From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: mbork Subject: Re: org-mode for knowledge management Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:40:50 +0200 Message-ID: <5961eb323dd218d61cb71f4a9c831b92@wmi.amu.edu.pl> References: <87oatkkdes.fsf@wmi.amu.edu.pl> <87siiwc4gd.wl-n142857@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:46097) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xchvq-0007KP-AS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:41:11 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xchvg-0007DE-Sm for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:41:02 -0400 Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([2001:808:114:2::50]:57031) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xchvg-0007Cw-Ky for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:40:52 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 158FF5076F for ; Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:40:51 +0200 (CEST) Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id ebpxHfETnREZ for ; Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:40:50 +0200 (CEST) Received: from poczta.wmi.amu.edu.pl (msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl [150.254.78.50]) by msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl (Postfix) with ESMTP id A238A50748 for ; Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:40:50 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <87siiwc4gd.wl-n142857@gmail.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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Fri, 10 Oct 2014 22:46:58 +0700, Daniel Clemente wrote: > 1. Every information should have a single location, not two. Mix sections > fast if you detect repetitions. Use links extensively (C-c l) to connec= t > one header with another, specially after you get lost once. Don't bothe= r > too much about finding the right place at the first time, you'll eventually > reorder or move headers to the correct place. Yes (except that I don't use links). But the principle is /very/ good: "for each piece of information, you should know where to look for it: in the place it /should/ be". > 2. Use global search (C-a /), you can use regular expressions there. No > need to use grep. Yes. > 3. Use the package =E2=80=9Ehelm=E2=80=9C to get fast access to all hea= ders or to a > subsection of headers (e.g. the ones you tag). E.g. I use <<>> t= o > give important sections a title. After 1 key you start typing some letters, > select with cursors, press ENTER and go to the header. I don't use (nor want to start) helm; I use Ido, and I'm going to switch to Icicles some day. But the principle is true. >> Also, if English is not your native language, consider making notes in >> English. Whether you like it or not, it has one huge advantage: it's >> /simple/. Almost no inflections, so grepping English texts is /much/ >> easier than, say, Polish (we have /a lot/ of inflections). (In this >> regard, Esperanto is even better, though personally I'm not fluent >> enough in it to make my notes in Esperanto comfortably.) >=20 > And I thought I was the only one taking notes in Esperanto! >700 Kb o= f > my notes are in Esperanto. Sometimes I invent new words which later I > don't find by searching, but after I do, I add the new variants of th= e > title. It's great for defining strange concepts. > Inflections are a minor problem in most languages, just use partial > search or regexp (e.g. in Polish use =E2=80=9Es=C5=82ow=E2=80=9C inst= ead of =E2=80=9Es=C5=82owo=E2=80=9C, > =E2=80=9Enast=C4=99pn.*=E2=80=9C etc.) and you'll find everything. If= you want inflection-free > languages you'll need Indonesian, Chinese, =E2=80=A6 > But I wouldn't force taking notes in a language you don't like, just use > the ones you like. (=E2=80=9Ethe ones=E2=80=9C, in plural). Well, I don't really use Esperanto (it's been like twenty years since I've been fluent in it...), but I can see the benefits. Also, in Polish it's not so simple: not only have you inflections, but also some changes /inside/ the word (especially with vowels). For instance, plural genitive of "s=C5=82owo" ("word") is "s=C5=82=C3=B3w", s= o you need more than e.g. "s=C5=82ow" - you need "s=C5=82[o=C3=B3]w". And this can = become tedious pretty quickly. > =C4=9Cis! > =20 > Daniel =C4=9Cis!