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I've been using Emacs as my editor for 8 years, and I don't get org-mode.

by sedachv 16y ago

melling 16y ago
M-x org-mode and just start typing. Hyperlinks are clickable. Add a check lists. - [ ] Read Hacker News; C-c C-c when complete - [ ] Write blog * More readable links [[http://news.ycombinator.com][Hacker http://news.ycombinator.com][Hacker News]] * Level I * * Level II -- There are two asterisks with no space. - [x] Write lesson one.
- silentbicycle 16y ago
  What I don't get is why it uses multiple asterisks for levels (and an ugly font-lock hack to hide all but the last): * header ** second level *** third level **** fourth level etc. when it's feasible to set outline-regexp to " *[*+.-]" ; broken out due to HN's formatting and then just use spaces and asterisks (and dots, pluses, minuses, etc.) directly: * header * second * third * fourth org-mode is really powerful, but does so much that it's hard to learn upfront. I've used Emacs heavily for several years, but never quite gotten into it. I have my own variant (a thin extension to outline-mode), which uses the 10% of org-mode's functionality that I actually care about.
  - gcv 16y ago
    Lines with multiple asterisks mean something different from outlines marked with spaces and asterisks (or hyphens, or numbers). You can only put a TODO, a priority, or a tag on a line with multiple asterisks. The spaces-plus-whatever lines are not meant for top-level tasks, but for little sublists. I'm inclined to agree that it's a bit unsightly, but the font-lock hack works well enough for me, and I use the distinction in my outlines all the time.
  - jshen 16y ago
    I think that is a legacy of outline mode.
    - silentbicycle 16y ago
      But not an inescapable one!
- sedachv 16y ago
  Haha, I get that part. I guess I don't understand the upside of keeping notes and todo lists on the computer. I have flat lists of things in text files that I manage with Emacs, but it's stuff I only look at occasionally. I tried using org-mode, but I didn't see the big advantage over text files. All the right now in-the-moment ideas and todos I write on paper, partly because I like to draw arrows between things.

I've been using Emacs as my editor for 8 years, and I don't get org-mode.

by sedachv 16y ago

I've been using Emacs as my editor for 8 years, and I don't get org-mode.

M-x org-mode and just start typing. Hyperlinks are clickable. Add a check lists. - [ ] Read Hacker News; C-c C-c when complete - [ ] Write blog * More readable links [[http://news.ycombinator.com][Hacker http://news.ycombinator.com][Hacker News]] * Level I * * Level II -- There are two asterisks with no space. - [x] Write lesson one.

silentbicycle 16y ago
What I don't get is why it uses multiple asterisks for levels (and an ugly font-lock hack to hide all but the last): * header ** second level *** third level **** fourth level etc. when it's feasible to set outline-regexp to " *[*+.-]" ; broken out due to HN's formatting and then just use spaces and asterisks (and dots, pluses, minuses, etc.) directly: * header * second * third * fourth org-mode is really powerful, but does so much that it's hard to learn upfront. I've used Emacs heavily for several years, but never quite gotten into it. I have my own variant (a thin extension to outline-mode), which uses the 10% of org-mode's functionality that I actually care about.
- gcv 16y ago
  Lines with multiple asterisks mean something different from outlines marked with spaces and asterisks (or hyphens, or numbers). You can only put a TODO, a priority, or a tag on a line with multiple asterisks. The spaces-plus-whatever lines are not meant for top-level tasks, but for little sublists. I'm inclined to agree that it's a bit unsightly, but the font-lock hack works well enough for me, and I use the distinction in my outlines all the time.
- jshen 16y ago
  I think that is a legacy of outline mode.
  - silentbicycle 16y ago
    But not an inescapable one!
sedachv 16y ago
Haha, I get that part. I guess I don't understand the upside of keeping notes and todo lists on the computer. I have flat lists of things in text files that I manage with Emacs, but it's stuff I only look at occasionally. I tried using org-mode, but I didn't see the big advantage over text files. All the right now in-the-moment ideas and todos I write on paper, partly because I like to draw arrows between things.