From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Puneeth Chaganti Subject: Re: Minimal overhead Org-mode blogging system Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 22:50:52 +0530 Message-ID: References: <2011-12-04T17-22-10@devnull.Karl-Voit.at> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:50872) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RYLAx-0006ri-Vz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:21:09 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RYLAr-0002rU-Ol for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:20:59 -0500 Received: from mail-yx0-f169.google.com ([209.85.213.169]:60937) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RYLAr-0002rN-MH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:20:53 -0500 Received: by yenq10 with SMTP id q10so831817yen.0 for ; Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:20:52 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <2011-12-04T17-22-10@devnull.Karl-Voit.at> 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: news1142@karl-voit.at Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 12/4/11, Karl Voit wrote: > Hi! > > I got a nice idea on how a very easy to use Org-mode blog system > should look like. > > Currently, I am using Serendipidy with web-based editor to write > HTML. Org-mode enabled me to write blog entries and export it to > HTML. Then I paste the HTML and have to modify minor things (images, > ...) a bit. I guess the time from finishing the Org-mode entry to > the final blog entry is approximately ten to twenty minutes. > > Overall, I do not want to do this process when I just want to > quickly write a view paragraphs within a couple of minutes. I need > a workflow with much less annoying overhead. > > Therefore I sat down and thought about a workflow that should be > enough for writing simple weblog entries: > > - create an Org-mode heading (anywhere!) > - make sure that there is an (uniq) :ID: property > - add the tag :blog: to heading > - > - change state of top-heading to DONE > - this enables blog entries =C2=ABin the queue=C2=BB > - (manually) invoke generation-script > > This enables me quick blogging with a list of advantages: > > - a blog entry can be located anywhere in all of my Orgmode files > - no extra formatting steps > - very small (almost non-existent) overhead to create a blog entry > - no duplicate information > - updates only in Orgmode, not HTML or any in-between format > - static (fast) pages > - self-hosting without any fancy services behind like RDBS I have a system, that does most of what you are looking for. https://github.com/punchagan/blog-files Though it seems to be a little more complicated than it needs to be, it works for me and I haven't had the time and motivation to simplify it. -- Puneeth