Re: [O] First steps in customizing org-mode
On Saturday, 10 Oct 2015 at 10:08, Giulio Petrucci wrote: [...] > In some sense I strongly disagree with this idea. > Let me explain: it is true that reading the docs for > 'org-agenda-custom-commands' helps me more than googling here and > there. > But *first* I have to know that such a variable exists. > So my actual problem is the following: which is the easiest entry > point for the org universe? Tom has already pointed you to the tutorial and the online guide. Another route is the Emacs built-in help system. You can find commands containing any word using C-h a, e.g. for agenda commands: C-h a agenda RET. You can see the description of any variable using C-h v variable RET. If you don't know the name of the variable, you can search for variables that contain the word using the TAB key but noting that TAB completion has some interesting options for variable searches: C-h v word TAB :: show list of variables starting with word. C-h v -word TAB :: show list of variables containing word and combinations such as C-h v org-agenda TAB C-h v org--agenda TAB Play and see. -- : Eric S Fraga (0xFFFCF67D), Emacs 25.0.50.2, Org release_8.3.2-161-gd2ac25
Re: [O] First steps in customizing org-mode
Giulio Petrucci writes: > Hi Eric, > > thanks for your reply. > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 6:02 PM, Eric Abrahamsen > wrote: >> Google's not the place to look! For once. One of the main principles of >> Emacs, and thus of Org mode, is that it is self-documenting. You'll get >> a better sense of what `org-agenda-custom-commands' does, and how to use >> it, by hitting "C-h v org-agenda-custom-commands" than you will from any >> other source. There's even a clickable link to customize it. > > In some sense I strongly disagree with this idea. > Let me explain: it is true that reading the docs for > 'org-agenda-custom-commands' helps me more than googling here and > there. > But *first* I have to know that such a variable exists. > So my actual problem is the following: which is the easiest entry > point for the org universe? There are likely many answers to this question, depending on your goals and computer skill level. Worg says the Tutorials page is your best starting point: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/index.html Carsten Dominick put together the Org guide (later translated into Spanish) for this purpose: http://orgmode.org/guide/index.html I find the helm interface super useful for finding Org mode variables and functions. Type in a couple of key words and the list of candidates is usually short enough to browse helpfully. In a way, it is like Google for the emacs universe. hth, Tom -- Thomas S. Dye http://www.tsdye.com
Re: [O] First steps in customizing org-mode
Hi Eric, thanks for your reply. On Fri, Oct 9, 2015 at 6:02 PM, Eric Abrahamsen wrote: > Google's not the place to look! For once. One of the main principles of > Emacs, and thus of Org mode, is that it is self-documenting. You'll get > a better sense of what `org-agenda-custom-commands' does, and how to use > it, by hitting "C-h v org-agenda-custom-commands" than you will from any > other source. There's even a clickable link to customize it. In some sense I strongly disagree with this idea. Let me explain: it is true that reading the docs for 'org-agenda-custom-commands' helps me more than googling here and there. But *first* I have to know that such a variable exists. So my actual problem is the following: which is the easiest entry point for the org universe? Thanks, Giulio --
Re: [O] First steps in customizing org-mode
Giulio Petrucci writes: > Hello there, > > this is my first post here so let me introduce myself: my name is > Giulio, or "petrux" for friends. I am italian. I am a PhD candidate at > University of Trento and I've been working for many years as a > developer before "going back to school". > I use Emacs for almost everything. I love org-mode and I would like to > start using it at an higher level. > So, I would like to heavily customize it. > I am experiencing some problems that come from MOSTLY my un-expertise > in Lisp/EmacsLisp -- which I am actually trying to recover. > > Another problem that I am eperiencing is that it is very hard for me > to find documentation about the org-mode function and variables. > For this specific issue, is there any resource that shows you *what* > you can do *and how* to do it? > > Thanks, > Giulio > > P.S. here is an example of what I mean. I have learned from some > examples that I can customize my agenda views acting on the > org-agenda-custom-commands variable. If I google for that variable's > name, I end up in some pages not telling me that much about that > variable, how to customize it and so on. So what I need is an > exaustive list of "In org-mode, you can do this and this and this..." > for beginner. Google's not the place to look! For once. One of the main principles of Emacs, and thus of Org mode, is that it is self-documenting. You'll get a better sense of what `org-agenda-custom-commands' does, and how to use it, by hitting "C-h v org-agenda-custom-commands" than you will from any other source. There's even a clickable link to customize it. If that's not enough, read the manual: "C-h i m Org Mode g Custom Agenda Views ". Do that first, then ask here! Eric
Re: [O] First steps in customizing org-mode
Giulio Petrucci writes: [snip] > > Another problem that I am eperiencing is that it is very hard for me > to find documentation about the org-mode function and variables. > For this specific issue, is there any resource that shows you *what* > you can do *and how* to do it? > Outside of http://orgmode.org/worg/, I found http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html to very useful. [snip] -- Sent with my mu4e
[O] First steps in customizing org-mode
Hello there, this is my first post here so let me introduce myself: my name is Giulio, or "petrux" for friends. I am italian. I am a PhD candidate at University of Trento and I've been working for many years as a developer before "going back to school". I use Emacs for almost everything. I love org-mode and I would like to start using it at an higher level. So, I would like to heavily customize it. I am experiencing some problems that come from MOSTLY my un-expertise in Lisp/EmacsLisp -- which I am actually trying to recover. Another problem that I am eperiencing is that it is very hard for me to find documentation about the org-mode function and variables. For this specific issue, is there any resource that shows you *what* you can do *and how* to do it? Thanks, Giulio P.S. here is an example of what I mean. I have learned from some examples that I can customize my agenda views acting on the org-agenda-custom-commands variable. If I google for that variable's name, I end up in some pages not telling me that much about that variable, how to customize it and so on. So what I need is an exaustive list of "In org-mode, you can do this and this and this..." for beginner. --
