From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric S Fraga Subject: Re: org-mode for diary writing Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:42:02 +0000 Message-ID: <873a4bzht1.wl%ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> Reply-To: Eric S Fraga Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by SEMI 1.14.6 - "Maruoka") Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NArLy-0004ha-IF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:42:14 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1NArLv-0004gs-0y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:42:14 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=48682 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1NArLu-0004gp-RA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:42:10 -0500 Received: from vscane-b.ucl.ac.uk ([144.82.108.141]:64129) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1NArLu-0007O1-FP for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:42:10 -0500 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: org-mode mailing list (apologies for breaking the thread but I had already deleted all relevant messages when I realised that I could hopefully contribute to it) T o n g wrote: > Hi, > > I found people are using org-mode for diary writing in recent mlist > archive, but wasn't able to find such tutorials. > > Anyone can enlighten me with such tutorial, which is for org-mode newbies > and focusing on how to make most use of applicable org-mode features, and > maybe a bonus "best-practice diary writing with org-mode"? > With the recent addition of diary functions to the agenda view mode in org-mode, I find the easiest way of keeping a journal is to simply 'i d' in the agenda view. If you've set up an org-mode diary file (org-agenda-diary-file) which differs from the Emacs diary file, then the diary insertion commands from the agenda view create quite nicely formatted journal type of entries. So, instead of using remember, simply pop up the agenda view ('C-c a' in my case) and type 'i d' for adding an entry for today. For a journal entry for any other day, do 'C-c a', then 'j' followed by a date specification to jump to a particular day and finally 'i d' to insert a diary/journal entry. HTH, eric