From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bastien Subject: Re: in-buffer settings, tags, org-element, org-id. . . Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 17:47:30 +0200 Message-ID: <8738hdxlr7.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51642) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaT1s-0000T6-Kx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:49:50 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaT1k-0008HT-Nq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:49:44 -0400 Received: from mail-we0-x231.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c03::231]:47442) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WaT1k-0008HA-HW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:49:36 -0400 Received: by mail-we0-f177.google.com with SMTP id u57so10713425wes.8 for ; Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:49:35 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: (Lawrence Bottorff's message of "Mon, 31 Mar 2014 10:54:59 -0500") 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: Lawrence Bottorff Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Lawrence, Lawrence Bottorff writes: > . . . I'm getting confused about how to use these features. > Sometimes, by chance, I'll find an example/use. but often as not I'm > looking at a raw reference dump with no clue how to use (best > practices) these features. For example, org-id has http://orgmode.org > /worg/org-api/org-id-api.html The link above was obsolete, as was the whole org-api directory on Worg, now deleted. > but no real explanation on what it is > or how to use it. Googling doesn't bring anything either. in-buffer > settings (http://orgmode.org/manual/In_002dbuffer-settings.html# > In_002dbuffer-settings) is fairly cryptic for me too. Sometimes I can > figure out what's going on, but I'm far from having a "best use" > understanding. For example, I can look at the "source" for at WORG > page (http://orgmode.org/worg/worg-setup.org.html) and see: > > #+STARTUP:    align fold nodlcheck hidestars oddeven lognotestate > #+SEQ_TODO:   TODO(t) INPROGRESS(i) WAITING(w@) | DONE(d) CANCELED > (c@) > #+TAGS:       Write(w) Update(u) Fix(f) Check(c) > #+TITLE:      Worg setup on the http://orgmode.org server > #+AUTHOR:     Worg people > #+EMAIL:      mdl AT imapmail DOT org > #+LANGUAGE:   en > #+PRIORITIES: A C B > #+CATEGORY:   worg > #+OPTIONS:    H:3 num:nil toc:nil \n:nil ::t |:t ^:t -:t f:t *:t > tex:t d:(HIDE) tags:not-in-toc > > I can then sift through the reference "in-buffer settings," but I'm > not much wiser on the whytofors. Has anybody, tutorial-wise, really > sorted these concepts out properly? Looks like you try to groke all at once: I suggest you learn Org incrementally, sticking to one concept, reading about it in the manual and testing it in an Org buffer. > One task I'd like to have is the ability to embed keywords throughout > an org file so that a parser can find and grab these sections. I'm > assailed with seemingly many ways: PROPERTIES, org-element, org-id, > tags -- most/all of which I have only the dimmest grasp. Start with tags. A tag is a keyword attached to a headline this way: * This is a headline :tag: HTH, -- Bastien