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* Help with colors for a newbie...
@ 2009-06-09 18:02 mick
  2009-06-09 20:17 ` Samuel Wales
  2009-06-10 18:51 ` Eric S Fraga, Eric S Fraga
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: mick @ 2009-06-09 18:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: emacs-orgmode

Hi,

I've been using org mode for a little while now but I'm still a newbie to both org mode and emacs.  I run org mode on my Nokia N810 as a pocket organizer.  I recently decided to change the color scheme to use a black background in the interest of saving battery power and to not blind myself at night.  Everything looks good so far except for one thing - I cannot see the cursor when it is on a hidden star.  I've looked though all of the faces settings and cannot figure out what I should set differently.  Could somebody point me to the setting I should change?

BTW - Thanks so very much for an awesome program Carsten!  I'm still barely scratching the surface but I'm looking forward to getting more out of it. 

Mick Davis

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* Re: Help with colors for a newbie...
  2009-06-09 18:02 Help with colors for a newbie mick
@ 2009-06-09 20:17 ` Samuel Wales
  2009-06-10 18:51 ` Eric S Fraga, Eric S Fraga
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Samuel Wales @ 2009-06-09 20:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mick; +Cc: emacs-orgmode

I have cursor-color, cursor, and maybe text-cursor.

On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 11:02, <mick@davisres.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been using org mode for a little while now but I'm still a newbie to both org mode and emacs.  I run org mode on my Nokia N810 as a pocket organizer.  I recently decided to change the color scheme to use a black background in the interest of saving battery power and to not blind myself at night.  Everything looks good so far except for one thing - I cannot see the cursor when it is on a hidden star.  I've looked though all of the faces settings and cannot figure out what I should set differently.  Could somebody point me to the setting I should change?
>
> BTW - Thanks so very much for an awesome program Carsten!  I'm still barely scratching the surface but I'm looking forward to getting more out of it.
>
> Mick Davis
>
>
>
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* Help with colors for a newbie...
  2009-06-09 18:02 Help with colors for a newbie mick
  2009-06-09 20:17 ` Samuel Wales
@ 2009-06-10 18:51 ` Eric S Fraga, Eric S Fraga
  2009-06-10 19:29   ` Delwood Richardson
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From: Eric S Fraga, Eric S Fraga @ 2009-06-10 18:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: mick; +Cc: emacs-orgmode

mick@davisres.org writes:
> I've been using org mode for a little while now but I'm still a
> newbie to both org mode and emacs.  I run org mode on my Nokia N810
> as a pocket organizer. 

Mick,

can you tell us more about your experiences using org-mode on such a
device?  Having a pocket sized org-mode organiser really appeals!
Although I've looked at the N810 for just this purpose, I am probably
likely to wait for the new stream of devides like the Umid mbook which
has a slightly larger keyboard.  But any thoughts on this whole topic
are more than welcome!

(my long time goal has been to find something to replace my long
defunct Psion 3)

eric

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* Re: Help with colors for a newbie...
  2009-06-10 18:51 ` Eric S Fraga, Eric S Fraga
@ 2009-06-10 19:29   ` Delwood Richardson
  2009-06-26  0:53   ` Mick Davis
  2009-06-29  6:48   ` Help with colors for a newbie Alain Picard
  2 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Delwood Richardson @ 2009-06-10 19:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: emacs-orgmode

I am using org mode in emacs 22 on a Nokia N800. This is functionally similar to
the N810. At first I had trouble with seeing the colored fonts because of the
limited number of colors in the xterm app found on the Nokia Tablets. 

i am now using reverse video mode, since this changes several things at once.
Like this:
emacs -rv 20090610.org

The size of the keyboard is irrelevant, since a bluetooth keyboard can be used.
I switch between an iGo Stowaway folding keyboard in my everyday bag and an
Apple Bluetooth keyboard for more extended work. 

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* Re: Help with colors for a newbie...
  2009-06-10 18:51 ` Eric S Fraga, Eric S Fraga
  2009-06-10 19:29   ` Delwood Richardson
@ 2009-06-26  0:53   ` Mick Davis
  2009-06-26 10:59     ` Review of N810 for orgmode Eric S Fraga, Eric S Fraga
  2009-06-29  6:48   ` Help with colors for a newbie Alain Picard
  2 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Mick Davis @ 2009-06-26  0:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: e.fraga; +Cc: ucecesf, emacs-orgmode

Hopefully this comes out right, I apologize if it does not, I've never
actually replied to a mailing list.

Eric asked me to describe my experiences using orgmode on my Nokia 810.

I'm actually replying to this on my N810.  I have had probably a dozen
pocket computers of all sorts over the last dozen years.  Ironically
the very first one I ever had (an HP LX200) and my N810 were both very
close to being ideal.  And both because of the ability to run DOS or
Linux apps natively.

I pretty much bought the N810 to run orgmode.  On the LX200 I ran Lotus
Agenda.  Orgmode on the N810 is just like on any other computer except
the keyboard is (to be frank) pretty bad, but at least it's a physical
keyboard.  The positives way out weight the negatives.  For me the
positives are:
1) It's so small it's always with me.
2) I don't worry about syncing it because when I'm near one of my
laptops or desktops I just ssh into the N810 and run orgmode orgmode
remotely.

The negatives are:
1) The keyboard, when I have to use it in "away mode".
2) A secondary thing that is negative about the keyboard is that it
does not have an Alt key, a pipe symbol key, or a tab key.
3) The only other "negative" is that the colors aren't standard
compared to my other Linux or Windows boxes.

In summary, I REALLY  like this little computer.  It runs Linux, I have
more than enough storage (with an optional memory card), and it is a
"real" pocket sized computer.

Again - thanks Carsten for orgmode!

Mick
> mick@davisres.org writes:
> > I've been using org mode for a little while now but I'm still a
> > newbie to both org mode and emacs.  I run org mode on my Nokia N810
> > as a pocket organizer. 
> 
> Mick,
> 
> can you tell us more about your experiences using org-mode on such a
> device?  Having a pocket sized org-mode organiser really appeals!
> Although I've looked at the N810 for just this purpose, I am probably
> likely to wait for the new stream of devides like the Umid mbook which
> has a slightly larger keyboard.  But any thoughts on this whole topic
> are more than welcome!
> 
> (my long time goal has been to find something to replace my long
> defunct Psion 3)
> 
> eric
> 
> 

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* Re: Review of N810 for orgmode
  2009-06-26  0:53   ` Mick Davis
@ 2009-06-26 10:59     ` Eric S Fraga, Eric S Fraga
  2009-06-26 13:17       ` Mick Davis
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Eric S Fraga, Eric S Fraga @ 2009-06-26 10:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Mick Davis; +Cc: emacs-orgmode

At Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:53:59 -0400, Mick Davis wrote:
> Eric asked me to describe my experiences using orgmode on my Nokia 810.
> 
> I'm actually replying to this on my N810.  I have had probably a dozen
> [...]
> In summary, I REALLY  like this little computer.  It runs Linux, I have
> more than enough storage (with an optional memory card), and it is a
> "real" pocket sized computer.

Thank Mick!  Useful feedback.  A couple of questions:

- How do you ssh to the Nokia?  That is, what type of connection,
  wired or wireless, do you use?

- Are you able to have Emacs via org-mode remind you of appointments?
  I assume not as that would mean having it "on" all the time?

- Which leads me to the final question: what is the battery life like?

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* Re: Review of N810 for orgmode
  2009-06-26 10:59     ` Review of N810 for orgmode Eric S Fraga, Eric S Fraga
@ 2009-06-26 13:17       ` Mick Davis
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Mick Davis @ 2009-06-26 13:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: e.fraga; +Cc: ucecesf, emacs-orgmode

I ssh via wireless, which is very nice as half the time my N810 is in
another room or in my backpack.

I have not tried having emacs give me reminders.  To be honest with you
I'm not sure how that would work.  I do know that if I forget and leave
my org files open on the N810 and try to open them again via ssh I get
a warning.

The battery life is pretty good for me.  I put it on a charger every
night, but it lasts all day.  I've only had a low battery twice and
both of those times were when I was really pounding it hard, like
watching streaming video or something.

> At Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:53:59 -0400, Mick Davis wrote:
> > Eric asked me to describe my experiences using orgmode on my Nokia
> > 810.
> > 
> > I'm actually replying to this on my N810.  I have had probably a
> > dozen [...]
> > In summary, I REALLY  like this little computer.  It runs Linux, I
> > have more than enough storage (with an optional memory card), and
> > it is a "real" pocket sized computer.
> 
> Thank Mick!  Useful feedback.  A couple of questions:
> 
> - How do you ssh to the Nokia?  That is, what type of connection,
>   wired or wireless, do you use?
> 
> - Are you able to have Emacs via org-mode remind you of appointments?
>   I assume not as that would mean having it "on" all the time?
> 
> - Which leads me to the final question: what is the battery life like?
> 

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* Re: Help with colors for a newbie...
  2009-06-10 18:51 ` Eric S Fraga, Eric S Fraga
  2009-06-10 19:29   ` Delwood Richardson
  2009-06-26  0:53   ` Mick Davis
@ 2009-06-29  6:48   ` Alain Picard
  2009-06-30  2:15     ` Samuel Wales
  2 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Alain Picard @ 2009-06-29  6:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: emacs-orgmode

Eric S Fraga <ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> writes:

> can you tell us more about your experiences using org-mode on such a
> device?  Having a pocket sized org-mode organiser really appeals!
> Although I've looked at the N810 for just this purpose, I am probably
> likely to wait for the new stream of devides like the Umid mbook which
> has a slightly larger keyboard.  But any thoughts on this whole topic
> are more than welcome!

I agree.  I'm waiting for these snapdragon (ARM) based "smartbook"
things to come out, which I plan to use basically as an "emacs device".
(something like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wistron_Pursebook.jpg)

They promise fanless, all day battery operation.  How sweet would
that be?  I think the hostname for my first device of this
kind will be "carsten".  :-)

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* Re: Re: Help with colors for a newbie...
  2009-06-29  6:48   ` Help with colors for a newbie Alain Picard
@ 2009-06-30  2:15     ` Samuel Wales
  2009-07-05 15:00       ` Raffi R
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Samuel Wales @ 2009-06-30  2:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Alain Picard; +Cc: emacs-orgmode

What I would like to see is a thumb-typable Debian box along the lines
of the old HP200LX and Zaurus SL-C3000.

Thumb-typable is key.

On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 23:48, Alain Picard<Dr.Alain.Picard@gmail.com> wrote:
> Eric S Fraga <ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> writes:
>
>> can you tell us more about your experiences using org-mode on such a
>> device?  Having a pocket sized org-mode organiser really appeals!
>> Although I've looked at the N810 for just this purpose, I am probably
>> likely to wait for the new stream of devides like the Umid mbook which
>> has a slightly larger keyboard.  But any thoughts on this whole topic
>> are more than welcome!
>
> I agree.  I'm waiting for these snapdragon (ARM) based "smartbook"
> things to come out, which I plan to use basically as an "emacs device".
> (something like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wistron_Pursebook.jpg)
>
> They promise fanless, all day battery operation.  How sweet would
> that be?  I think the hostname for my first device of this
> kind will be "carsten".  :-)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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* Re: Re: Help with colors for a newbie...
  2009-06-30  2:15     ` Samuel Wales
@ 2009-07-05 15:00       ` Raffi R
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Raffi R @ 2009-07-05 15:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Samuel Wales; +Cc: emacs-orgmode

Has anyone tried using something like the HP Jornada 680? I remember
someone using one to take notes many years ago, and the keyboard
seemed usable and the device tiny. I've been thinking about picking
one up someday for org-type stuff.

- Raffi.

On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 10:15 PM, Samuel Wales<samologist@gmail.com> wrote:
> What I would like to see is a thumb-typable Debian box along the lines
> of the old HP200LX and Zaurus SL-C3000.
>
> Thumb-typable is key.
>
> On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 23:48, Alain Picard<Dr.Alain.Picard@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Eric S Fraga <ucecesf@ucl.ac.uk> writes:
>>
>>> can you tell us more about your experiences using org-mode on such a
>>> device?  Having a pocket sized org-mode organiser really appeals!
>>> Although I've looked at the N810 for just this purpose, I am probably
>>> likely to wait for the new stream of devides like the Umid mbook which
>>> has a slightly larger keyboard.  But any thoughts on this whole topic
>>> are more than welcome!
>>
>> I agree.  I'm waiting for these snapdragon (ARM) based "smartbook"
>> things to come out, which I plan to use basically as an "emacs device".
>> (something like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wistron_Pursebook.jpg)
>>
>> They promise fanless, all day battery operation.  How sweet would
>> that be?  I think the hostname for my first device of this
>> kind will be "carsten".  :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>
>
>
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> worse than MS.  Conflicts of interest are destroying research.
> People get the disease at any time permanently.  Do science and
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