From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alan L Tyree Subject: Re: org-writers-room sort of works! just in time for NaNoWriMo Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 05:28:37 +1100 Message-ID: <878ux8ugbu.fsf@breezy.my.home> References: <87a9hovem1.fsf@breezy.my.home> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:57118) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VcJRU-0007DM-AI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:27:36 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VcJRP-0003tU-Le for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:27:32 -0400 Received: from mail-pa0-x236.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400e:c03::236]:53143) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VcJRP-0003tL-DD for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:27:27 -0400 Received: by mail-pa0-f54.google.com with SMTP id fa1so4431168pad.27 for ; Fri, 01 Nov 2013 11:27:26 -0700 (PDT) In-reply-to: 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: Matt Price Cc: Org Mode Matt Price writes: > On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 2:08 AM, Alan L Tyree wrote: >> >> Matt Price writes: >> >>> I have just pushed a more-or-less-working version of my "Org Writer's >>> Room" mode to github: >>> >> >>> PS, the readme on github is a little out of date, but the code itself >>> is mostly documented so I hope that helps. Though there's no general >>> documentation at the top of the file -- oops, sorry. >> >> Hi Matt, >> Looks very promising. My first look at it and the middle "column" >> doesn't preserve visual line mode. I have taken to using this a lot >> since it is much easier to interact with non-emacs/org-mode users. > > Do you load visual line mode automatically when you load org-mode? if > not it will definitely be broken, as I have to manually set the major > and minor modes on the new buffers (if I don't do that, all indirect > buffers will have the same modes as the parent buffer, which I don't > want). I bet there's a way to record all the minor modes in a buffer, > then reload them in the indirect buffer, but I don't know it. Does > anyone else out there? Yes, I have the following line at the top of the file: # -*- mode: visual-line; mode: org; fill-column: 1000; -*- >> >> I'll put it through some more testing in the next day or so. >> >> Also would like your ideas on useful properties. I have 'edition' and >> 'status' (review, in-progress, draft, submitted, final). I know you are >> aiming at fiction, but I'm sure your ideas would be welcome. > > I'm only sort of aiming at fiction as I don't really write fiction, so > I think "status" is great. I'm not so sure about "edition" -- when > would you use that, do you think? You may have noticed in any case > that org-writers-room-properties is a defcustom, so it an be tweaked > by hand if you think your use case is uncommon. The document is a law textbook that is now going into its 8th edition. I keep it under version control but it is handy to know at a glance which sections I have updated, etc. Cheers, Alan > > I'm sure you will find lots more bugs -- the mode isn't very > well-constructed, and in particular it doesn't dismantle itself very > well -- really it should remember the existing window arrangement and > restore it when it quits... > > Please feel free to hack away at it! > >> >> Cheers, >> Alan >> >> >> -- >> Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan >> Tel: 04 2748 6206 sip:172385@iptel.org -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 sip:172385@iptel.org