This is the start and end of my 117k lines long org-file which I use as a work log-book. I'm still editing it daily:
#+OPTIONS: ^:{} toc:nil num:nil html-postamble:nil #+STARTUP: hidestars org-startup-with-inline-images showall * <2010-12-22 Wed> - Spoke with Ran on phone. Agreed to call them next week about coming for a visit. * <2010-12-28 Tue> CLOCK: [2010-12-28 Tue 15:00]--[2010-12-28 Tue 18:00] => 3:00 ** Meeting with Ran about block diagram of system : * <2025-02-26 Wed> ** Done/Todo : On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM Rudolf Adamkovič <rud...@adamkovic.org> wrote: > Sébastien Gendre <s...@k-7.ch> writes: > > > I have a question for other Org-mode users: [...] > > I tried both and currently use one big file. > > The disadvantages are: sirupy load times and impractical exporting into > multiple files, like multiple HTML pages, in one go (Texinfo saves the > day, but is limited). > > The advantages are: simple navigation (headings versus headings and > files), fast agenda (to the point of being usable), simple agenda (no > need to maintain the list of agenda files), good tangling (concatenation > works across headings but not across files), and more. > > > But having one big file can make finding an information challenging. > > We can still use narrow to focus on one item, and imenu to navigate. > > I use speed commands [*] and `org-goto' configured as follows: > > (with-eval-after-load 'org > (setq org-goto-interface 'outline-path-completion > org-goto-max-level 100 > org-outline-path-complete-in-steps nil)) > > The key is to make everything you might want to search for or jump to > into a heading. With that, Org shines, being an outliner. > > [*] Beware: Speed commands do not work reliably in macros; they will > screw up your document behind your back! (CC-ing Ihor WRT this.) > > Rudy > -- > "The whole science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday > thinking." --- Albert Einstein, 1879-1955 > > Rudolf Adamkovič <rud...@adamkovic.org> [he/him] > http://adamkovic.org > >