From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lawrence Bottorff Subject: Preface, user's guide, cataloging key? Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:30:03 +0000 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c3ba823b4fb9051e9f9f22 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:60268) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZWTqL-0001Kc-5r for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:30:10 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZWTqH-0007gi-AB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:30:09 -0400 Received: from mail-la0-x22a.google.com ([2a00:1450:4010:c03::22a]:36793) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZWTqH-0007d3-3H for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 14:30:05 -0400 Received: by labnh1 with SMTP id nh1so51992668lab.3 for ; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:30:03 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --001a11c3ba823b4fb9051e9f9f22 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I'm currently using :LOGBOOK: at the very top of my org file to make a sort of daily pre-work tweet. That is, right under my top-level star-1 header. I'd also like a key or metadata or user's guide up at the top, too. For example, I have borrowed my Wordpress categories as my main header sections, but they're rather cryptic [DirLog LostWorlds SciTech TechCiv], so I'd like to have a small metadata place for explaining them at the top as well. Sure, I could just list each category out at the second level, and then have a :PROPERTIES: drawer right under each, but like I say, I'd like some preliminary metadata about the whole page up at the top -- not unlike a book with its cataloging metadata, preface, front matter, etc. Does anyone have a nice, elegant, best practices way of doing this? I guess this would work: * ME - metadata stuff . . . - more stuff + nested more stuff ** DirLog . . . but this seems awkward. Any suggestions? In general, I see tons of technical explanation about org-mode, but its layout and best-practices seem to still be rather anything goes, Wild West. LB --001a11c3ba823b4fb9051e9f9f22 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm currently using :LOGBOOK: at the very top of my or= g file to make a sort of daily pre-work tweet. That is, right under my top-= level star-1 header. I'd also like a key or metadata or user's guid= e up at the top, too. For example, I have borrowed my Wordpress categories = as my main header sections, but they're rather cryptic [DirLog LostWorl= ds SciTech TechCiv], so I'd like to have a small metadata place for exp= laining them at the top as well. Sure, I could just list each category out = at the second level, and then have a :PROPERTIES: drawer right under each, = but like I say, I'd like some preliminary metadata about the whole page= up at the top -- not unlike a book with its cataloging metadata, preface, = front matter, etc. Does anyone have a nice, elegant, best practices way of = doing this? I guess this would work:

* ME
=C2= =A0 - metadata stuff . . .
=C2=A0 - more stuff
=C2=A0 = =C2=A0 + nested more stuff

** DirLog
=C2=A0 =C2=A0. . .

but this seems awkw= ard. Any suggestions? In general, I see tons of technical explanation about= org-mode, but its layout and best-practices seem to still be rather anythi= ng goes, Wild West.

LB
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