[O] Org-mac-link misplaced quotes?

2013-12-21 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
I regularly use org-mac-link from contrib/. It works fine, but somehow my
links are a bit mangled, I get:

[[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html#sec-4][How to contribute to
Org?]]

Instead of:

[[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html#sec-4][How to contribute to
Org?]]

(Notice the quotation-marks, it's how applescript returns the string)

This small patch fixes that. I hope the patch is done correctly.


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Re: [O] Using Eric Schulte's starter kit with org mode from source

2013-04-24 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
Alan Schmitt writes:

 Eric Schulte writes:

 --8 snip

 Yes, the starter kit waits to load on the after-init-hook so that the
 Emacs package system will be fully loaded.  That is why the other file
 you load on the command line is loaded first.

 Then asynchronous export can't work, as it needs ox in that file. I've
 changed my init.el to loading org before the after-init-hook, and I go
 further but then I have an error about the koma-letter being
 unknown. It seems that to go this way I would need to load all of my
 export settings before the after-init-hook.

I had problems with mixed up org-versions [1]. The starter-kit uses
org-babel to create the lisp files Emacs needs.

To solve this, I added org-mode-from-git's load-path to init.el, before
require org. After that things worked for me.  The down-side is that
your init.el is no longer the same as the starter-kit's, which makes
upgrading a bit harder.

Alex

[1] I use prelude, but use org-babel for my private settings, like the
starter-kit does



Re: [O] css link colors for Worg are difficult to spot

2013-04-06 Thread Alexander Poslavsky

On 1 Apr 2013, at 15:14, John Hendy jw.he...@gmail.com wrote:

 I find the links difficult to spot in Worg sometimes, especially
 depending on monitor angle and current brightness setting. Is this an
 issue for anyone else?
 
 I fiddled around in /style/worg.css a bit and didn't land on anything
 too great. I'm wondering if anyone with a design background might have
 suggestions for link colors? I guess if no one else is affected by
 this... I'll just deal with it and mine sweep wildly with my mouse
 when I think a link should be in there somewhere :)

In the old days lines used to be underlined, nowadays it is considered a bit 
dated, but an underlined item in a sentence is generally understood to be a 
link.

A good example is http://docs.webplatform.org/wiki/html/elements/a

Which uses:

a { text-decoration: underline }

and for external links:

a.external {
padding-right: 15px;
margin-right: 5px;
background-image: url(skins/webplatform/images/link-external.png);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: right 3px;
}

Design as this won't do on behance or dribble, but worg is primarily for 
documentation. Usability and readability should trump superficial aesthetics in 
a case like this.

Re: [O] Active timestamp drawer with inactive creation-date

2013-03-13 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
Thank you all!

(setq org-expiry-inactive-timestamps t)

was the key. 

I will do some more reading this weekend, but for now everything works as 
expected (again). Thanks for the answers, the stackoverflow link, and the 
Heinlein.

On 13 Mar 2013, at 10:38, Michael Strey mst...@strey.biz wrote:

 On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 10:04:52AM +0100, Bastien wrote:
 
 [...]
 
 I think you want this: (setq org-expiry-inactive-timestamps t)
 
 Thank you for the hint to org-expiry, Bastien.
 
 Maybe this link is helpful as well:
 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12262220/add-created-date-property-to-todos-in-org-mode
 
 -- 
 Michael Strey 
 www.strey.biz




[O] Active timestamp drawer with inactive creation-date

2013-03-12 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
Hi!

I actively use timestamps to plan my day. When I have a task, I add a 
time-stamp to it with C-. Then I plan the task, for example, for tomorrow. I 
end up with:

** important task 2013-03-13 Wed
   :PROPERTIES:
   :CREATED:  2013-03-12 Tue 13:52
   :END:

The property drawer has an active time-stamp, which in turn appears in my 
agenda. What I want to end up is, an inactive time-stamp in the drawer:

** important task 2013-03-13 Wed
   :PROPERTIES:
   :CREATED:  [2013-03-12 Tue 13:52]
   :END:

At the moment I change it by hand, but laziness is the key to progress, so: how 
do I do this?

Thanks, Alex


Re: [Orgmode] My reference data management approach with org and emacs

2010-04-15 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Jan Böcker jan.boec...@jboecker.dewrote:

 I have published a more detailed description of my setup, including the
 source code, here:


 http://www.jboecker.de/2010/04/14/general-reference-filing-with-org-mode.html

 Wow, this is a very nice setup, and a good way to see how org-attachments
can be used in practice. Maybe a link to worg/tutorials would be ok?

bye!
alex
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Re: [Orgmode] LaTeX package dependencies

2010-03-26 Thread Alexander Poslavsky

On Mar 26, 2010, at 5:52 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote:

 Hi everyone,
 
 I am working on better entity (special symbol) support for
 export, based on a list Ulf Stegemann has compiled.
 The list Ulf has sent me requires the following LaTeX
 packages to be available:
 
 * t1enc
 * textcomp
 * marvosym
 * wasysym
 * MnSymbol
 
 Before I introduce new dependencies on these packages, I would like
 to ask that many of you check if these packages are available
 in the LaTeX distribution you are using.  Please check,
 and let me know which package you do not have.

On OS X texlive 2009:

s1lver:~ plovs$ find /usr/local/texlive/2009/ | grep sty$ | grep 
t1enc\|textcomp\|marvosym\|wasysym\|MnSymbol

/usr/local/texlive/2009//texmf-dist/doc/latex/gatech-thesis/julesverne/bellswhistles/textcompfix.sty
/usr/local/texlive/2009//texmf-dist/doc/latex/gatech-thesis/julesverne/bellswhistles/textcompsym.sty
/usr/local/texlive/2009//texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/t1enc.sty
/usr/local/texlive/2009//texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/textcomp.sty
/usr/local/texlive/2009//texmf-dist/tex/latex/marvosym/marvosym.sty
/usr/local/texlive/2009//texmf-dist/tex/latex/mnsymbol/MnSymbol.sty
/usr/local/texlive/2009//texmf-dist/tex/latex/wasysym/wasysym.sty

gr,
alex

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Re: [Orgmode] hyperlink to IMAP email

2010-03-26 Thread Alexander Poslavsky

On Mar 26, 2010, at 8:51 PM, Arne Freyberger wrote:

 I would like to link to email messages that are held in IMAP folders either
 locally or on the server.   I've tried vm but realized that I would have to 
 set
snip
 I presently use thunderbird as my email client and it doesn't support this, 
 I've
 looked at several other linux email clients and they do not support this 
 either.
 
 Does anyone know of an email client that can be invoked from the command line 
 to
 open up at a specific IMAP email?   How do the org-mode  users link to their
 IMAP mail?

On OS X it os possible to use mail.app, on linux offline-imap, mutt and 
org-mairix (in contrib)

bye,
alex

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[Orgmode] org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
Hi!

There is a new tutorial on worg: 
http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org4beginners.php. The idea is to write a 
tutorial for somebody who is new to org-mode.

Question for people new to org-mode:
- What did you find especially confusing?
- How did you start out?
- What would you like to see in a beginners tutorial?

For everybody:
-What kind of tutorial would be the most useful? 
-What in your experience people find confusing?

thanks for your time,
alex



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Re: [Orgmode] Re: Basic orgmode tutorial

2010-03-23 Thread Alexander Poslavsky

On Mar 23, 2010, at 6:37 PM, Memnon Anon wrote:

 Hi,
 Alexander Poslavsky alexander.poslav...@gmail.com writes:
 
 attached is an updated version of the file, added agenda and some lines on 
 gtd and exporting.
 
 I just read it and you did a great job so far; I will have a closer look
 later again, sadly I am very busy right now :(.
 
 Just one suggestion: I think it would be nice to have a Further
 Reading Subsection at the end of each Section, containing links to the 
 org manual pages, tutorials on this topic, FAQ Entries, screencasts,
 whatever.
 
 Tutorials are an excellent starting point, but they also great to look
 up what you recently learned and are tinkering with. Lets say I read the
 tutorial and tried the Clocking. Then, suddenly, I realize I am not
 sure how I can really integrate this feature into a workflow. First
 thing I would do is return to my tutorial and reread the section.
 If the limited information there [its a tutorial, it is by definition
 limited], I would really appreciate a Further Reading Section, linking
 e.g. to Bernt Hansens excellent infos on his clock usage, like:
 
 * [[http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html#Clocking][Bernt Hansens extensive
   description Time Clocking: Usage, Customization, Workflow
   description.]]
 * [[http://orgmode.org/manual/Clocking-work-time.html#Clocking-work-time][The
   orgmode Clocking Section]]
 * [[http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/index.php#sec-3.3][Clock
   related Links on Worg]]
 
 etc.
 
 OTOH, this seems a bit redundant, given the fact that there is already
 org-tutorials on worg. It might be more convenient to only have a link
 to the proper sections on worg …
snip
thanks, just added a bunch of links for further reading. Even if redundant, it 
still might ease the pain of learning.

,alex

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[Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread Alexander Poslavsky

On Mar 23, 2010, at 8:42 PM, Matt Lundin wrote:

 Hi Alex,
 
 Alexander Poslavsky alexander.poslav...@gmail.com writes:
 
 There is a new tutorial on worg: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/
 org4beginners.php. The idea is to write a tutorial for somebody who is
 new to org-mode.
 ...
 For everybody:
 -What kind of tutorial would be the most useful? 
 -What in your experience people find confusing?
 
 Thanks for taking the time to put this on Worg. I wish I had had such a
 concise summary of the various flavors of emacs on different platforms
 when I started exploring org-mode.
 
 I was wondering if you could elaborate on the following. Are you
 suggesting that new users should never use M-x customize?
Well, I don't know about anybody else, but I *never* use it. I think it is 
awful. But then, what do I know….
 
 ,
 | The biggest pain, when you just begin with Emacs, is the configuration.
 | There is not really a menu for it (you might later hear there is, but
 | they are lying, that menu is really there to trap innocent people), you
 | need to edit a text-file.
 `
 
 A few comments:
 
 1. Some of the step-by-step instructions might be a bit easier to
   follow in list format (rather than paragraphs).
Hmm, I see your point, but having a tutorial that is just a bunch of lists 
looks really ugly. Off course if people don't understand it, it's not good 
either. Let's see if more complaints follow on this.
 
 2. If I were reading the tutorial for the first time, I might conclude
   that I had to place #-*- mode: org -*- at the top of all my org
   files, even after configuring auto-mode-alist.
fixed, added a note about that.
 
 3. Why C-x b 2.org -- M-x org-mode -- C-x C-s as the recommended
   workflow? Once the configuration file is set up, C-x C-f 2.org will
   bring one right into org-mode.
As far as I can see, that is actually what the doc says:

   Save the file (*C-x s*) as 2.org, and you will notice that the
   colors change, syntax highlighting is turned on, and Emacs
   understands you are working in org-mode.

but if it is not clear, let me know what paragraph you are refering to.
 
 Thanks again for all the work you've put into this.
 
 Best,
 Matt
 
and thank you for your remarks!

alex

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Re: [Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread Alexander Poslavsky

On Mar 23, 2010, at 10:43 PM, David Maus wrote:

 Friedrich Delgado Friedrichs wrote:
 Hi
 
 Alexander Poslavsky schrieb:
 I was wondering if you could elaborate on the following. Are you
 suggesting that new users should never use M-x customize?
 Well, I don't know about anybody else, but I *never* use it. I think it is 
 awful. But then, what do I know….
 ---Zitatende---
 
 Maybe that's a bit opinionated for a tutorial then. I do use M-x
 customize and I believe it has its merits.
 
 I only use M-x customize to look what lever I can pull but pointing at
 customize for a user who is new to Emacs, Org and, in turn, elisp
 seems to me a really good sugestion.  Not just for the user, but maybe
 for the authors of the tutorial: You don't have to explain elisp when
 talking about customization options.


ok, it looks that the general opinion is a lot more positive then I thought. 
I'll change it in the tutorial, and see if other things can be done using M-x 
customize.

thanks for the remarks, keep them coming,
alex



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[Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
On Mar 24, 2010, at 12:46 AM, Matt Lundin wrote:
snip
 
 Sorry if my question was unclear. I'm simply wondering whether we should
 recommend a multi-step process to new users (i.e., C-x b to create a new
 buffer and then C-x C-s to activate org-mode) when C-x C-f (find-file)
 both creates a new buffer and activates org-mode immediately. Of course,
 all this is a matter of taste (as is almost everything in emacs)! But I
 suspect a new user might find it a bit crufty if org-mode commands don't
 work *until* the buffer is first saved. Also, C-x b (switch-to-buffer)
 followed by C-x s typically requires you to provide two names (first the
 buffer and then the file), whereas C-x C-f does everything at once.
snip
You are probably right, leaving out C-x b, will make it just a bit simpler,

thanks,
alex



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[Orgmode] Basic orgmode tutorial

2010-03-22 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
Hello,

lately there is some talk about a basic org-mode tutorial. Something simpler 
then the documentation, that will help a person new to emacs and org-mode start 
using org. I would like to put the following on worg, if people would think 
something like this would fit the bill. What do you think? If the response is 
positive then I would add more chapters to it.

greetings,

alex



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Re: [Orgmode] Basic orgmode tutorial

2010-03-22 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
Hi!

On Mar 22, 2010, at 9:51 PM, John Hendy wrote:

 I'll also take a look and see what I think. Just been using org-mode and 
 learning for about a week. Thanks for your efforts on this! While some have 
 pointed out that org-mode may never be for a 'beginner', I still think 
 allowing others to have the best chance possible to evaluate it and at least 
 give it a shot is great.
snip
thanks!

attached is an updated version of the file, added agenda and some lines on gtd 
and exporting.

Thanks for reading,
alex



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Re: [Orgmode] org-mac-addressbook.el

2010-03-22 Thread Alexander Poslavsky

On Mar 23, 2010, at 12:51 AM, Christopher Suckling wrote:
snip
 
 My inclination is to integrate it into the almost complete
 org-mac-protocol. It seems to be working robustly on my system, but
 could use some better error handling at the AppleScript level in case
 things do go wrong.
 
 http://github.com/claviclaws/org-mac-protocol
 
 That way there is one consistent method of sending data to orgmode from
 OS X applications.
 
 
 Christopher, could I ask you to verify this code and work together
 with Alexander on integrating it (if Alexander agrees, of course).
 
 
 I'll take a closer look in the next couple of days.
 
 Best, Christopher

Sounds good to me. I have been looking at other apps that I use as well, and I 
would like to integrate netnewswire as well, it's applescript is fine. Colloquy 
is the last app I regularly use, but I have not yet found out how to script 
that.

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[Orgmode] org-mac-addressbook.el

2010-03-21 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
Hello,

playing around with mac integration and org (using org-mac-protocol) I wrote 
mac address-book integration. It is slightly based on org-mac-message. It is 
the first ever lisp and/or applescript I ever wrote, so … but it works.

New hyperlink: [[address:BC70B043-0144-4AC1-9FFA-9D33F04C8B8A:ABPerson][Name]], 
which, when clicked will open the entry in the address book. It works for both 
persons as companies.

Adding a link to org is done using org-remember (and quicksilver).

thanks,

Alex

Attached: a diff to getItemMetadata from org-mac-protocol, and a new file 
called org-mac-addressbook



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Re: [Orgmode] [ANN] It's not a bird, it's not a plane, it's... org-icons.el, reloaded !

2010-03-15 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
On Mar 15, 2010, at 2:17 PM, Nicolas Girard wrote:

 I'm pleased to announce a brand new, shiny release for org-icons.
 A few minor limitations remain, but I think the code has matured
 enough to be used on a daily basis.

Tried it today on the latest git-version, works well. This seems a very good 
idea, is this going to be in mainline org?

Note: maybe you can add: 

#+STARTUP: hidestars

to test_icons.org, it just looks better.

thanks for your hard work,

alex

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