org-archive-subtree errors when logbook lines are unindented

2020-11-21 Thread Duianto
Source: org-archive-subtree does not work on subtrees with clock entries #14033 https://github.com/syl20bnr/spacemacs/issues/14033 Description: The error message: indent-line-to: Wrong type argument: wholenump, -1 appears when org-archive-subtree (C-c C-x C-s) is called on a subheading that has

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Jean Louis
* Texas Cyberthal [2020-11-21 10:19]: :PROPERTIES: :CREATED: [2020-11-21 Sat 12:53] :ID: 913ca9e4-17b4-4366-9a35-45838cace538 :END: > * Hi Ihor Radchenko, > > > I am wondering what you mean by Org's philosophy. Why would it have > > anything to do with directories? > > Org's

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Tim Cross
Jean Louis writes: > My primary PIM is on higher level than HyperScope as HyperScope is > part of PIM which I call CRM or Customer Relationship Management as it > does not manage only my personal information. In the practical sense > it is more or less same thing only that allows work in

Re: quick thanks

2020-11-21 Thread Diego Zamboni
I would like to second this. We often come to this list only when something is not working, but it's also good to recognize how cool, powerful and indispensable Org is for many of us. Thanks to the maintainers and developers, and also to the community for the good discussion and great feedback.

org-plot line colors

2020-11-21 Thread ian martins
I wanted to change line colors but didn't find a way. Is there a way? This almost works: #+PLOT: ind:1 deps:(2) set:"set style line 1 lc rgbcolor 'blue'" but it needs a `linestyle' set for each line, like this: plot '/tmp/org-plotiLccTT' using 1:2 with lines title 'some title' ls 1

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Jean Louis
* Texas Cyberthal [2020-11-21 11:32]: > Hi Jean, > > I'll use some of the concepts in the first half of your email. I > disagree with the second. > > > In my opinion directories should never bother user. User should just > > pre-define sets of directories such as: People, Groups, you name it,

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Jean Louis
* Tim Cross [2020-11-21 13:15]: > I have used similar tools in the past. However, what I find frustrating > about them is that your now dependent on another bit of technology - a > database of some type with all the issues that adds - installation, > upgrades, maintenance, backups etc. The thing

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Texas Cyberthal
Hi Jean, I'll use some of the concepts in the first half of your email. I disagree with the second. > In my opinion directories should never bother user. User should just > pre-define sets of directories such as: People, Groups, you name it, and > files should be accessible in such

looking for a macro eval workaround (9.1 vs 9.2 and +) for export backend test

2020-11-21 Thread Bruno BEAUFILS
I have a *lot* of org files with a macro =if-backend= which enables me to decide what to export depending on the backend : #+begin_src org #+macro: if-backend (eval (if (org-export-derived-backend-p org-export-current-backend '$1) "$2")) #+end_src For instance, I use it to include =\hfill= in

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Jonathan McHugh
Texas, Ive been developing a paradigm over the years based upon a (recursive) 6x6 grid system, aligned with keybindings around the home row. Called Qiuy, I refer to it as a "Recursive Modelling Language", given the annotations work down to the level of functions and parameters, as well as

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Jean Louis
* Palak Mathur [2020-11-21 09:13]: > On Fri, Nov 20, 2020 at 6:34 PM Texas Cyberthal > wrote: > > > > Having a tall directory tree with many leaves and branches is against > > Org's philosophy. > > > > Here is my argument that such a structure is objectively correct for > > personal info

[ANN] org-super-agenda 1.2 released

2020-11-21 Thread Adam Porter
Hi friends, FYI, I've released version 1.2 of org-super-agenda, which includes several improvements since the last stable release. https://github.com/alphapapa/org-super-agenda#changelog Please let me know if you have any feedback. Thanks, Adam

Re: [PATCH] org-plot abstractions and extension

2020-11-21 Thread ian martins
On Sat, Oct 24, 2020 at 2:21 PM TEC wrote: > Sounds good then. I don't expect the changes to compromise any > existing > functionality. I tested these patches and didn't have a problem. I didn't go out of my way to see what changed and test it, but org-plot didn't break for what I was doing. I

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Marvin ‘quintus’ Gülker
Am Samstag, dem 21. November 2020 schrieb Texas Cyberthal: > Productivity studies show that navigation dominates search. Human > animals are natural pathfinders and walking computer paths with > ergonomic file explorers such as Dired increases mastery of the > subject matter. This sounds

Re: looking for a macro eval workaround (9.1 vs 9.2 and +) for export backend test

2020-11-21 Thread Tim Cross
Bruno BEAUFILS writes: > I have a *lot* of org files with a macro =if-backend= which enables me > to decide what to export depending on the backend : > > #+begin_src org > #+macro: if-backend (eval (if (org-export-derived-backend-p > org-export-current-backend '$1) "$2")) > #+end_src > >

storing a link to a task from an agenda view

2020-11-21 Thread Alan Schmitt
Hello, I'm trying to store a link to a task while the cursor is on it in the agenda view. I tried ~org-store-link~ on it, but it tells me there is no method to do so. So I looked at some of the org-agenda code to find a way to get to the underlying task, and I tried this: #+begin_src emacs-lisp

Using a code block as input to another code block

2020-11-21 Thread Magnus Therning
I know I can use an example block (literal example) as input to a code block, but I haven't found a way to fontify examples. Since my input is code (JSON, and various programming languages) I would really like to have that, as well as the language's mode when editing by using

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
Jean Louis writes: > So in general I never need to use some general search through Org > files or any other files as my way of thinking begins with People or > Groups and that narrows what has to be searched. How do you deal with stuff that applies to several people? > it comfortable. My way

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Texas Cyberthal
Hi Jean, > By using the Meta Org File user automatically creates an index of filed files > and can search for the file in the Org file itself and open the file from the > Meta Org File without knowing where the file is really located. Such a set of links could easily grow out of date if paths

Re: storing a link to a task from an agenda view

2020-11-21 Thread Ihor Radchenko
> Do you have suggestions on how to store such a link from an agenda view? > It can either end up in ~org-stored-links~ or captured in a variable. (org-store-link nil) -> (org-store-link nil 'interactive) Or you can just save the return value of (org-store-link nil) Best, Ihor Alan Schmitt

Re: Clock tables and two ways to categorize tasks

2020-11-21 Thread Kristian Grönberg
> On 20 Nov 2020, at 10:23, Leo Okawa Ericson > wrote: > >  > Some time ago I hacked together a bunch of elisp to create a clock table > based on tags. [1] It uses org's dynamic block feature[2] to create a > piechart with gnuplot and a simple table that shows percentages of time > spent on

Bug: Error message: "Symbol’s function definition is void: org-refile-get-location" [9.4 (9.4-41-g9bb930-elpaplus @ /home/omarantolin/.emacs.d/elpa/org-plus-contrib-20201116/)]

2020-11-21 Thread Omar Antolín Camarena
Remember to cover the basics, that is, what you expected to happen and what in fact did happen. You don't know how to make a good report? See https://orgmode.org/manual/Feedback.html#Feedback Your bug report will be posted to the Org mailing list.

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Jean Louis
* Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide [2020-11-22 01:48]: > > So in general I never need to use some general search through Org > > files or any other files as my way of thinking begins with People or > > Groups and that narrows what has to be searched. > > How do you deal with stuff that applies to

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread briangpowell
* Strongly suggest looking into Emacs' vlf-mode and the newer vlfi-mode ** That is Very-Large-File-Mode & Very-Large-File-Improved-Mode for issues you're experiencing & if not, simply because they're very useful & interesting & fun Emacs Modes to explore & put into your toolbox

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
Hi Texas, > Grepping my 94 Mb 6562 files (excluding archive) Textmind for > "elephantine" takes a few seconds, which is fine. For the sake of ruining my argument ( :-) ), you might want to check ripgrep. Searching within 30k files of in total around 150 MiB for ProviderBuilderFactory (guess

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Ihor Radchenko
> In fact the properties, custom ID and else inside is mostly visually > disturbing me though it is necessary. FYI: org-custom-properties and org-toggle-custom-properties-visibility Jean Louis writes: > * Texas Cyberthal [2020-11-21 18:46]: >> I guess I avoid the problem you're talking about

Re: Clock tables and two ways to categorize tasks

2020-11-21 Thread Tim Cross
Kristian Grönberg writes: >> On 20 Nov 2020, at 10:23, Leo Okawa Ericson >> wrote: >> >>  >> Some time ago I hacked together a bunch of elisp to create a clock table >> based on tags. [1] It uses org's dynamic block feature[2] to create a >> piechart with gnuplot and a simple table that

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Texas Cyberthal
Hi Jean, > Navigating does not necessarily contribute to production. Productivity may > say what it wants but it may not reach those who are actually more productive > without using the navigation. So studies may not tell us what is more > productive, such may only tell what is currently used

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Jean Louis
* Texas Cyberthal [2020-11-21 17:45]: > Hi Jean, > > > By using the Meta Org File user automatically creates an index of > > filed files and can search for the file in the Org file itself and > > open the file from the Meta Org File without knowing where the > > file is really located. > Such a

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Jean Louis
* Texas Cyberthal [2020-11-21 18:01]: > Hi Jean, > > > Navigating does not necessarily contribute to production. Productivity may > > say what it wants but it may not reach those who are actually more > > productive without using the navigation. So studies may not tell us what is > > more

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Texas Cyberthal
Hi Jean, > That is good and isn't it general way of sorting things? I guess that general > computer users may not be aware that they could make nice hierarchical tree > of directories. It's not that they're unaware. Everybody with a mouse and Windows Explorer tries to make good directories.

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Jean Louis
* Texas Cyberthal [2020-11-21 21:02]: > Hi Jean, > > > That is good and isn't it general way of sorting things? I guess > > that general computer users may not be aware that they could make > > nice hierarchical tree of directories. > > It's not that they're unaware. Everybody with a mouse and

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Texas Cyberthal
Hi Arne, *Almost* any computing cost pales, but not the computing cost of Emacs choking on rendering large files. Doubtless there are ways to mitigate that issue. I'm unsure what the tradeoffs would be. Perhaps my Spacemacs does too much prettifying of my Org buffers. But I like pretty

Re: Emacs-orgmode Digest, Vol 177, Issue 22

2020-11-21 Thread Texas Cyberthal
Hi Quintus, I recall with grim fondness arranging the Windows Start menu hierarchy by mouse. An inefficient experience I would never waste time on today. Voit> All relevant studies show that for file retrieval on the local computer system or local network, navigation is chosen over search in

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Jean Louis
* Jonathan McHugh [2020-11-21 16:43]: > Texas, > > Ive been developing a paradigm over the years based upon a (recursive) 6x6 > grid > system, aligned with keybindings around the home row. Called Qiuy, I > refer to it as a "Recursive Modelling Language", given the annotations > work down to the

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
Jean Louis writes: > When there are more than 2000 people related notes, tasks, > calculations, questions arise if such better be kept in one Org file > or multiple Org files in one directory or multiple directories for > multiple Org files?! This came up multiple times in discussions. I think

Bug: Having '%p" in frame-title-format makes org-mode to freeze [9.4 (release_9.4-134-g0d525c @ /home/massimo/bugreport/org-mode/lisp/)]

2020-11-21 Thread Massimo Lauria
Hi all, I recently came across this weird issue using org-mode. Essentially when I fold/unfold/fold some header in org-mode, pressing tab three times, I expect the section to fold again at the third keypress, and instead emacs freezes. By detective work I discovered that it has to do with having

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Jean Louis
* Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide [2020-11-21 18:04]: > > Jean Louis writes: > > > When there are more than 2000 people related notes, tasks, > > calculations, questions arise if such better be kept in one Org file > > or multiple Org files in one directory or multiple directories for > > multiple

Re: One vs many directories

2020-11-21 Thread Jean Louis
* Texas Cyberthal [2020-11-21 18:46]: > I guess I avoid the problem you're talking about by mostly excluding > bulk prose from the Agenda directory. They're fundamentally different > and should be handled differently. Well said. > One is about human language, the other is about database