Re: Is Org really so simple?

2020-11-29 Thread Jean Louis
* Ihor Radchenko [2020-11-29 10:16]: > > Jean Louis writes: > > Rather the query that is made by the user should be remembered as such > > and be made available as a command, macro or similar that can be saved > > for later. > > Users can explicitly define custom searches using > org-agenda-cus

Re: Is Org really so simple?

2020-11-28 Thread Ihor Radchenko
Jean Louis writes: > Rather the query that is made by the user should be remembered as such > and be made available as a command, macro or similar that can be saved > for later. Users can explicitly define custom searches using org-agenda-custom-commands. Though format of that variable is indee

Re: Is Org really so simple?

2020-11-26 Thread Jean Louis
* David Rogers [2020-11-27 02:10]: > Nothing was mentioned about keeping Org-mode simple. Good point. > In my opinion, this kind of “simple vs complex” discussion is like > discussing the quality of competitive sports teams. It’s simple at one level > Org-mode is a clever way of “leveraging” Em

Re: Is Org really so simple?

2020-11-26 Thread Tim Cross
David Rogers writes: > Jean Louis writes: > >> * Ihor Radchenko [2020-11-23 17:18]: >> :PROPERTIES: >> :CREATED: [2020-11-23 Mon 18:42] >> :ID: edebb3e7-e755-4ecc-a5e8-a3353a3f5fd0 >> :END: >>> Dear Jean Louis, >>> >>> Your description of the database reminds me how org-roam >>

Re: Is Org really so simple?

2020-11-26 Thread David Rogers
Jean Louis writes: * Ihor Radchenko [2020-11-23 17:18]: :PROPERTIES: :CREATED: [2020-11-23 Mon 18:42] :ID: edebb3e7-e755-4ecc-a5e8-a3353a3f5fd0 :END: Dear Jean Louis, Your description of the database reminds me how org-roam handles the files - it also uses an external databas

Re: Is Org really so simple?

2020-11-26 Thread Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide
Ihor Radchenko writes: >> Only philosophy I know is that it is plain text. Is there any official >> philosophy? I have no idea, at least manual does not give me >> references. I cannot find "philosophy", send me references. > > You are right. There is no official "philosophy" in org. In my reply

Re: Is Org really so simple?

2020-11-26 Thread Jean Louis
* Ihor Radchenko [2020-11-26 06:09]: > Texas Cyberthal : > > By philosophy, I mean the dev consensus on the correct way to do > > things, and coded configuration and usability biases. > > According to my experience with org-mode development (I am not talking > about third-party packages here), i

Re: Is Org really so simple?

2020-11-25 Thread Ihor Radchenko
> Only philosophy I know is that it is plain text. Is there any official > philosophy? I have no idea, at least manual does not give me > references. I cannot find "philosophy", send me references. You are right. There is no official "philosophy" in org. In my reply I tried to follow the topic sta

Re: Is Org really so simple?

2020-11-23 Thread Jean Louis
* Tom Gillespie [2020-11-23 23:41]: > I have read many perspectives like this of late on this mailing list. > In summary I think that Org is such an incredibly flexible and > powerful tool that many users have not the faintest idea what other > users are doing with it (for example I am completely

Re: Is Org really so simple?

2020-11-23 Thread Tom Gillespie
I have read many perspectives like this of late on this mailing list. In summary I think that Org is such an incredibly flexible and powerful tool that many users have not the faintest idea what other users are doing with it (for example I am completely mystified by the level of activity in the one

Is Org really so simple?

2020-11-23 Thread Jean Louis
* Ihor Radchenko [2020-11-23 17:18]: :PROPERTIES: :CREATED: [2020-11-23 Mon 18:42] :ID: edebb3e7-e755-4ecc-a5e8-a3353a3f5fd0 :END: > Dear Jean Louis, > > Your description of the database reminds me how org-roam handles the > files - it also uses an external database for linking and