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I've used org-mode to publish books, pocket mods, invoice clients, run tabletop games, organize links and snippets... while text is supposedly the universal int

I've used org-mode to publish books, pocket mods, invoice clients, run tabletop games, organize links and snippets... while text is supposedly the universal interface in the Unix world it does have limitations when it comes to sharing information across devices. I carry my laptop with me so this isn't a problem for me but I know it's there and not yet solved. A mobile org-mode client with cloud sharing would go a long way.

berntb 12y ago
Please check my hobby, I hope to start writing on it again this summer: https://github.com/berntb/attorg https://github.com/berntb/attorg (Yes, I'm hellbanned. :-) Too easily trolled when I have allergy problems.)
markhellewell 12y ago
MobileOrg[1] was good for a while—it had Dropbox and WebDAV support—but it hasn’t had an update in a couple of years and is badly in need of a new maintainer. [1] https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg
- TeMPOraL 12y ago
  Dropbox support was cool, but I recall MobileOrg being buggy to the point of making it completely useless, not to mention pretty bad UI. This project really needs some love.
- flyrain 12y ago
  It is cool to support Dropbox, but I never make it work since it's buggy.
- ibrahima 12y ago
  Recently someone has made a new client called Orgzly[1] which is actually really well designed. Sync works well enough for me over Dropbox, though I'd really rather use ssh. I guess overall there's a little impedance mismatch between Org-mode plaintext and mobile interfaces but overall I think it works well. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.orgzly https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.orgzly
johnbellone 12y ago
I absolutely see the value in writing journals, agendas and even books using org-mode. It naturally feels like an outline, and with the integrated TODO feature I'm able to check off parts of the document without exporting it to the final form. There is just that gap when I go mobile. Maybe I should put-up or shut-up and hack on something!
pcl 12y ago
Relaying an on-topic comment from a hellbanned user[1]: Please check my hobby, I hope to start writing on it again this summer: https://github.com/berntb/attorg https://github.com/berntb/attorg https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9492289 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9492289
- berntb 12y ago
  Thanks. :-)
- wtbob 12y ago
  Thanks for doing that. I hate how people can not have any idea that they've been banned. I wonder what he was banned for.
melling 12y ago
Until something better comes along, use GitHub. It'll render org files. I've created a couple short-cuts on my iPad: bex #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE eex #+END_EXAMPLE
girzel 12y ago
There's also mOrgAnd: https://github.com/hdweiss/mOrgAnd/wiki https://github.com/hdweiss/mOrgAnd/wiki

berntb 12y ago

Please check my hobby, I hope to start writing on it again this summer: https://github.com/berntb/attorg https://github.com/berntb/attorg (Yes, I'm hellbanned. :-) Too easily trolled when I have allergy problems.)

markhellewell 12y ago

MobileOrg[1] was good for a while—it had Dropbox and WebDAV support—but it hasn’t had an update in a couple of years and is badly in need of a new maintainer. [1] https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg https://github.com/MobileOrg/mobileorg

TeMPOraL 12y ago
Dropbox support was cool, but I recall MobileOrg being buggy to the point of making it completely useless, not to mention pretty bad UI. This project really needs some love.
flyrain 12y ago
It is cool to support Dropbox, but I never make it work since it's buggy.
ibrahima 12y ago
Recently someone has made a new client called Orgzly[1] which is actually really well designed. Sync works well enough for me over Dropbox, though I'd really rather use ssh. I guess overall there's a little impedance mismatch between Org-mode plaintext and mobile interfaces but overall I think it works well. [1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.orgzly https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.orgzly

johnbellone 12y ago

I absolutely see the value in writing journals, agendas and even books using org-mode. It naturally feels like an outline, and with the integrated TODO feature I'm able to check off parts of the document without exporting it to the final form. There is just that gap when I go mobile. Maybe I should put-up or shut-up and hack on something!

pcl 12y ago

Relaying an on-topic comment from a hellbanned user[1]: Please check my hobby, I hope to start writing on it again this summer: https://github.com/berntb/attorg https://github.com/berntb/attorg https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9492289 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9492289

berntb 12y ago
Thanks. :-)
wtbob 12y ago
Thanks for doing that. I hate how people can not have any idea that they've been banned. I wonder what he was banned for.

melling 12y ago

Until something better comes along, use GitHub. It'll render org files. I've created a couple short-cuts on my iPad: bex #+BEGIN_EXAMPLE eex #+END_EXAMPLE

girzel 12y ago

There's also mOrgAnd: https://github.com/hdweiss/mOrgAnd/wiki https://github.com/hdweiss/mOrgAnd/wiki