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I'm interested in using org-mode to take notes in class. Anyone have any resources for getting started? I'm using latest OSX.

• reeses 13y ago
  The easiest thing to do is to install a variant of emacs on your machine (aquamacs is fine but stuck at version 23 of emacs). It probably comes with org already at this point. I assume the things you'll want to track are facts and tasks. You'll want to capture as quickly as possible for later organization. It really is as simple as typing to get started. Then you can go back later and re-organize your notes, tasks, etc. according to whichever system you prefer. Some tutorials that seem to be well-paced for org newbies are available at http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/ http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/. http://sachachua.com/blog/2008/01/outlining-your-notes-with-org/ http://sachachua.com/blog/2008/01/outlining-your-notes-with-... (old, but you probably want the basics to get hooked first :-)) http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html (includes a good guide to the state of tasks, among lots of other things to orgify just about every aspect of your existence)
  • brvs 13y ago
    I like using homebrew (http://mxcl.github.io/homebrew/ http://mxcl.github.io/homebrew/) to install emacs. To install a GUI version it's "brew install emacs --cocoa".
    • reeses 13y ago
      That's my preference as well, but integrating it with your app launcher of choice (among other things) can be a little more challenging. The alias in /Applications is a particular pain if you try to use Alfred or Spotlight, but maybe Quicksilver works fine. You only need to open emacs on startup anyway. :-)
      • PuercoPop 13y ago
        I just mv the .app from the Cellar to /Applications so that spotlight can find it.
        • reeses 13y ago
          brew upgrade misses out then. I add Cellar/emacs to Alfred's search path and brew upgrade/cleanup more or less works fine.
  • quiesce 13y ago
    The quite stable nightly builds of Aquamacs 3 are based upon emacs 24 and available here: http://aquamacs.org/nightlies.shtml http://aquamacs.org/nightlies.shtml
• mkhattab 13y ago
  Just download Emacs from here: http://emacsformacosx.com http://emacsformacosx.com Org-mode is perfect for taking notes in class, especially if it's a programming class. In that case, you could use Org-Babel[1]. [1]: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/ http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/
• pseut 13y ago
  I'll be the dick that suggests not using org mode for class notes; I typed up my lecture notes in it 4 years ago (for the class I teach) and there have been several backwards incompatible changes to org mode that required a few hours of debugging to get indenting, etc. to work correctly with my old files (yes, in a plain text outline). Now, these are huge files, so my use case is pushing it, but you'll want to be able to use and modify your lecture notes for years, so I'd suggest something lighter weight like a plain markdown file. Whatever you do, take care of version control and backup.