From: Matthew Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>
To: Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <celoserpa@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Keeping a wiki with org-mode
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:56:56 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k53fhppz.fsf@fastmail.fm> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1e5bcefd0906121432hfc9efc1sf09710568c6c74d0@mail.gmail.com> (Marcelo de Moraes Serpa's message of "Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:32:36 -0500")
Hi Marcelo,
Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <celoserpa@gmail.com> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I wonder what is the best way to implement a wiki with org? I know you
> can hyperlink to anything, but what I was thinking was something
> automatic, like what WikiDPad does or Tomboy -- like having wikiwords
> (CamelCase) automatically linked as you type to a filename in the
> system (a specific directory you specify for the wiki). If it is not
> possible, it could be a nice addition for a future org version.
>
As others have already mentioned, org-mode does not support CamelCase
words. But it's method for creating links is quite nice and allows org
to function very easily as a wiki.
To make org-mode more "wiki-like," I add the following to my .emacs
file. The first variable has to come *before* org is loaded:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(setq org-return-follows-link t)
(setq org-open-non-existing-files t)
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
To create a link to a new file/wiki page, I simply type C-u C-c C-l and
the name of the file I want to link to (e.g., a-new-file.org). Org
nicely prompts me to add a description (e.g. "A new file"). The result
is the following link:
[[file:a-new-file.org][A new file]]
Then, all I need to do is place the cursor on the link, hit return, and
voilà, I am transported to the new page.
That said, if you'd like something that functions more like a
conventional wiki (CamelCase words, backlinks, interwiki links, etc.),
you can always take a look at Muse Mode.
Regards,
Matt
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-06-13 19:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-06-12 21:32 Keeping a wiki with org-mode Marcelo de Moraes Serpa
2009-06-12 21:52 ` Russell Adams
2009-06-12 22:09 ` Marcelo de Moraes Serpa
2009-06-12 22:35 ` Russell Adams
2009-06-12 22:41 ` Eric Schulte
2009-06-12 23:26 ` Sebastian Rose
2009-06-12 23:30 ` Marcelo de Moraes Serpa
2009-06-13 0:03 ` Dan Davison
2009-06-14 6:17 ` Carsten Dominik
2009-06-13 19:56 ` Matthew Lundin [this message]
2009-06-13 20:17 ` Sebastian Rose
2009-06-14 6:13 ` Carsten Dominik
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