message mode all is needed is: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (eval-after-load message '(progn (define-key message-mode-map (kbd tab) (lambda () (interactive) (if (not (org-try-structure-completion)) (message-tab (define-key message-mode-map (kbd C-c ') (lambda () (interactive) (org-edit-src-code) (setq-local org-edit-src-from-org-mode t) #+END_SRC I just used it right now =) Jorge.
Re: [O] An org password manager
Dear Ramon and Colin, If you are using an (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist ...) for the gpg files, that sets the major mode on. If you want to leave the major mode as Org, do not use auto-mode-alist, but instead use a hook: (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'your-function), where your-function should be one that checks if the file name ends with gpg and if so turns your sensitivity-mode on. Alternatively, define another major mode: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (define-derived-mode org-but-sensitive-mode org-mode ...) #+END_SRC and copy in ... whatever your sensitive-minor-mode has. Best, Jorge.
[O] org-edit-src-code outside of org
Hi, I would like to use org-edit-src-code outside of org, I think it would be very handy in Message mode, to send messages that contain code and edit that code in the proper mode. I put something like this #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (defun mm-org-try-structure-completion () (interactive) (if (not (org-try-structure-completion)) (message-tab))) (eval-after-load message '(progn (define-key message-mode-map (kbd tab) 'mm-org-try-structure-completion))) #+END_SRC which allows me now to do 'a letter' and hit tab and get a the proper source block just as in org. I can enter the editing of the source block without problems with org-edit-src-code (which I plan to bind to C-c ', just as in org), however when I am want to close the editing and go back to the message buffer it fails, specifically the part of org-edit-src-exit that says: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (unless (org-bound-and-true-p org-edit-src-from-org-mode) (error This is not a sub-editing buffer, something is wrong)) #+END_SRC Is there a particular reason why the code has to check to see if it is coming from org-mode? Shouldn't it be enough that already the org-in-block-p was passed? If I evaluate the function definition of org-edit-src-exit without the last part everything works as expect, I can exit with C-c ' and the code is there. Even doing C-x C-s before exiting works as well. Best, Jorge. PS: What is the alternative when you write messages with code, do you guys first write it in org and then copy and yank it?
Re: [O] org-edit-src-code outside of org
Thanks Ken, I wonder if there is already something like that in Message mode. I like gnus a lot, so I do not think that I am going to change to mu4e just for that =)
Re: [O] An org password manager
Thanks Ramon, Regarding your question, probably the bug is related to running a for with all the buffers that are open. To get what you want you can try something creating a minor mode for gpg files and adding a hook that adds the buffer name of the gpg file that you open to a list of buffers to kill: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (define-minor-mode gpg-killing-mode A mode to kill gpg files :after-hook (add-to-list 'gpg-buffers (buffer-name))) (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '(\\.gpg$ . gpg-killing-mode)) (setq gpg-buffers nil) (run-at-time t 120 '(lambda () (mapcar 'kill-buffer gpg-buffers) (setq gpg-buffers nil))) #+END_SRC Instead killing all at the same time, I would probably kill each one after a certain time, to avoid opening a file and have it right away killed it was close to the end of the 2 min cycle: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (define-minor-mode gpg-killing-mode A mode to kill gpg files :after-hook (progn (setq gpg-buffers (append gpg-buffers (list (buffer-name (run-at-time 120 nil '(lambda () (kill-buffer (car gpg-buffers)) (setq gpg-buffers (cdr gpg-buffers)) (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '(\\.gpg$ . gpg-killing-mode)) (setq gpg-buffers nil) #+END_SRC Best, Jorge.
Re: [O] An org password manager
jorge.a.alf...@gmail.com (Jorge A. Alfaro-Murillo) writes: I forgot to mention that what org-passwords.el does is to set a timer each time that the password file is opened (analogous to the second option in my previous message) rather than having just one timer with repeat. Jorge. Thanks Ramon, Regarding your question, probably the bug is related to running a for with all the buffers that are open. To get what you want you can try something creating a minor mode for gpg files and adding a hook that adds the buffer name of the gpg file that you open to a list of buffers to kill: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (define-minor-mode gpg-killing-mode A mode to kill gpg files :after-hook (add-to-list 'gpg-buffers (buffer-name))) (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '(\\.gpg$ . gpg-killing-mode)) (setq gpg-buffers nil) (run-at-time t 120 '(lambda () (mapcar 'kill-buffer gpg-buffers) (setq gpg-buffers nil))) #+END_SRC Instead killing all at the same time, I would probably kill each one after a certain time, to avoid opening a file and have it right away killed it was close to the end of the 2 min cycle: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (define-minor-mode gpg-killing-mode A mode to kill gpg files :after-hook (progn (setq gpg-buffers (append gpg-buffers (list (buffer-name (run-at-time 120 nil '(lambda () (kill-buffer (car gpg-buffers)) (setq gpg-buffers (cdr gpg-buffers)) (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '(\\.gpg$ . gpg-killing-mode)) (setq gpg-buffers nil) #+END_SRC Best, Jorge.
[O] An org password manager
Hi! I have been using org for managing passwords for a some time now. In case someone is interested, the code is in: https://bitbucket.org/alfaromurillo/org-passwords.el To consult the database, the code provides a function to open the Org file with the passwords in Read-Only mode, sets a timer after which the buffer is killed and provides functions for copying the password without it getting into the kill-ring. It also provides two types of functions for generating passwords: strings of random characters, and random words of the correcthorsebatterystaple-type. The README file in bitbucket has detailed information about the usage. If there is interest from the community this can also go to /contrib. Best, Jorge.
Re: [O] .emacs (init.el) on Dropbox: Ho to access it?
On 1/18/14, 1:44 PM, Renato wrote: Hi, I use org mode on two pc: - windows (from work) - Debian (at home) How can have just one .emacs/init.el file? I would store the file on a Dropbox folder that I access from both devices. I have several machines and just one .emacs file in Dropbox. I use symbolic links to it in each computer in ~/.emacs From the terminal do: ln -s /path/to/your/Dropbox/.emacs ~/.emacs I assume windows works the same. If not then put in your windows .emacs a single line with: (load-file /path/to/your/Dropbox/.emacs) Best, Jorge.
Re: [O] managing articles in my personal library, and their citational material, using org mode instead of bibtex
I once tried to do something similar in org mode, at the end I thought I
was doing twice the work, so I ended up with just one big .bib file.
I copy the bib info from the website and then I have a function to yank it
a little bit cleaner into my bib file, something like this:
(defun bibtex-yank-citation ()
Yanks a citation in a .bib file. Eliminates several fields,
removes the key for the entry, and changes the abstract field for
an annote field.
(interactive)
(goto-char (point-max))
(let ((position (point)))
(insert (current-kill 0))
(goto-char position)
(re-search-forward \\(@.+?{\\).+?, nil t)
(replace-match \\1, nil nil)
(goto-char position)
(while (re-search-forward % nil t)
(replace-match % nil nil))
(goto-char position)
(while (re-search-forward ’ nil t)
(replace-match ' nil nil))
(goto-char position)
(while (re-search-forward á nil t)
(replace-match {\'a} nil nil))
(goto-char position)
(while (re-search-forward é nil t)
(replace-match {\'e} nil nil))
(goto-char position)
(while (re-search-forward í nil t)
(replace-match {\'i} nil nil))
(goto-char position)
(while (re-search-forward ó nil t)
(replace-match {\'o} nil nil))
(goto-char position)
(while (re-search-forward ú nil t)
(replace-match {\'u} nil nil))
(goto-char position)
(while (re-search-forward ñ nil t)
(replace-match {~n} nil nil))
(goto-char position)
(while (re-search-forward ç nil t)
(replace-match {c{c}} nil nil))
(goto-char position)
(while (re-search-forward – nil t)
(replace-match - nil nil))
(goto-char position)
(delete-matching-lines
^[[:space:]]*\\(keywords\\)\\|\\(note\\)\\|\\(url\\)\\|\\(jstor\\)\\|\\(doi\\)\\|\\(issn\\)\\|\\(html\\)\\|\\(language\\)\\|\\(copyright\\)\\|\\(eprint\\))
(goto-char position)
(while (re-search-forward \\(^[[:space:]]*\\)abstract nil t)
(replace-match annote nil nil
It also removes the key, so that then I just add extra information into the
annote field and then I generate the key with C-c C-c (bibtex-clean-entry).
You can configure your key type very specifically. See all the variables
bibtex-autokey-
That takes care of the new bibtex entry without effort. Now I have
(defun bibtex-kill-ring-save-key ()
Kill-ring-save the bibtex key.
(interactive)
(let ((position (point)))
(if (not (eq (point-max) position))
(forward-char))
(search-backward-regexp ^@ nil nil)
(search-forward {)
(copy-region-as-kill (point)
(funcall (lambda ()
(search-forward ,)
(backward-char)
(point
(goto-char position)))
To save the key to the kill-ring, and then I save the paper with that
filename under a unique folder.
Finally I have a function that opens the respective pdf when the cursor is
within one entry. And keys for the functions, bound to Hyper keys:
(eval-after-load bibtex '(progn
(define-key bibtex-mode-map
(kbd H-y) 'bibtex-yank-citation)
(define-key bibtex-mode-map
(kbd H-r) 'bibtex-kill-ring-save-key)
(define-key bibtex-mode-map
(kbd H-o)
'bibtex-open-reference-at-point)))
I even have a similar function that I use globally:
(defun open-reference-at-point ()
(interactive)
(er/expand-region 2)
(let* ((beg (region-beginning))
(end (region-end))
(article-name (buffer-substring beg end)))
(call-process evince nil 0 nil
(concat ~/documents/references/articles/
article-name
.pdf)))
(keyboard-quit))
So if I am in LaTeX, it is enough to call open-reference-at-point over the
text in \cite{...} and the pdf opens automatically.
As you can see everything just depends on using one folder for all the
references, one file for all the bib entries and the same name of the key
dot pdf for the pdf name. And you end up with an automatically super good
documented bib file. Which is very handy when you call C-c [ in LaTeX
(reftex-citation) and just vaguely remember something about what you want
to cite. Also if you want to open a certain reference you can search your
well documented bib file and open the reference with one key.
One last thing to get navigation a la org mode (C-c C-p and C-c C-n) and
folding with TAB in your bib file:
(defun bibtex-previous-entry ()
Go to the previous bibtex entry.
Re: [O] Agenda in MobileOrg for Android
I think entries of the form %%(org-class 2013 1 7 2013 4 27 2) 12:00pm-01:15pm TITLE show up on MobileOrg. I have org-mobile-agendas set up to 'default and they do for me. Also the synchronization with Google Calendar is quite good in Android, you can let then Google Calendar handles the remainders in your phone. Marcin Borkowski mb...@wmi.amu.edu.pl writes: Dnia 2013-04-07, o godz. 14:16:54 David Rogers davidandrewrog...@gmail.com napisał(a): I have felt the same way. Is the reason it's not already done (and the pitfall for you if you take on a project like this) that re-write major chunks of Emacs is a pretty big job? ... Remember that the purpose of something like such an app (as opposed to Org-mode proper) would not be *editing* of text, but (primarily) *entering* texts (and short ones, for that matter), entering timestamps (which is quite convenient with any pointing device, including touchscreens) and things like changing todo states and clocking in and out - and that's basically it. In other words, a very small subset of Org-mode is needed here (at least for me). I see what you mean. That makes more sense than what I said, and I like your idea. The part that I want most from Org-mode on Android is being able to automatically get audible reminders for all my appointments, whether through a transfer into the phone's own calendar or some other way. The current MobileOrg doesn't quite do the job, since it doesn't yet parse things like this: %%(org-class 2013 03 01 2013 06 22 5 52 1 12 13) ... In fact, last time I checked, it didn't even parse date stamps that weren't in the headline... ... so my whole Org file has to be specially formatted, and some of Org-mode's extremely useful features avoided, if I am going to satisfy MobileOrg's requirements. Being able to edit is nice, but that doesn't take advantage of what I really have the phone with me for - I see my phone as mainly a reminder machine, not mainly an editing machine, and would love to see MobileOrg (or some new project) gain the ability to parse every possible agenda feature used in Org files, so that I can actually receive reminders for all the items in my Org-mode agenda. If it came with a better way of simple editing, that would be even better. -- David
Re: [O] org-mobile-push fails
I think I figured it out. I think it was a problem of having upgraded org from the package manager once, when I had another version of emacs. I removed the package, reinstall emacs-snapshot and now it is working again. Thanks. On Oct 25, 2012 4:02 AM, Bastien b...@altern.org wrote: Hi Jorge, Jorge A. Alfaro Murillo jorge.a.alf...@gmail.com writes: This is strange, since I get the whole emacs from a repository (http://emacs.naquadah.org/ unstable/ ). I should not have to compile anything. I double-checked and the source on Julien's server are okay. Can you do C-h f org-mobile-create-index-file REt and report where the related source file is located? Removing it should be enough to clean up your installation. Best, -- Bastien
Re: [O] org-mobile-push fails
This is strange, since I get the whole emacs from a repository (http://emacs.naquadah.org/ unstable/ ). I should not have to compile anything. I guess there must be a bug in the package from the repository. What do you recommend me to do? Install the org from source? On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 5:35 AM, Bastien b...@altern.org wrote: Hi Jorge, Jorge A. Alfaro Murillo jorge.a.alf...@gmail.com writes: Hi, I am having trouble with org-mobile-push, it fails and gives the following error: org-mobile-create-index-file: Symbol's function definition is void: org-prepare-agenda-buffers The function `org-prepare-agenda-buffers' has been renamed to `org-agenda-prepare-buffers'. It might be related to the fact that now when run org-version the result is: Org-mode version 7.9.2 (7.9.2-GNU-Emacs-24-3 @ org-install.el can not be found!) Bingo! It is related. :) My emacs version is: GNU Emacs 24.2.50.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.4.2) of 2012-10-18 on dex, modified by Debian I updated today and since then the issue has come up. You certainly need to run make make install so that the correct functions' names are autoloaded when Emacs fires up. See http://orgmode.org/worg/dev/org-build-system.html for details. This is also my first post to this list, which I hope to check out more regularly, since lately org-mode has taken over my life. Thanks for the help, best Welcome! -- Bastien
