From: "tenspd137 ." <dcday137@gmail.com>
To: Marco Wahl <marcowahlsoft@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Multiple capture templates in file
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 00:45:14 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAB=m8wLeVh6y-S6zNiowLDb9+TPbFgM-mEWNo=rNh2-KCjX6SQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAB=m8wKa=edAAyVNnOHaz64N7cdSxhZ1BnGcEp4yYQptgNFFLg@mail.gmail.com>
So - I figured it out. I wanted to create a list that ultimatley had the form:
'(template template sub-menu-label sub-menu-template)
In the scratch buffer, I found I was creating
((("p" "product") ("pt" "Product - Todo" entry (file+headline ...
"Tasks") "* TODO %?")) ("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline (concat
org-directory "/default.org") "Tasks") "* TODO %?") ("j" "Journal"
entry (file+datetree (concat org-directory "/journal.org")) "* %?
Entered on %U
"))
and the same with
(add-to-list 'org-capture-templates '(("p" "product") ("pt" "Product -
Todo" entry (file+headline
(concat org-directory "/product.org") "Tasks") "* TODO %?"))
what I really wanted to do was add each element seperatley:
(add-to-list 'org-capture-templates '("p" "Product") 1)
(add-to-list 'org-capture-templates '("pt" "Product Todo" entry
(file+headline (concat org-directory "/product.org") "Tasks")
"* TODO %?") 1 )
with the ones to append to the end of the list instead of beginning.
and then I thought there must be a better way - and there was - I came up with:
(setq org-capture-templates (append org-capture-templates '(("p"
"product") ("pt" "Product - Todo" entry (file+headline
(concat org-directory "/product.org") "Tasks") "* TODO %?")) ))
and stuck it in a test.el file. I loaded it at the end of my org-mode
configuration in .emacs and I go the submenus I wanted. I think I
figured it out and have the recipie for what I want to do.
This is probably basic stuff for everyone here, but I hope putting it
in email may make it searchable for someone later. Thanks for all the
help, suggestions and ideas!
-C
On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 6:45 PM, tenspd137 . <dcday137@gmail.com> wrote:
> One thought I need to try either pushing one item at a time or
> concatenation the list of options. I'll try it when I get a chance.
> Playtime is over for now. Thanks for all help and suggestions so far.
>
> C
>
> On Oct 6, 2015 5:43 PM, "tenspd137 ." <dcday137@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I can do the following in .emacs
>>
>> (setq org-capture-templates
>> '(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline (concat org-directory
>> "/default.org") "Tasks")
>> "* TODO %?")
>> ("j" "Journal" entry (file+datetree (concat org-directory
>> "/journal.org"))
>> "* %?\nEntered on %U\n")
>> ;;product or work specific stuff - I would like to move these
>> to files and have
>> ;;them loaded - maybe in the future
>> ("p" "product")
>> ("pt" "Product Todo" entry (file+headline (concat org-directory
>> "/product.org") "Tasks") "* TODO %?")))
>>
>> and it works as expected
>>
>> but if I do this in .emacs:
>> (setq org-capture-templates
>> '(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline (concat org-directory
>> "/default.org") "Tasks")
>> "* TODO %?")
>> ("j" "Journal" entry (file+datetree (concat org-directory
>> "/journal.org"))
>> "* %?\nEntered on %U\n")))
>> ;;product or work specific stuff - I would like to move these
>> to files and have
>> ;;them loaded - maybe in the future
>>
>> (load-file (concat org-directory
>> "/capture-templates/product-templates.el"))
>>
>> with product-templates containing:
>>
>> (push '(("p" "product") ("pt" "Product - Todo" entry (file+headline
>> (concat org-directory "/product.org") "Tasks") "* TODO %?"))
>> org-capture-templates)
>>
>> and then I use C-c n to go to capture mode, it just hangs with the
>> mouse cursor in a spinning wheel. Am I not translating the part to go
>> into submenus correctly, or can you not add sub-menus as I am doing.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -C
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 2:38 PM, Marco Wahl <marcowahlsoft@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi!
>> >
>> > "tenspd137 ." <dcday137@gmail.com> writes:
>> >
>> >> I am trying to figure out how to store multiple capture templates in a
>> >> file, have several files of related templates, and then load all the
>> >> files stored in a directory. For example, lets say I have two
>> >> projects at work WorkProject1 and WorkProject2. Then I have two files
>> >> in a directory org-templates called WorkProj1Templates.el and
>> >> WorkTemplates2.el. How can I append the templates in these files to
>> >> or capture templates? In my main .emacs, I have:
>> >>
>> >> (setq org-capture-templates
>> >> '(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline (concat org-directory
>> >> "/default.org") "Tasks")
>> >> "* TODO %?")
>> >> ("j" "Journal" entry (file+datetree (concat org-directory
>> >> "/journal.org"))
>> >> "* %?\nEntered on %U\n")))
>> >>
>> >> I would like to then load the template files in org-templates. That
>> >> way, when a project ends, I can just yank the templates. I have
>> >> experimentally tried using add-to-list with org-capture-templates
>> >> without success. Either that can't be done or my syntax was wrong?
>> >
>> > How could anyone tell if you don't show your attempt?
>> >
>> >> Does anyone have any ideas?
>> >
>> > What about this?
>> >
>> > WorkProj1Templates.el:
>> >
>> > #v+
>> > (push '("1" "Todo" entry
>> > (file+headline
>> > (concat org-directory "/WorkProj1.org")
>> > "Tasks")
>> > "* TODO %?")
>> > org-capture-templates)
>> > #v-
>> >
>> > --
>> > Marco Wahl
>> > GPG: 0x49010A040A3AE6F2
>> >
>> >
prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-10-07 6:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-10-06 19:35 Multiple capture templates in file tenspd137 .
2015-10-06 20:38 ` Marco Wahl
2015-10-06 21:01 ` Subhan Michael Tindall
2015-10-06 21:15 ` tenspd137 .
2015-10-06 23:43 ` tenspd137 .
2015-10-07 0:45 ` tenspd137 .
2015-10-07 6:45 ` tenspd137 . [this message]
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