Tag Archives: Org-mode

Emacs As A Word Processor

Many commentators, Irreal included, are fond of pointing out that even if you need to deliver your writing product in some sort of Word compatible format, you can still write in the comfort of Emacs and Org mode. All you … Continue reading

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Org Workbench

I’ve been fascinated with the Zettelkasten idea ever since i read Sönke Ahrens’ book How To Take Smart Notes. I just came across a new project by Yibie called org-workbench that marries the idea of a Zettelkasten card to all … Continue reading

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Eric Fraga’s Emacs Writing Carnival Entry

I’ve been a long time fan of Eric Fraga’s quiet work in the Emacs sphere. He an academic who, as far as I know, doesn’t work directly on Emacs development but is nevertheless active in the community making suggestions and … Continue reading

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The Emacs Cat’s Org Configuration

The Emacs Cat, like me, is a heavy Org mode user. He uses it for note taking, maintaining his personal knowledge base, agenda management, and blogging. He recently decided to share his org mode configuration. It’s worth taking a look … Continue reading

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Ramírez’s Decade With Org Mode

As you all know, I’m a huge Org Mode fan but Álvaro Ramírez’s use and customization of it dwarfs mine. Yesterday, I wrote about how Ramírez was an expert at finding solutions to small problems and that those solutions can … Continue reading

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Functions To Streamline Your Writing Workflow

Chris Maiorana has another post on streamlining your writing. I like his posts because he’s an actual writer and we can be sure that the things he recommends actually work, at least for him. His latest post is a list … Continue reading

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Emacs Carnival Writing Experience: Eric MacAdie

The latest addition to the Emacs Carnival on Writing Experience is from Eric MacAdie. He begins by saying that with the exception of source code, he hardly ever writes plain text files anymore, only Org files. I realized, when I … Continue reading

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Org Agenda

Chris Maiorana has a post that discusses his thoughts on Org Agenda. His discussion is mainly why you might want to use it and what you’d want to use it for. The main takeaway from his post is that Org … Continue reading

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Resetting All Checkboxes In An Org Buffer

Marcin Borkowski (Mbork) has a problem that many of we Org users have: He likes to use checkbox lists to organize tasks to ensure that he doesn’t forget any steps. An example that will resonate with most of us is … Continue reading

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Writing With Emacs #1

Greg Newman has another episode of Emacs Carnival going this month. This time it’s about using Emacs for writing. That’s a subject I’m very interested in so I’ve been looking forward to this episode’s contributions. The first is from Erik … Continue reading

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