From: pietru@caramail.com
To: TRS-80 <lists.trs-80@isnotmyreal.name>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Org Capture Menu cannot be fully viewed
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2020 10:58:24 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <trinity-fbcbfec5-2a42-4397-b7db-3506b446ad81-1607853503959@3c-app-mailcom-bs09> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1a4f7d7b925c853e381437ebc5fa1502@isnotmyreal.name>
I have also seen that the following command puts all options
on same line as "Site_Type:", buts puts "Funerary" on a new
line.
"Site_Type: %^{Site_Type: |default|Domestic|Resource|Transportation|
Funerary|Non-Domestic|Archaeological|Rock Art|Water-Related}\n"
> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 5:30 AM
> From: "TRS-80" <lists.trs-80@isnotmyreal.name>
> To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Org Capture Menu cannot be fully viewed
>
> On 2020-12-12 22:49, pietru@caramail.com wrote:
> > TRS-80 wrote:
> >>
> >> Are there any more to these templates you did not show?
> >>
> >> Because, (and unless I am missing something) what I see are
> >> essentially
> >> all the same (and quite simple). You would end up with something like
> >> the following in your target file (with the cursor ending up at the
> >> x):
> >
> > It was an example for long agenda option. Wanted to send a basic one
> > without the details that could bother you. The real one will have
> > information regarding Site_Type [Domestic, Funerary, Water-Related,
> > Settlement]. But we don't have the things in org though.
>
> It's no bother. In fact I am already thinking ahead as to the structure
> of the data, which is the most important consideration. Choice of
> tool(s) should flow from that, and also from the desired workflow,
> instead of the other way around.
>
> Just so you know, you /could/ have the things in Org, if you wanted to
> (or even in a separate plain text file, and use that as input for your
> narrowing selection list). Maybe they change, or there are other
> reasons, but you could have the options in a list to choose from. This
> sort of thing reduce typos and errors. You could limit to such list
> strictly, or not (the latter allowing flexibility to add things on the
> fly).
>
> >> If all my assumptions above are true, I think you would probably be
> >> better served with a simple completing-read (or similar) function to
> >> select the "Investigation Type" from a list and then simply insert
> >> that
> >> along with a timestamp. Which it will take you longer to reply to
> >> this
> >> email and confirm than it would take me to write such a function. :)
> >
> > Yes, I know about " %^{Investigation Type: |Site
> > Stabilization|Heritage Management|Environment Research} %?\n"
>
> I am beginning to suspect you have bigger data and more options than fit
> comfortably into a capture template. I could be wrong, but in my mind
> at least, the idea of capture templates is to quickly store small ideas,
> notes, TODOs, etc. so you can go back to what you were working on in the
> first place, with minimal interruption to your original train of
> thought.
>
> > Data can then be parsed into database once we get tho data files at
> > home
> > base.
>
> True, however well designed "capture" mechanism (in reality, data
> structure) will make this job much easier.
>
> > What sort of thing better than template capture? My basic idea was to
> > see
> > what org tools are available, see what kind of problems me get to,
> > without
> > asking too much things specific to us. We can then work through things
> > ourselves. Perhaps share them with some other organisations.
>
> As I mentioned in last mail, I think Org Properties might be more what
> you might be looking for. You may or may not even need any custom Elisp
> in addition to that.
>
> >> [1] https://orgmode.org/manual/Properties-and-Columns.html
>
> Try and just play around with that, create some heading and do
> org-set-property and then enter a key and value. If you want to set a
> list to choose from, you put at top of file something like:
>
> #+PROPERTY: Investigation_Type_ALL Site_Stabilize Heritage_Management
> #+PROPERTY: District_ALL 1 2 3
> #+PROPERTY: Site_Type_ALL Domestic Funerary Water-Related Settlement
> [...]
>
> You may need to press C-c C-c within the above to re-load and make it
> live.
>
> If you like something like that, it's easy to copy blank template and
> just open new one for each survey or whatever you are doing and go from
> there. And then here is where Emacs and Orgmode really shine, as they
> are unparalleled as note taking tools. You can include pictures,
> tables, etc. headlines and lists, etc. But you probably know all that
> already.
>
> Cheers,
> TRS-80
>
>
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Thread overview: 53+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-12-12 18:02 Org Capture Menu cannot be fully viewed pietru
2020-12-12 22:09 ` TRS-80
2020-12-12 22:46 ` pietru
2020-12-12 23:13 ` TRS-80
2020-12-12 23:30 ` pietru
2020-12-13 0:00 ` TRS-80
2020-12-13 0:10 ` pietru
2020-12-13 11:06 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-13 18:28 ` pietru
2020-12-13 20:37 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-13 20:52 ` TRS-80
2020-12-13 21:02 ` pietru
2020-12-13 21:48 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-13 22:08 ` pietru
2020-12-13 22:20 ` pietru
2020-12-13 22:00 ` TRS-80
2020-12-13 22:36 ` pietru
2020-12-13 20:32 ` TEC
2020-12-13 21:43 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-13 0:46 ` Tim Cross
2020-12-13 1:32 ` pietru
2020-12-13 2:08 ` pietru
2020-12-13 3:16 ` TRS-80
2020-12-13 3:49 ` pietru
2020-12-13 4:30 ` TRS-80
2020-12-13 9:58 ` pietru [this message]
2020-12-13 16:52 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-13 10:24 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-13 18:41 ` pietru
2020-12-13 20:48 ` TRS-80
2020-12-13 4:57 ` pietru
2020-12-13 9:24 ` Christopher Dimech
2020-12-13 23:08 ` TRS-80
2020-12-14 0:04 ` pietru
2020-12-13 9:44 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-13 18:46 ` Christopher Dimech
2020-12-16 18:46 ` No Wayman
2020-12-16 16:58 ` No Wayman
2020-12-13 15:12 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-13 18:08 ` pietru
2020-12-13 20:06 ` Tim Cross
2020-12-13 21:37 ` pietru
2020-12-13 21:57 ` Bastien
2020-12-13 22:31 ` pietru
2020-12-13 23:30 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-13 23:52 ` Bastien
2020-12-13 22:34 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-14 12:41 ` Marco Wahl
2020-12-14 13:00 ` pietru
2020-12-14 13:18 ` Marco Wahl
2020-12-14 20:02 ` Org Capture Menu cannot be fully viewed - Results of testing C-n, C-p, C-v pietru
2020-12-16 21:46 ` Marco Wahl
2020-12-16 23:25 ` pietru
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