From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nick Dokos Subject: Re: Per-file attachment directories Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:08:08 -0400 Message-ID: <14099.1316675288@alphaville.dokosmarshall.org> References: <20110921094939.GA1018@client199-150.wlan.hu-berlin.de> <4e7a121a.0109640a.5a6b.2e19@mx.google.com> <20110921182925.GA6055@kenny.fritz.box> <4e7a90c4.4216ec0a.3475.fffff114@mx.google.com> Reply-To: nicholas.dokos@hp.com Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:55290) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R6dOH-0003yL-S9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:08:14 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R6dOF-0004oZ-Sd for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:08:13 -0400 Received: from g1t0026.austin.hp.com ([15.216.28.33]:13801) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1R6dOF-0004oB-LH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:08:11 -0400 In-Reply-To: Message from Darlan Cavalcante Moreira of "Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:34:55 -0300." <4e7a90c4.4216ec0a.3475.fffff114@mx.google.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Darlan Cavalcante Moreira Cc: nicholas.dokos@hp.com, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Darlan Cavalcante Moreira wrote: > > I tested here and it didn't work for the bad files as you said. However, > putting the "Local Variables" at the end of the file worked. In fact, I > have always written local variables like this at the end of the file, > although I don't remember if this was because of a restriction of just > because I'm used to. > There is a restriction (see section 53.3.4.1, "Specifying File Variables", in the emacs manual): ,---- | Instead of using a `-*-' line, you can define file local variables | using a "local variables list" near the end of the file. The start of | the local variables list should be no more than 3000 characters from | the end of the file, and must be on the last page if the file is | divided into pages. `---- Nick > A good tip is to put them inside a "* File Local Variables" heading so that > they don't stay inside another heading. You can set the noexport tag to > avoid exporting this heading. > > Also, you can use the function add-file-local-variable to add a new local > variable. Notice how this function put the local variables at the end of > the file. > > -- > Darlan Cavalcante Moreira > > At Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:29:25 +0200, > Viktor Rosenfeld wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > this works for simple files but breaks silently for my org files. I've > > narrowed it down to two seemingly unrelated parts and attached two > > examples below. > > > > - good1.org contains an entry with two tables. When I visit the file, > > Emacs asks me to evaluate the local variable. In bad1.org the first > > table contains another section with the entry "Rechnungsbeitrag". When > > I visit the file, Emacs does not ask me and I can verify that the > > local variable is not evaluated by attaching something to the task. > > > > - In bad2.org the offending part is a long LOGBOOK drawer. Removing any > > two lines from the drawer makes the example work. In good2.org I've > > removed the first two lines. > > > > If it weren't for those bugs, this would fit my needs exactly! > > > > Cheers, > > Viktor > > > > Darlan Cavalcante Moreira wrote: > > > > > > > > One way to do this is to use file variables to change the value of > > > org-attach-directory. This works particularly well when you use just a few > > > org files as in your case. > > > > > > For instance, you could put > > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > > > # Local Variables: > > > # org-attach-directory: "~/org/data/personal" > > > # End: > > > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > > in your personal.org file and > > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > > > # Local Variables: > > > # org-attach-directory: "~/org/data/work" > > > # End: > > > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- > > > in your work.org file. > > > > > > -- > > > Darlan Cavalcante Moreira > > > > > > At Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:49:39 +0200, > > > Viktor Rosenfeld wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi everybody, > > > > > > > > so far I've only used one org file, but it's getting unwieldy and I've > > > > decided to split it up. > > > > > > > > I'd also like to split up my attachment directory to reduce clutter. > > > > For example, if I have two org files "personal.org" and "work.org" I > > > > would like attachments to go into automatically created directories > > > > below "~/org/data/personal" and "~/org/data/work". If a file has no > > > > custom attachment directory specified, attachments should be created > > > > below a default path (same as now). > > > > > > > > Is this possible? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Viktor > > > > > > > >