Tag Archives: Org-mode

James Dyer has an interesting post on using Gnuplot to plot data from Org tables. Gnuplot is my go to utility for plotting data but its syntax is, to put it mildly, convoluted and since I don’t use it all … Continue reading →

Denis Kyashif has a nice post on how he uses the Org mode agenda to handle his task management. He has two main requirements: It should be easy to add tasks to his task list. It should be easy to … Continue reading →

Charles Choi has published an interesting post on defining org agenda tasks. All Org users, I’m sure, are familiar with the Org Agenda that lists the Org headlines in each of the files in org-agenda-files and provides a link to … Continue reading →

Here’s a short tip for those of you who are mouseketeers as well as Emacs users. As regular readers know, I eschew the mouse as much as I can but others disagree. It is, after all, a matter of taste … Continue reading →

Charles Choi has another great post; this time it’s on Tuning Emacs to Write Prose in Org and Markdown. The post is about how he configures Emacs for writing prose. I agree with roughly half his suggestions but this is … Continue reading →

I’ve written about Álvaro Ramírez and his Emacs projects many times. He’s produced some impressive Emacs apps that many of us take advantage of. Like me, Ramírez is an Apple user and he has also written some iOS apps that … Continue reading →

After watching Jake B’s video on Org Clock Tables and Irreal’s commentary on it, The Emacs Cat decided to share how he uses clock tables. His use is very idiosyncratic and fashioned for his specific circumstances. The TL;DR is that … Continue reading →

Over at the Emacs Elements Channel there’s an interesting video on navigating the Emacs calendar. I was excited when I saw it because although I seldom or never interact with the Emacs calendar, I often use its Org mode lookalike. … Continue reading →

Over at the Emacs Elements Channel, there’s a new video on using Org mode attach. For those of you aren’t familiar with the attach facility, the idea is that you can attach one or more files to an org heading. … Continue reading →

Chris Maiorana has an interesting post that asks if Org mode is better for writers. He starts with the beginning of Ambrose Bierce’s story A Watcher By The Dead displayed in Libre Office and notes that LibreOffice will do everything … Continue reading →