From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christopher W Ryan Subject: Re: how do scientists use org mode? Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:20:10 -0500 Message-ID: References: <4F26D54C.8000608@binghamton.edu> <87k449j7f0.fsf@tajo.ucsd.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:38133) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RsJFa-0006kS-Bk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:20:24 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RsJFU-0007GY-OF for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:20:18 -0500 Received: from mail-pw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.160.41]:55279) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RsJFU-0007GM-JX for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:20:12 -0500 Received: by pbaa12 with SMTP id a12so499786pba.0 for ; Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:20:10 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87k449j7f0.fsf@tajo.ucsd.edu> 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 Ah, now I'm beginning to understand: I can export a *part* of an org-mode file; I'm not limited to exporting the whole thing. Cool! I also use bibtex/biblatex a lot. I've started to read that these tools work with Org-mode also. Can anyone speak to that from experience? Thanks. --Chris On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 2:51 PM, wrote: > "Christopher W. Ryan" writes: > >> I'm fairly experienced with emacs, ESS, Sweave, and R, but I've only >> started to dabble in Org mode in the past couple of weeks. Just as >> Christoph is, I'm trying to decide whether/how Org-mode might be useful >> in organizing and carrying out research projects, presentations, etc. So >> this thread has been very useful and timely. >> >> I'm trying to envision what a small research project, managed via a >> single Org file, might look like. There would be notes from meetings, >> thoughts from brainstorming sessions, scheduled appointments, data, R >> code, R output, and manuscript/presentation prose. Some of this might be >> destined for a manuscript, some for a beamer presentation, and some only >> for "internal consumption." How are all these pieces differentiated in >> the Org file, so that Org knows what to put in the >> presentation/manuscript, and what not to? Could anyone share or point to >> a short, perhaps fictional, example? > > Have you looked at > > =A0 =A0 http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/uses.html > ?? > > There are almost too many possibilities --- it is a bit overwhelming. > > Here are three things I find useful: > > 1) The ability to export a subtree allows you to have many documents > within the *.org file. Setting EXPORT_* properties for the subtree gives > you a lot of flexibility. And it is easy to do with TAB completion to > prompt you to fill in the needed pieces. > > 2) Internal hyperlinks are really useful in staying on course in a big, > complicated document. > > 3) Noweb syntax allows you to mix and match different parts of the > document. Below is a minimal example. The latex chunks can be used > anywhere I need them. Navigating to '* mini report' and typing > > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 'C-c @ C-c C-e l' > > produces mini.tex. > > > ,---- > | * COMMENT latex chunks > | > | #+name: chunk1 > | #+begin_src latex > | =A0 \begin{displaymath} > | =A0 =A0 y =3D r\sin\theta > | =A0 \end{displaymath} > | #+end_src > | > | #+name: chunk2 > | #+begin_src latex > | =A0 \begin{displaymath} > | =A0 =A0 x =3D s\cos\theta > | =A0 \end{displaymath} > | #+end_src > | > | > | * mini report > | =A0 :PROPERTIES: > | =A0 :EXPORT_FILE_NAME: mini.tex > | =A0 :EXPORT_TITLE: Minimal Report > | =A0 :EXPORT_AUTHOR: Mister CCB > | =A0 :END: > | > | #+begin_src latex :noweb yes > | <> > | <> > | #+end_src > `---- > > HTH, > > Chuck > >> >> Thanks very much. >> >> --Chris > > [snip] > > -- > Charles C. Berry =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0D= ept of Family/Preventive Medicine > cberry at ucsd edu =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0UC = San Diego > http://famprevmed.ucsd.edu/faculty/cberry/ =A0La Jolla, San Diego 92093-0= 901 > >