* The power of '-'
@ 2016-06-24 16:11 Chris Patti
2016-06-24 17:24 ` Brenda Butler
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From: Chris Patti @ 2016-06-24 16:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
So, this is one of those weird moments where I feel really stupid
saying this, but I can imagine others have dealt with this as well.
When I first started using org-mode, I thought you prefixed every line
with some number of *.
Then, I discovered that the *** were headings, and actual items under
those headings were prefixed with '-'.
This is a simple thing, but WOW did it make a huge difference.
* I kept wondering why exports to PDF or HTML looked like crud
* Things like beamer wouldn't render my slides properly
etc etc.
I'm going to go over the documentation and ensure I wasn't just
looking past something, but I wonder if others have had this problem.
-Chris
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* Re: The power of '-'
2016-06-24 16:11 The power of '-' Chris Patti
@ 2016-06-24 17:24 ` Brenda Butler
2016-06-24 17:40 ` Chris Patti
2016-06-25 2:29 ` Suvayu Ali
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From: Brenda Butler @ 2016-06-24 17:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Chris Patti; +Cc: orgmode list
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I'm not super advanced in org-mode, so take what I have to say as
"non-authoritative", but:
I don't think you need any prefix on lines in your org-mode file.
Lines with some number of * are headers as you noted
Lines that start with a - make a list of items.
I'm not sure what you can do with lists ... but probably that has an effect
on formatting.
So you can have a paragraph (no prefix), then a list (list items start with
-) then another paragraph ...
I haven't tried to "export" my org files so I don't know how it would
look. I just use the files as a todo/done list/database/thing.
bjb
On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Chris Patti <cpatti@gmail.com> wrote:
> So, this is one of those weird moments where I feel really stupid
> saying this, but I can imagine others have dealt with this as well.
>
> When I first started using org-mode, I thought you prefixed every line
> with some number of *.
>
> Then, I discovered that the *** were headings, and actual items under
> those headings were prefixed with '-'.
>
> This is a simple thing, but WOW did it make a huge difference.
>
> * I kept wondering why exports to PDF or HTML looked like crud
> * Things like beamer wouldn't render my slides properly
>
> etc etc.
>
> I'm going to go over the documentation and ensure I wasn't just
> looking past something, but I wonder if others have had this problem.
>
> -Chris
>
> --
> Christopher Patti - Geek At Large | GTalk: cpatti@gmail.com | AIM:
> chrisfeohpatti | P: (260) 54PATTI
> "Technology challenges art, art inspires technology." - John Lasseter,
> Pixar
>
>
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* Re: The power of '-'
2016-06-24 17:24 ` Brenda Butler
@ 2016-06-24 17:40 ` Chris Patti
2016-06-25 2:29 ` Suvayu Ali
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From: Chris Patti @ 2016-06-24 17:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Brenda Butler; +Cc: orgmode list
Export is one of org's best features IMO.
You can take your outline and make a PDF, HTML, etc etc out of it.
Very handy for when you want to type some notes or something up and
make them look REALLY polished. Impress the boss :)
-Chris
On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 1:24 PM, Brenda Butler <bjb@mojatatu.com> wrote:
> I'm not super advanced in org-mode, so take what I have to say as
> "non-authoritative", but:
>
> I don't think you need any prefix on lines in your org-mode file.
> Lines with some number of * are headers as you noted
> Lines that start with a - make a list of items.
>
> I'm not sure what you can do with lists ... but probably that has an effect
> on formatting.
> So you can have a paragraph (no prefix), then a list (list items start with
> -) then another paragraph ...
>
> I haven't tried to "export" my org files so I don't know how it would look.
> I just use the files as a todo/done list/database/thing.
>
> bjb
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Chris Patti <cpatti@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> So, this is one of those weird moments where I feel really stupid
>> saying this, but I can imagine others have dealt with this as well.
>>
>> When I first started using org-mode, I thought you prefixed every line
>> with some number of *.
>>
>> Then, I discovered that the *** were headings, and actual items under
>> those headings were prefixed with '-'.
>>
>> This is a simple thing, but WOW did it make a huge difference.
>>
>> * I kept wondering why exports to PDF or HTML looked like crud
>> * Things like beamer wouldn't render my slides properly
>>
>> etc etc.
>>
>> I'm going to go over the documentation and ensure I wasn't just
>> looking past something, but I wonder if others have had this problem.
>>
>> -Chris
>>
>> --
>> Christopher Patti - Geek At Large | GTalk: cpatti@gmail.com | AIM:
>> chrisfeohpatti | P: (260) 54PATTI
>> "Technology challenges art, art inspires technology." - John Lasseter,
>> Pixar
>>
>
--
Christopher Patti - Geek At Large | GTalk: cpatti@gmail.com | AIM:
chrisfeohpatti | P: (260) 54PATTI
"Technology challenges art, art inspires technology." - John Lasseter, Pixar
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* Re: The power of '-'
2016-06-24 17:24 ` Brenda Butler
2016-06-24 17:40 ` Chris Patti
@ 2016-06-25 2:29 ` Suvayu Ali
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From: Suvayu Ali @ 2016-06-25 2:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 01:24:44PM -0400, Brenda Butler wrote:
> I'm not super advanced in org-mode, so take what I have to say as
> "non-authoritative", but:
>
> I don't think you need any prefix on lines in your org-mode file.
> Lines with some number of * are headers as you noted
> Lines that start with a - make a list of items.
>
> I'm not sure what you can do with lists ... but probably that has an effect
> on formatting.
> So you can have a paragraph (no prefix), then a list (list items start with
> -) then another paragraph ...
You may take a look here for an authoritative source:
http://orgmode.org/manual/Document-structure.html#Document-structure
> I haven't tried to "export" my org files so I don't know how it would
> look. I just use the files as a todo/done list/database/thing.
Here are some export tutorials:
http://orgmode.org/worg/exporters/
The canonical reference is of course the manual. You can also find a
plethora of tutorials here: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/.
Note, some are quite outdated though. That said, you need not go
through them all. The central idea behind getting started with Org mode
is: explore as your need broadens. Welcome to Org mode, and happy
exploring :)
Cheers,
--
Suvayu
Open source is the future. It sets us free.
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