Category Archives: General

Literate Programming with Org Mode

Posted on 2016-06-23 by jcs

Frédérick Giasson, whom I’ve mentioned before, has a nice post on setting up Org mode for literate programming. Giasson’s post is mostly concerned with using literate programming to write Clojure but almost all of his setup is usable for other … Continue reading →

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Swiper

Posted on 2016-06-22 by jcs

For some reason I had it in my mind that swiper depended on Lispy, or Spacemacs, or some other Vim-derived Emacs mode so I never really looked at it. Then I read Mike Zamansky’s post on swiper and had my … Continue reading →

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Repeat Last Complex Command

Posted on 2016-06-21 by jcs

Xah Lee has a very useful post on the repeat complex command command. A complex command is one that uses the minibuffer. That’s different from the repeat command that is usually bound to 【Ctrl+x z】. What happens is that the … Continue reading →

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Stop Rule 41

Posted on 2016-06-21 by jcs

The changes to Rule 41 approved by the US Supreme Court are the latest example of dangerous overreach on the part of law enforcement. If you don’t think the FBI should be allowed to break into your computer with only … Continue reading →

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Using Org Tables in Source Blocks

Posted on 2016-06-20 by jcs

Andreas Gerler has a nice post that shows how to access individual table columns in a source block. If you don’t do this sort of thing frequently, it’s easy to forget the details. If you occasionally need this capability or … Continue reading →

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Emacs Videos for N00bs

Posted on 2016-06-19 by jcs

In yesterday’s post I wrote about Rainer König’s introductory videos on Org mode. Today, I want to continue that theme with a set of introductory videos for Emacs itself. Mike Zamansky over at C’est la Z is producing a series … Continue reading →

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Org Tutorial Videos

Posted on 2016-06-18 by jcs

Rainer König is producing a series of video tutorials on Org mode. Each video is typically short—less than 10 minutes—and addresses a specific aspect of Org. If you’re looking for an easy introduction to Org mode, this is what you … Continue reading →

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Copying Formatted Org Text to Other Apps

Posted on 2016-06-17 by jcs

John Kitchin, who does a lot—most?—of his writing in Org mode sometimes wants to copy and paste Org text into other applications such as Word or the mail app. He wants more than just doing a verbatim copy, he wants … Continue reading →

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Keeping a Logbook or Journal

Posted on 2016-06-16 by jcs

I ended yesterday’s post by noting that if you maintain a daily journal or log of your activities, you can get a timesheet for free. But what if you aren’t maintaining a log or journal? This I've used #orgmode for … Continue reading →

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Using Org as a Timesheet

Posted on 2016-06-15 by jcs

The other day I saw this tweet #Emacs org-mode is perfect for time sheets: ":block month-1 :step day". All time spent on all tasks last month, broken down by day. — Colin Woodbury (@fosskers) June 1, 2016 and thought it … Continue reading →

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