* Re: records-mode ? [not found] <mailman.7605.1203384765.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> @ 2008-02-19 8:45 ` Tim X 2008-02-20 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 0 siblings, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: Tim X @ 2008-02-19 8:45 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > Hi, > > Is there anybody *still* using records-mode as note taking tool > with GNU Emacs ? If so, where can I find the 2.0 branch I already > saw 1 or 2 years ago ? > > By the way, is notes-mode (yet another note taking mode) a good > candidate too ? In what the differ ? What I am looking for is > something as simple as: > > 1. free form notes taking mode > 2. quick search > 3. no setup if possible > 4. not too many features (I want to concentrate in the note > taking and not in the note tweaking/customising/whatever) > 5. still maintained so that I can report > bugs/fixes/patches/requests > > After having tried Org Mode, Muse, Howm (a little) they are > really good package but too feature full and none offer a good > indexing system to retrieve informations quickly and easily > (except by adding links here and there). > Both org mode and planner mode use a stand-alone utility called remember. I think this might meet your needs. You can configure it fairly easily to do some pretty useful stuff. I've seen examples of usinig it to jsut keep notes in a notes file. Tim -- tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-19 8:45 ` records-mode ? Tim X @ 2008-02-20 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-20 15:10 ` Leo 0 siblings, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-20 2:00 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Tim X; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs Hi Both org mode and planner mode use a stand-alone utility called remember. I think this might meet your needs. You can configure it fairly easily to do some pretty useful stuff. I've seen examples of usinig it to jsut keep notes in a notes file. I already have used both modes (org and remember) but they need many tweaking to fully suit my (basic) needs and I am always struggling to stay connected/concentrated on what I need to write vs. my obsessive desire to tweak/customize my setup. As I have already told on another post, maybe you are right and Org is really what I need. Maybe not. Planner is another solution and is covering one point: one note page per day. Still looking for the perfect solution. Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-20 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-20 15:10 ` Leo 2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 0 siblings, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: Leo @ 2008-02-20 15:10 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs On 2008-02-20 02:00 +0000, Xavier Maillard wrote: > I already have used both modes (org and remember) but they need > many tweaking to fully suit my (basic) needs and I am always > struggling to stay connected/concentrated on what I need to write > vs. my obsessive desire to tweak/customize my setup. I think text mode suits you. -- .: Leo :. [ sdl.web AT gmail.com ] .: [ GPG Key: 9283AA3F ] :. Use the best OS -- http://www.fedoraproject.org/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-20 15:10 ` Leo @ 2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 0 siblings, 0 replies; 26+ messages in thread From: Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-21 2:00 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Leo; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs On 2008-02-20 02:00 +0000, Xavier Maillard wrote: > I already have used both modes (org and remember) but they need > many tweaking to fully suit my (basic) needs and I am always > struggling to stay connected/concentrated on what I need to write > vs. my obsessive desire to tweak/customize my setup. I think text mode suits you. Almost, yes :) Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* records-mode ? @ 2008-02-19 2:00 Xavier Maillard 2008-02-19 1:55 ` Bastien Guerry 2008-02-19 2:50 ` William Xu 0 siblings, 2 replies; 26+ messages in thread From: Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-19 2:00 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs Hi, Is there anybody *still* using records-mode as note taking tool with GNU Emacs ? If so, where can I find the 2.0 branch I already saw 1 or 2 years ago ? By the way, is notes-mode (yet another note taking mode) a good candidate too ? In what the differ ? What I am looking for is something as simple as: 1. free form notes taking mode 2. quick search 3. no setup if possible 4. not too many features (I want to concentrate in the note taking and not in the note tweaking/customising/whatever) 5. still maintained so that I can report bugs/fixes/patches/requests After having tried Org Mode, Muse, Howm (a little) they are really good package but too feature full and none offer a good indexing system to retrieve informations quickly and easily (except by adding links here and there). Regards Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-19 2:00 Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-19 1:55 ` Bastien Guerry 2008-02-19 2:50 ` William Xu 1 sibling, 0 replies; 26+ messages in thread From: Bastien Guerry @ 2008-02-19 1:55 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Xavier Maillard; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > What I am looking for is something as simple as: > > 1. free form notes taking mode Org has this. > 2. quick search Org has many search facility. > 3. no setup if possible Org setup can be as minimalist as possible. > 4. not too many features (I want to concentrate in the note > taking and not in the note tweaking/customising/whatever) This is up to you. > 5. still maintained so that I can report > bugs/fixes/patches/requests Org is actively developed and maintained. > After having tried Org Mode, Muse, Howm (a little) they are > really good package but too feature full and none offer a good > indexing system to retrieve informations quickly and easily > (except by adding links here and there). As you know, I am an active user of Org, so my feedback is surely strongly biased here. But I would be curious of a more concrete example of what you call "indexing" and what you exactly need. Maybe what you need is not another tool, but a different way to use existing ones. -- Bastien ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-19 2:00 Xavier Maillard 2008-02-19 1:55 ` Bastien Guerry @ 2008-02-19 2:50 ` William Xu 2008-02-19 7:52 ` Xavier Maillard [not found] ` <mailman.7626.1203422893.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> 1 sibling, 2 replies; 26+ messages in thread From: William Xu @ 2008-02-19 2:50 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > After having tried Org Mode, Muse, Howm (a little) they are > really good package but too feature full and none offer a good > indexing system to retrieve informations quickly and easily > (except by adding links here and there). How does `outline-mode' feel? I use it for keeping various notes. -- William ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-19 2:50 ` William Xu @ 2008-02-19 7:52 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-19 12:45 ` Thierry Volpiatto 2008-02-19 15:25 ` William Xu [not found] ` <mailman.7626.1203422893.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> 1 sibling, 2 replies; 26+ messages in thread From: Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-19 7:52 UTC (permalink / raw) To: William Xu; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > After having tried Org Mode, Muse, Howm (a little) they are > really good package but too feature full and none offer a good > indexing system to retrieve informations quickly and easily > (except by adding links here and there). How does `outline-mode' feel? I use it for keeping various notes. Does it have something like an index of notes to quickly know where to retrieve a note/information ? This is a major requirement for me. In records-mode, pressing C-c C-j, I have an index buffer which shows a list of keywords and the respective notes entries (There is something close to this in notes-mode). The big no-no about records-mode and notes-mode currently is that they seem "dead" and unmaintained. As Bastien said, maybe I am misusing Org. Maybe Org is really what I want but concentrating only on the note taking aspect and not using planning/todo handling. As far as I remember, org-mode and remember has turned out very good combination by the past _but_, I always feel lost when it comes to « searching » informations -ie. I do not like the search process. What I need, if I go back to Org, is a setup like this: #1. One note page per day classified ala notes-mode (and I also want to have the possibility to have notes not related to dates -ie. independant notes (by, say, subject) #2. An index of all my note entries (with quick search on keywords, tags, etc.) #3. I want to be able to narrow on a note entry (this is easy in every mode I have tried) #4. navigation facilities to previous/next day (as is done by records-mode and notes-mode). This is an important point for my job position. Free form notes taking is, off course, a _must have_ for me. Regards, Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-19 7:52 ` Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-19 12:45 ` Thierry Volpiatto 2008-02-20 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-19 15:25 ` William Xu 1 sibling, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: Thierry Volpiatto @ 2008-02-19 12:45 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Xavier Maillard; +Cc: William Xu, help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > > > After having tried Org Mode, Muse, Howm (a little) they are > > really good package but too feature full and none offer a good > > indexing system to retrieve informations quickly and easily > > (except by adding links here and there). > > How does `outline-mode' feel? I use it for keeping various notes. > > Does it have something like an index of notes to quickly know > where to retrieve a note/information ? This is a major > requirement for me. In records-mode, pressing C-c C-j, I have an > index buffer which shows a list of keywords and the respective > notes entries (There is something close to this in notes-mode). > > The big no-no about records-mode and notes-mode currently is that > they seem "dead" and unmaintained. > > As Bastien said, maybe I am misusing Org. Maybe Org is really > what I want but concentrating only on the note taking aspect and > not using planning/todo handling. > > As far as I remember, org-mode and remember has turned out very > good combination by the past _but_, I always feel lost when it > comes to « searching » informations -ie. I do not like the search > process. > > What I need, if I go back to Org, is a setup like this: > > #1. One note page per day classified ala notes-mode (and I also > want to have the possibility to have notes not related to dates > -ie. independant notes (by, say, subject) > #2. An index of all my note entries (with quick search on > keywords, tags, etc.) > #3. I want to be able to narrow on a note entry (this is easy in > every mode I have tried) > #4. navigation facilities to previous/next day (as is done by > records-mode and notes-mode). This is an important point for > my job position. > > Free form notes taking is, off course, a _must have_ for me. > > Regards, > > Xavier Hi, i use planner and it do almost all what you need. You can take notes for a special project or daily notes You can link all these notes as you want and yes there is an index note with search...etc. I like also occur to find something in my notes. You can use narrow and allout in planner-mode but i don't know if you can narrow just one note (except if you narrow region) You can also take notes from a file or url or any place with remember. -- A + Thierry Pub key: http://pgp.mit.edu ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-19 12:45 ` Thierry Volpiatto @ 2008-02-20 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 0 siblings, 0 replies; 26+ messages in thread From: Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-20 2:00 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Thierry Volpiatto; +Cc: william.xwl, help-gnu-emacs Hi, I have used planner in the past, I tried again not that long ago and still, I find it too complex. There is so much to do/to setup before being able to use it that I gave up. Well, I think my devotion will go either on notes-mode or records. I am testing them and I will see how things go. There is even another possibility I will probably try: C-x 4 a :) Thank you all for you help. Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-19 7:52 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-19 12:45 ` Thierry Volpiatto @ 2008-02-19 15:25 ` William Xu 2008-02-20 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 1 sibling, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: William Xu @ 2008-02-19 15:25 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > > > After having tried Org Mode, Muse, Howm (a little) they are > > really good package but too feature full and none offer a good > > indexing system to retrieve informations quickly and easily > > (except by adding links here and there). > > How does `outline-mode' feel? I use it for keeping various notes. > > Does it have something like an index of notes to quickly know > where to retrieve a note/information ? It has an index, like an index of a book, a pdf document. You can toggle index mode or full display mode, hide/display some specific section. Give an example, ,----[ show all ] | * this month | | ** today | | Nice day. | | ** tomorrow | | Also nice day. | | * next month `---- ,----[ index ] | * this month.. | ** today.. | ** tomorrow.. | * next month.. `---- ,----[ show only today ] | * this month.. | ** today | | Nice day. | | ** tomorrow.. | * next month.. `---- The above should give you a feel of it. > This is a major > requirement for me. In records-mode, pressing C-c C-j, I have an > index buffer which shows a list of keywords and the respective > notes entries (There is something close to this in notes-mode). index buffer? So there are multiple buffers? Oh, outline has only one. > As Bastien said, maybe I am misusing Org. Maybe Org is really > what I want but concentrating only on the note taking aspect and > not using planning/todo handling. planning/todo thing also keeps me away. I used to try to learn planner.el(part of Muse now?), which turned out rather too complicated to me. This experience also makes me dare not try org mode yet. > As far as I remember, org-mode and remember has turned out very > good combination by the past _but_, I always feel lost when it > comes to « searching » informations -ie. I do not like the search > process. > > What I need, if I go back to Org, is a setup like this: > > #1. One note page per day classified ala notes-mode (and I also > want to have the possibility to have notes not related to dates > -ie. independant notes (by, say, subject) > #2. An index of all my note entries (with quick search on > keywords, tags, etc.) > #3. I want to be able to narrow on a note entry (this is easy in > every mode I have tried) > #4. navigation facilities to previous/next day (as is done by > records-mode and notes-mode). This is an important point for > my job position. > > Free form notes taking is, off course, a _must have_ for me. I think outline supports all above, except that I don't understand the keywords, tags thing in #2. Outline mode probably has no such thing. -- William ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-19 15:25 ` William Xu @ 2008-02-20 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 0 siblings, 0 replies; 26+ messages in thread From: Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-20 2:00 UTC (permalink / raw) To: William Xu; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs Hi, planning/todo thing also keeps me away. I used to try to learn planner.el(part of Muse now?), which turned out rather too complicated to me. This experience also makes me dare not try org mode yet. Sadly that's also my opinion. These two are really great modes but I am a totally deorganized guy who can't plan and concentrate on things todo. I have tried to follow GTD methodology at some time but sadly, I failed at it :) As for your outline idea, I do not think I will love to stay in an form-imposed tool like this. I really want free form without barriers (or the minimum if any). This is why I love ideas behind notes-mode and records-mode: I write things as they come to me withtout any distractions. That's the best tool for me I guess. Regards, Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
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* Re: records-mode ? [not found] ` <mailman.7626.1203422893.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> @ 2008-02-20 7:37 ` Tim X 2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-20 7:41 ` Tim X 1 sibling, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: Tim X @ 2008-02-20 7:37 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > > Does it have something like an index of notes to quickly know > where to retrieve a note/information ? This is a major > requirement for me. In records-mode, pressing C-c C-j, I have an > index buffer which shows a list of keywords and the respective > notes entries (There is something close to this in notes-mode). > > The big no-no about records-mode and notes-mode currently is that > they seem "dead" and unmaintained. > > As Bastien said, maybe I am misusing Org. Maybe Org is really > what I want but concentrating only on the note taking aspect and > not using planning/todo handling. > > As far as I remember, org-mode and remember has turned out very > good combination by the past _but_, I always feel lost when it > comes to « searching » informations -ie. I do not like the search > process. > Sounds to me like you could get very close to what you want by using org modes tags facility. It has fairly sophisticated tag based searching and displaying etc. > What I need, if I go back to Org, is a setup like this: > > #1. One note page per day classified ala notes-mode (and I also > want to have the possibility to have notes not related to dates > -ie. independant notes (by, say, subject) > #2. An index of all my note entries (with quick search on > keywords, tags, etc.) > #3. I want to be able to narrow on a note entry (this is easy in > every mode I have tried) > #4. navigation facilities to previous/next day (as is done by > records-mode and notes-mode). This is an important point for > my job position. > > Free form notes taking is, off course, a _must have_ for me. > It sounds to me like planner mode would be close to what you want. What you outline is very close to how I work with planner mode. I have the planner day pages and it has support for moving around - previous day, next day etc. I have various project pages with notes and tasks for each project. When I schedule a task, it appears in the day page once the date it has been scheduled for comes around. this gives me the best of both worlds. I have day pages that I can use to check what I did or will have to do on a specific day, but I also have project pages that I can check to get an overview of the tasks and notes relating to a specific project. I also use the time clocking facilities so that in my day pages, I get an overview of where I spent time for that day and in the project pages, I get an overview of how I've spent time on that project. I use remember to make notes. A copy of the note is put on the day page and one in the project page for the project I specify I've not used the search capabilities of planner mode much, so can't comment on it. However, the combination of planner mode with a few of the advanced config options is a very powerful system. I also use org mode, but I mainly use it for organising my thoughts on a specific topic - often mainly as an outliner as I prefer the planning and scheduling approach of planner mode. Tim -- tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-20 7:37 ` Tim X @ 2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-21 3:24 ` Kevin Rodgers ` (2 more replies) 0 siblings, 3 replies; 26+ messages in thread From: Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-21 2:00 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Tim X; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs Sounds to me like you could get very close to what you want by using org modes tags facility. It has fairly sophisticated tag based searching and displaying etc. As said earlier, I find Org and planner fantastic, really. The main problem with them, _for me_, is that they just do way too much. I always feel dumb and lost when trying to do simple things. For example, searching in Org makes me sick. The other problem with these tools, more for Org than planner, is that I take way too much time to "organize" my data; I am always changing how I do things, how I classify/tag them, and I am always playing with latest package features. At least, with something more basic, I am not tempted to "play" but just to do and that's the most important thing in fact. It sounds to me like planner mode would be close to what you want. What you outline is very close to how I work with planner mode. I have the planner day pages and it has support for moving around - previous day, next day etc. I have various project pages with notes and tasks for each project. When I schedule a task, it appears in the day page once the date it has been scheduled for comes around. this gives me the best of both worlds. I have day pages that I can use to check what I did or will have to do on a specific day, but I also have project pages that I can check to get an overview of the tasks and notes relating to a specific project. I also use the time clocking facilities so that in my day pages, I get an overview of where I spent time for that day and in the project pages, I get an overview of how I've spent time on that project. Since I can't follow a discipline, I am no longer planning anything. At my job position, tasks are coming all day long, project is managed by project manager and it's their job to verify I can work on a project and to plan any task needed. I am only concentrating on doing the job. I am like a FIFO: First crying, First served :) When a task hits me, it is always urgent and of higher priority than anything I was working on before (dixit my boss) thus the needless of any organisational tool for me ;) Otherwise, I would have had probably stuck with Org and friends. I use remember to make notes. A copy of the note is put on the day page and one in the project page for the project I specify Remember will probably stay here too as an helper in taking (really quick) notes. I can't live without remember, this is probably one of the most important package for me. I just need to figure out how I can make it cooperate with either records or notes-mode. Anyway, thank you very much for all your answers. Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-21 3:24 ` Kevin Rodgers 2008-02-22 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-22 0:35 ` Bastien Guerry [not found] ` <mailman.7756.1203640536.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> 2 siblings, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: Kevin Rodgers @ 2008-02-21 3:24 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard wrote: > I am like a FIFO: First crying, First served :) When a task hits > me, it is always urgent and of higher priority than anything I > was working on before (dixit my boss) thus the needless of any > organisational tool for me ;) M-x LIFO-mode :-) -- Kevin Rodgers Denver, Colorado, USA ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-21 3:24 ` Kevin Rodgers @ 2008-02-22 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 0 siblings, 0 replies; 26+ messages in thread From: Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-22 2:00 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Kevin Rodgers; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard wrote: > I am like a FIFO: First crying, First served :) When a task hits > me, it is always urgent and of higher priority than anything I > was working on before (dixit my boss) thus the needless of any > organisational tool for me ;) M-x LIFO-mode :-) Well in fact there is no notion of First or Last; all is always _hot_ and _urgent_ whatever it is (even tweaking/tuning a database server is urgent...) ;) I need a M-x vacation RET ;) Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-21 3:24 ` Kevin Rodgers @ 2008-02-22 0:35 ` Bastien Guerry [not found] ` <mailman.7756.1203640536.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> 2 siblings, 0 replies; 26+ messages in thread From: Bastien Guerry @ 2008-02-22 0:35 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Xavier Maillard; +Cc: Tim X, help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > I always feel dumb and lost when trying to do simple things. For > example, searching in Org makes me sick. What exactly makes you sick? Maybe we can improve this. > At least, with something more basic, I am not tempted to "play" > but just to do and that's the most important thing in fact. Ever tried to turn off font-lock? A few years ago, I would have found it a crazy idea, because the little Daisy Miller in me *enjoys* colors so much. But now I also enjoy a gray world, at least from time to time. Being lost in the jungle makes you concentrate on surviving (i.e. read or write the things at point, not the remote sparkling stuff.) -- Bastien ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
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* Re: records-mode ? [not found] ` <mailman.7756.1203640536.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> @ 2008-02-24 5:08 ` rustom 0 siblings, 0 replies; 26+ messages in thread From: rustom @ 2008-02-24 5:08 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs On Feb 22, 5:35 am, Bastien Guerry <Bastien.Gue...@ens.fr> wrote: > Xavier Maillard <x...@gnu.org> writes: > > I always feel dumb and lost when trying to do simple things. For > > example, searching in Org makes me sick. > > What exactly makes you sick? Maybe we can improve this. > My own take on why some people may complain about org-mode: Org mode is many things... * A tree-structurer The outlining ability * A brainstormer export-as-mind-map * A GTD framework which includes *** a todo list manager *** a time-tracker *** a (day) planner *** project-manager Unfortunately in the last case (GTD) Ive been a dismal failure and kind of given up on it. I dont think this is because some feature -- search -- or whatever 'makes me sick' nor even because of 'too many features' The problem as I see it is that GTD is such a large task (Xavier himself has said so http://www.brool.com/?p=82 ) that even the fairly large and extensive org documentation is not enough to help grapple with it. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? [not found] ` <mailman.7626.1203422893.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> 2008-02-20 7:37 ` Tim X @ 2008-02-20 7:41 ` Tim X 2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 1 sibling, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: Tim X @ 2008-02-20 7:41 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs BTW, I was going to ask if you are actually having problems with records mode? I use to use it prior to moving to planner mode. Last time I tried it I found it worked fine. While it may not be maintained at the moment, that doesn't necessarily mean its broken or of now use. I've got a couple of packages I've been using for 10 years that haven't been updated since the mid-90s and they still work just fine. regards, Tim -- tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-20 7:41 ` Tim X @ 2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-22 0:16 ` Bastien 0 siblings, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-21 2:00 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Tim X; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs Hi, BTW, I was going to ask if you are actually having problems with records mode? Indeed, yes. Latest released version won't build :) I checked out the CVS code to retrieve the missing files (the tar file is not very consistent) and it just does the trick now. I am now evaluating both records and notes. My preference goes to notes-mode since its author is answering to all my questions. I use to use it prior to moving to planner mode. Last time I tried it I found it worked fine. While it may not be maintained at the moment, that doesn't necessarily mean its broken or of now use. I've got a couple of packages I've been using for 10 years that haven't been updated since the mid-90s and they still work just fine. So do I, this was a bad argument ;) Sorry. Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-22 0:16 ` Bastien 2008-02-23 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 0 siblings, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: Bastien @ 2008-02-22 0:16 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Xavier Maillard; +Cc: Tim X, help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > I am now evaluating both records and notes. My preference goes to > notes-mode since its author is answering to all my questions. I don't know notes-mode. Can you make it interact with remember? As for the arguments about Org or planner having too many features, I don't understand them. You won't get disciplined by just using tools that have less features. And remember your living in Emacs, so there is always a doctor behind you :) In any case, if you find time to make a tutorial about notes-mode and remember, I guess the Org and planner community will be interested as well. Best, -- Bastien ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-22 0:16 ` Bastien @ 2008-02-23 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-23 11:36 ` Bastien 0 siblings, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-23 2:00 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Bastien; +Cc: timx, help-gnu-emacs Hi Bastien, Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > I am now evaluating both records and notes. My preference goes to > notes-mode since its author is answering to all my questions. I don't know notes-mode. Can you make it interact with remember? Currently, there is no support for this ut it could be really a simple task. As for the arguments about Org or planner having too many features, I don't understand them. You won't get disciplined by just using tools that have less features. And remember your living in Emacs, so there is always a doctor behind you :) The problem is not the features, the problem is that I am distracted by all of them :) I am lazy but curious so if I am given a tool such as org-mode, it is unlikely I will be very productive with it ;) In any case, if you find time to make a tutorial about notes-mode and remember, I guess the Org and planner community will be interested as well. notes-mode is so simple and so easy that I do not think I will have many things to tell about it. The process is simply: 1. emacsclient 2. open the note file of the day 3. jot down the notes 4. close the emacsclient frame I do not have enough archive to use anything else. The author of this package told me he had archives since '94 (~ 1Gb of data). As I no longer have a TODO list, I do not promise anything for the tutorial :) Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-23 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-23 11:36 ` Bastien 2008-02-28 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 0 siblings, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: Bastien @ 2008-02-23 11:36 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Xavier Maillard; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > Currently, there is no support for this ut it could be really a > simple task. The task of supporting remember for notes-mode is a good one in itself. But in your case, this is another distraction. BTW, you didn't tell me what was not very convenient with the search facilities in org-mode. -- Bastien ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-23 11:36 ` Bastien @ 2008-02-28 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-28 19:30 ` Bastien 0 siblings, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-28 2:00 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Bastien; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > Currently, there is no support for this ut it could be really a > simple task. The task of supporting remember for notes-mode is a good one in itself. But in your case, this is another distraction. remember.el is all *but* a distraction. I abuse it all day long and it is really helpful to have it. BTW, you didn't tell me what was not very convenient with the search facilities in org-mode. It is hard to tell. To be brief, I am lost with all the possibilities offered (tags, categories and all the mixing possibilities around). And tweaking this is, for me, a real distraction. I always want to do complex stuff where I should not. As I said, it is all about me and my "fascination" to procrastinate. Yes, procrastination is what could best define me. Sadly :/ Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-28 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard @ 2008-02-28 19:30 ` Bastien 2008-03-01 1:00 ` Xavier Maillard 0 siblings, 1 reply; 26+ messages in thread From: Bastien @ 2008-02-28 19:30 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Xavier Maillard; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > > > Currently, there is no support for this ut it could be really a > > simple task. > > The task of supporting remember for notes-mode is a good one in itself. > But in your case, this is another distraction. > > remember.el is all *but* a distraction. I abuse it all day long > and it is really helpful to have it. I meant: working on the integration of remember within notes-mode would just be another distraction. -- Bastien ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
* Re: records-mode ? 2008-02-28 19:30 ` Bastien @ 2008-03-01 1:00 ` Xavier Maillard 0 siblings, 0 replies; 26+ messages in thread From: Xavier Maillard @ 2008-03-01 1:00 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Bastien; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org> writes: > > > Currently, there is no support for this ut it could be really a > > simple task. > > The task of supporting remember for notes-mode is a good one in itself. > But in your case, this is another distraction. > > remember.el is all *but* a distraction. I abuse it all day long > and it is really helpful to have it. I meant: working on the integration of remember within notes-mode would just be another distraction. Actually, yes but I would have done it during my spare time (leisure time if you prefer) :) Xavier -- http://www.gnu.org http://www.april.org http://www.lolica.org ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 26+ messages in thread
end of thread, other threads:[~2008-03-01 1:00 UTC | newest] Thread overview: 26+ messages (download: mbox.gz follow: Atom feed -- links below jump to the message on this page -- [not found] <mailman.7605.1203384765.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> 2008-02-19 8:45 ` records-mode ? Tim X 2008-02-20 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-20 15:10 ` Leo 2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-19 2:00 Xavier Maillard 2008-02-19 1:55 ` Bastien Guerry 2008-02-19 2:50 ` William Xu 2008-02-19 7:52 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-19 12:45 ` Thierry Volpiatto 2008-02-20 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-19 15:25 ` William Xu 2008-02-20 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard [not found] ` <mailman.7626.1203422893.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> 2008-02-20 7:37 ` Tim X 2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-21 3:24 ` Kevin Rodgers 2008-02-22 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-22 0:35 ` Bastien Guerry [not found] ` <mailman.7756.1203640536.18990.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> 2008-02-24 5:08 ` rustom 2008-02-20 7:41 ` Tim X 2008-02-21 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-22 0:16 ` Bastien 2008-02-23 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-23 11:36 ` Bastien 2008-02-28 2:00 ` Xavier Maillard 2008-02-28 19:30 ` Bastien 2008-03-01 1:00 ` Xavier Maillard
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