From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rainer M Krug Subject: Re: Org expert mode? Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 08:25:20 +0100 Message-ID: References: <87vczre1eb.fsf@altern.org> <87hbbbe148.fsf@gnu.org> <87vczebl1n.fsf@fastmail.fm> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=47409 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Q1ZUS-0004sH-Pc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:25:25 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q1ZUQ-0003Hd-O1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:25:24 -0400 Received: from mail-qy0-f176.google.com ([209.85.216.176]:42051) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Q1ZUQ-0003HU-Li for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:25:22 -0400 Received: by qyk30 with SMTP id 30so4896702qyk.0 for ; Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:25:21 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87vczebl1n.fsf@fastmail.fm> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Matt Lundin Cc: Bastien , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 3:08 AM, Matt Lundin wrote: > Rainer M Krug writes: > >> But following on your statement that the features will still be there, >> I would actually suggest to introduce an "Org Babel Mode" which would >> *disable* features like archiving - the archiving feature (very useful >> for time management et al) is quite useless in the use of babel for >> literate programming. This "Org Babel mode" should not be a mode for >> the whole of org, but rather on a per file basis. > > I would suggest that archiving can fit very well into a literate > programming and/or writing workflow. One can use org-archive-subtree, > for instance, to remove unneeded sections of code/prose without deleting > them altogether. I do this all the time when drafting a new bit of code > or an essay. Right - never thought about that. I always delete functions which I do not need any more and feel bad (What if I need them again???) - with archiving I would be able to retrieve them again. OK - I use svn as well, but... I should probobly read the org manual again and look at each section from the viewpoint of literate programming. Cheers and thanks for the tip, Rainer > > Best, > Matt > --=20 NEW GERMAN FAX NUMBER!!! Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology Natural Sciences Building Office Suite 2039 Stellenbosch University Main Campus, Merriman Avenue Stellenbosch South Africa Cell:=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 +27 - (0)83 9479 042 Fax:=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 +27 - (0)86 516 2782 Fax:=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 +49 - (0)321 2125 2244 email:=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Rainer@krugs.de Skype:=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 RMkrug Google:=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 R.M.Krug@gmail.com