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Org Mode
232 lines
8.1 KiB
Org Mode
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#+STARTUP: overview align
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#+TYP_TODO: TODO IDEA WISH QUESTION DECLINED INCONSISTENCY BUG DONE
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#+OPTIONS: H:2 num:t toc:t \n:nil @:t ::t |:t ^:t *:t TeX:t
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#+EMAIL: carsten.dominik@gmail.com
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#+TITLE: Org-mode Frequently Asked Questions
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* General
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** Use features in other modes *I would like to use editing features of org-mode in other modes, is this possible?*
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Not really. For tables there is =orgtbl-mode= which implements the
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table editor as a minor mode. For other features you need to switch to
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Org-mode temporarily, or prepare text in a different buffer.
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** Visibility cycling in Outline-mode and Outline-minor-mode
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%Can I get the visibility-cycling features in outline-mode and
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outline-minor-mode?%
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Yes, these functions are written in a way that they are independent of
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the outline setup. The following setup provides standard Org-mode
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functionality in outline-mode on =TAB= and =S-TAB=. For
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outline-minor-mode, we use =C-TAB= instead of =TAB=,
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because =TAB= usually has mode-specific tasks.
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:(add-hook 'outline-minor-mode-hook
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: (lambda ()
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: (define-key outline-minor-mode-map [(control tab)] 'org-cycle)
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: (define-key outline-minor-mode-map [(shift tab)] 'org-global-cycle)))
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:(add-hook 'outline-mode-hook
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: (lambda ()
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: (define-key outline-mode-map [(tab)] 'org-cycle)
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: (define-key outline-mode-map [(shift tab)] 'org-global-cycle)))
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Or check out /outline-magic.el/, which does this and also provides
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promotion and demotion functionality. @file{outline-magic.el} is
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available at [[http://www.astro.uva.nl/~dominik/Tools/OutlineMagic][Outline Magic]].
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* Errors
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** =(wrong-type-argument keymapp nil)=
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When I try to use Org-mode, I always get the error message
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@code{(wrong-type-argument keymapp nil)} This is a conflict with an
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outdated version of the /allout.el/.
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** CUA mode does not work with Org-mode
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%Org-mode takes over the S-cursor keys. I also want to use CUA-mode,
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is there a way to fix this conflict?%
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Yes, see the /Conflicts/ section of the manual.
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* Setup and Structure
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** Org-mode as default mode
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%Org-mode seems to be a useful default mode for the various README
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files I have scattered through my directories%. %How do I turn it on
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for all README files?%
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Add the following to your .emacs file:
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: (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("README$" . org-mode))
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** Get rid of extra stars in outline
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%All these stars are driving me mad, I just find the Emacs outlines
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unreadable. Can't you just put white space and a single star as a
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starter for headlines?%
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See the section /Clean outline view/ in the manual.
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** Two windows on same Org-mode file
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%I would like to have two windows on the same Org-mode file, but with
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different outline visibility. Is that possible?%
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In GNU Emacs, you may use /indirect buffers/ which do exactly this.
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See the documentation on the command =make-indirect-buffer=. In
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XEmacs, this is currently not possible because of the different outline
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implementation.
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* Hyperlinks
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** Broken links after Org-mode 4.20
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%Some of my links stopped working after I upgraded to a version 4.20
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or later. Why is this, and how can I fix it?%
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These must be links in plain text, containing white space, such as
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: bbdb:Richard Stallman
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You need to protect these links by putting double brackets around
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them, like
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: [[bbdb:Richard Stallman]]
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** Converting links to double-bracket format
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%I see that Org-mode now creates links using the double bracket
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convention that hides the link part and the brackets, only showing the
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description part. How can I convert my old links to this new format?%
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Execute once in each Org-mode file: =M-x org-upgrade-old-links=
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This replaces angular brackets with the new link format.
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** Angular bracket links preference
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%I don't care if you find the new bracket links great, I am attached
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to the old style using angular brackets and no hiding of the link
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text. Please give them back to me, don't tell me it is not possible!%
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Would I let you down like that? If you must, you can do this
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: (setq org-link-style 'plain
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: org-link-format "<%s>")
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** Confirmation for shell and elips links
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%When I am executing shell/elisp links I always get a confirmation
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prompt and need to type =yes RET=, that's 4 key presses! Can I get
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rid of this?%
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The confirmation is there to protect you from unwantingly execute
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potentially dangerous commands. For example, imagine a link
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:[[shell:rm -rf ~/*][ Google Search]]
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In an Org-mode buffer, this command would look like /Google Search/,
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but really it would remove your home directory. If you wish, you can
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make it easier to respond to the query by setting
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=org-confirm-shell-link-function= and/or
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=org-confirm-elisp-link-function= to =y-or-n-p=. Then a single yc
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keypress will be enough to confirm those links. It is also possible
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to turn off this check entirely, but I do not recommend to do this.
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Be warned.
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* Export
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** Make TODO entries items, not headlines in HTML export
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%When I export my TODO list, every TODO item becomes a separate
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section. How do I enforce these items to be exported as an itemized
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list?%
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If you plan to use ASCII or HTML export, make sure things you want to
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be exported as item lists are level 4 at least, even if that does mean
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there is a level jump. For example:
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: * Todays top priorities
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: **** TODO write a letter to xyz
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: **** TODO Finish the paper
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: **** Pick up kids at the school
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Alternatively, if you need a specific value for the heading/item
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transition in a particular file, use the =#+OPTIONS= line to
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configure the H switch.
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: #+OPTIONS: H:2; ...
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** Export only a subtree
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%I would like to export only a subtree of my file to HTML. How?%
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If you want to export a subtree, mark the subtree as region and then
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export. Marking can be done with =C-c @@ C-x C-x=, for example.
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* Tables
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** #ERROR fields in tables
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%One of my table columns has started to fill up with =#ERROR=. What
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is going on?%
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Org-mode tried to compute the column from other fields using a
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formula stored in the =#+TBLFM:= line just below the table, and
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the evaluation of the formula fails. Fix the fields used in the
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formula, or fix the formula, or remove it!
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** Unwanted new lines in table
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%When I am in the last column of a table and just above a horizontal
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line in the table, pressing TAB creates a new table line before the
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horizontal line%. %How can I quickly move to the line below the
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horizontal line instead?%
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Press =down= (to get on the separator line) and then =TAB=
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Or configure the variable =org-table-tab-jumps-over-hlines=.
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** Change indentation of a table
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%How can I change the indentation of an entire table without fixing
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every line by hand?%
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The indentation of a table is set by the first line. So just fix the
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indentation of the first line and realign with =TAB=.
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* Agenda
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** Include Org-mode agenda into Emacs diary
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%Is it possible to include entries from org-mode files into my emacs
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diary?%
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Since the org-mode agenda is much more powerful and can contain the
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diary, you should think twice
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before deciding to do this. Integrating Org-mode information into the
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diary is, however, possible. You need to turn on /fancy diary
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display/ by setting in .emacs:
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: (add-hook 'diary-display-hook 'fancy-diary-display)
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Then include the following line into your ~/diary file, in
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order to get the entries from all files listed in the variable
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=org-agenda-files=
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: &%%(org-diary)
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You may also select specific files with
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: &%%(org-diary) ~/path/to/some/org-file.org
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: &%%(org-diary) ~/path/to/another/org-file.org
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If you now launch the calendar and press d to display a diary, the
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headlines of entries containing a timestamp, date range, schedule, or
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deadline referring to the selected date will be listed. Just like
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Org-mode's agenda view, the diary for @emph{today} contains additional
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entries for overdue deadlines and scheduled items. See also the
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documentation of the @command{org-diary} function. Under XEmacs, it is
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not possible to jump back from the diary to the org, this works only in
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the agenda buffer.
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* COMMENT HTML style specifications
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# Local Variables:
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# org-export-html-style: "<link rel=stylesheet href=\"freeshell2.css\" type=\"text/css\"> <style type=\"text/css\"> .tag { color: red; font-weight:bold}</style>"
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# End:
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