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I used org-mode for more than a decade and I still like it as a format a bit more than Markdown. But the main problem with it is Emacs. I want to use org-mode,

I used org-mode for more than a decade and I still like it as a format a bit more than Markdown. But the main problem with it is Emacs. I want to use org-mode, but I don't need the hassle that is installing a decently configured emacs in multiple environments and platforms. Eventually I just gave up and went full markdown first with Joplin and currently with Obsidian.

adityaathalye 2y ago
Post author here. I agree with the sentiment... Emacs org-mode sticks with me because it grew on me over the years. It's awesome, but it's also a lifestyle :D For your (very legitimate, "just gimme a distro") needs, perhaps Emacs Writing Studio could entice you back into the fold: https://lucidmanager.org/tags/emacs/ https://lucidmanager.org/tags/emacs/
- tconfrey 2y ago
  Thanks for the pointer to Writing Studio! Note also that LogSeq is an org-mode based PKM (https://discuss.logseq.com/t/logseq-org-mode-compatability/869 https://discuss.logseq.com/t/logseq-org-mode-compatability/8...)
  - adityaathalye 2y ago
    Yeah, LogSeq is listed in my blog post. At the time of the post, I think they were desktop-only. Now I see they have apps for all the big OSes; desktop and mobile. Very cool!
hitchdev 2y ago
I wrote a command line tool called "orji" coz of this (still in alpha). I wanted to use orgzly or a text editor and just be able to write templates (in jinja2) or bash scripts to push data in or out of my notes.
billfruit 2y ago
What about Obsidian app on Android asking for permission to access all files on the device?
- MSFT_Edging 2y ago
  Because either apple is too stringent or the obsidian devs are too lazy, I see this this as a better alternative to not being able to sync your files on an ios device with your sync tool of choice. Right now the only two ways to sync your obsidian notebook on an iphone or ipad is to use icloud or obsidian's paid service. icloud falls short when your ipad is your only apple device, and I already have syncing across every other device with a different cloud service.
- kepano 2y ago
  This is why: https://help.obsidian.md/android#Storage+permissions https://help.obsidian.md/android#Storage+permissions
  - billfruit 2y ago
    They seems to trade off privacy protections to gain performance, which I think is a very odd choice. Did they publicly establish that that the scoped storage is hurting their performance to an unacceptable degree, before making that choice? What if users are not fine with that choice of giving a blanket approval to a closed source system. There is no good reason why Obsidian needs to see more than its own files and the specific documents that the user wants it to see.
    - theshrike79 2y ago
      Obsidian Sync is a paid service. Would you trade absolute dogshit performance (looong delays for syncing notes between mobile and desktop) for privacy with a product you pay actual money every month?

adityaathalye 2y ago

Post author here. I agree with the sentiment... Emacs org-mode sticks with me because it grew on me over the years. It's awesome, but it's also a lifestyle :D For your (very legitimate, "just gimme a distro") needs, perhaps Emacs Writing Studio could entice you back into the fold: https://lucidmanager.org/tags/emacs/ https://lucidmanager.org/tags/emacs/

tconfrey 2y ago
Thanks for the pointer to Writing Studio! Note also that LogSeq is an org-mode based PKM (https://discuss.logseq.com/t/logseq-org-mode-compatability/869 https://discuss.logseq.com/t/logseq-org-mode-compatability/8...)
- adityaathalye 2y ago
  Yeah, LogSeq is listed in my blog post. At the time of the post, I think they were desktop-only. Now I see they have apps for all the big OSes; desktop and mobile. Very cool!

hitchdev 2y ago

I wrote a command line tool called "orji" coz of this (still in alpha). I wanted to use orgzly or a text editor and just be able to write templates (in jinja2) or bash scripts to push data in or out of my notes.

billfruit 2y ago

What about Obsidian app on Android asking for permission to access all files on the device?

MSFT_Edging 2y ago
Because either apple is too stringent or the obsidian devs are too lazy, I see this this as a better alternative to not being able to sync your files on an ios device with your sync tool of choice. Right now the only two ways to sync your obsidian notebook on an iphone or ipad is to use icloud or obsidian's paid service. icloud falls short when your ipad is your only apple device, and I already have syncing across every other device with a different cloud service.
kepano 2y ago
This is why: https://help.obsidian.md/android#Storage+permissions https://help.obsidian.md/android#Storage+permissions
- billfruit 2y ago
  They seems to trade off privacy protections to gain performance, which I think is a very odd choice. Did they publicly establish that that the scoped storage is hurting their performance to an unacceptable degree, before making that choice? What if users are not fine with that choice of giving a blanket approval to a closed source system. There is no good reason why Obsidian needs to see more than its own files and the specific documents that the user wants it to see.
  - theshrike79 2y ago
    Obsidian Sync is a paid service. Would you trade absolute dogshit performance (looong delays for syncing notes between mobile and desktop) for privacy with a product you pay actual money every month?