Re: [Orgmode] Org-mode versus Taskpaper - now for real

2008-04-01 Thread Clint Laskowski
You got me! April Fools! -- Clint (aka Carsten) On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Sven Bretfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > > Carsten Dominik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > The important point I would like to make here is that for all > > intents and purposes, Org-mode *is* taskpaper!

Re: [Orgmode] Table summation

2008-04-01 Thread Russell Adams
On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 04:58:51PM -0500, Eddward DeVilla wrote: > I'm not sure how tolerant you mean. Would it help to use @-I and @-II > > Edd > By tolerant I mean not sensitive to absolute table references that break if you use tab to add more rows at the bottom or C-k to kill lines in betwe

Re: [Orgmode] Org-mode versus Taskpaper - now for real

2008-04-01 Thread Sven Bretfeld
Hi Carsten Dominik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The important point I would like to make here is that for all > intents and purposes, Org-mode *is* taskpaper! Here is what I think: Carsten *is* Clint! This was a very well planned, long prepared, identity-shifting and, indeed, very nasty April

Re: [Orgmode] Table summation

2008-04-01 Thread Eddward DeVilla
I'm not sure how tolerant you mean. Would it help to use @-I and @-II Edd On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Russell Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 11:05:01AM -0500, Russell Adams wrote: > > Speaking of tables today, I thought I'd post a question that I haven't > > fo

Re: [Orgmode] Org-mode versus Taskpaper - now for real

2008-04-01 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Apr 1, 2008, at 5:52 PM, Eddward DeVilla wrote: To be honest, if I were looking for an outliner today as I was when I found org-mode, I might have been scared off. Org-mode has gotten very big. Sometimes I am wondering: what do you mean when it has gotten big? How do you measure it? One

[Orgmode] Displaying a standalone timer window based on clock-in/out

2008-04-01 Thread Jose Robins
Before I was aware of org-mode, I developed this small superkaramba timer application which would display which task I was working on, when I started it, how much time was left, and also the current time. I've attached a snapshot of that app to this email. Now I'm using org-mode extensively wh

[Orgmode] Gnus journal anyone?

2008-04-01 Thread Richard G Riley
Has anyone out there set up a system to automatically create org entries to journal outgoing emails to certain individuals? Ideally based on a bbdb entry to journal that particular contact? ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to

[Orgmode] Keeping your history for org files

2008-04-01 Thread Bernt Hansen
Hi everyone, Last week I decided I want to keep history of my org-mode file changes. I've accidentally lost things in the past when editing folded regions and this gives me a way to get back to the old version without requiring any extra steps during my normal work. --

Re: [Orgmode] Table summation

2008-04-01 Thread Russell Adams
On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 11:05:01AM -0500, Russell Adams wrote: > Speaking of tables today, I thought I'd post a question that I haven't > found a simple answer for. > > How do you sum a table reliably? (ie: tolerant of editing) > > This table requires the use of org-table-insert-row (etc...) in o

[Orgmode] Table summation

2008-04-01 Thread Russell Adams
Speaking of tables today, I thought I'd post a question that I haven't found a simple answer for. How do you sum a table reliably? (ie: tolerant of editing) This table requires the use of org-table-insert-row (etc...) in order to keep the formula correct. | Header | || | 1 | |

Re: [Orgmode] Org-mode versus Taskpaper - now for real

2008-04-01 Thread Eddward DeVilla
To be honest, if I were looking for an outliner today as I was when I found org-mode, I might have been scared off. Org-mode has gotten very big. But as you said, the easy things are easy. There are a great many feature in org-mode that I have not used nor have I had time to learn to use. They

Re: [Orgmode] Org-mode and taskpaper

2008-04-01 Thread Eddward DeVilla
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 6:20 AM, Clint Laskowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My thoughtful suggestion has become the brunt of an April Fool's Joke? > I have half a mind to report you all to the Productivity Police! Fine! > I'm going back to paper and pencil for to-do lists, and mail, too! > We'l

Re: [Orgmode] Org-mode versus Taskpaper - now for real

2008-04-01 Thread Russell Adams
On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 12:28:37PM +0200, Carsten Dominik wrote: > > Dear all, > > I hope that you will all forgive me my little joke. It worked so > well because there is a certain amount of truth in the matter, of > course, and I would like to address this in a more serious > manner. You got

[Orgmode] Re: Org-mode versus Taskpaper - now for real

2008-04-01 Thread Rainer Stengele
Dear Carsten, I was terribly shocked for about 18 seconds - my brain storming through thoughts about protesting and forking the project and what else... But as I am too convinced of the useful features of Org it became clear in a moment Next year same day will be a very interesting date to loo

tutorial: [was: Re: [Orgmode] Org-mode and taskpaper]

2008-04-01 Thread Giovanni Ridolfi
--- Bastien Guerry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto: > > what would be > Emacs without its tutorial? A closed door. > > So I believe this would be a *huge* benefit for Org > to have its own tutorial. Is it an april fool? <[°]=,=< Let's assume it isn't. I disagree since I belive the manual is

Re: [Orgmode] Org-mode and taskpaper

2008-04-01 Thread Clint Laskowski
My thoughtful suggestion has become the brunt of an April Fool's Joke? I have half a mind to report you all to the Productivity Police! Fine! I'm going back to paper and pencil for to-do lists, and mail, too! We'll see how you like that! :-) On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 2:26 AM, Carsten Dominik <[EMAIL

[Orgmode] Org-mode versus Taskpaper - now for real

2008-04-01 Thread Carsten Dominik
Dear all, I hope that you will all forgive me my little joke. It worked so well because there is a certain amount of truth in the matter, of course, and I would like to address this in a more serious manner. Org-mode has indeed become very feature-rich in the run of the years. However, while

[Orgmode] Re: Org-mode and taskpaper

2008-04-01 Thread Uwe Jochum
Hm, Message from Apr 01 2008 (11:18): > Hm, reading all the answers to this aprils fools gets me a bit worried. > Nobody seems to see the joke and everybody seems to agree that org-mode > is too bloated. sometimes the joke reveals a truth. Sometimes only the reflection of a truth. Let's wait unt

Re: [Orgmode] Org-mode and taskpaper

2008-04-01 Thread Bastien Guerry
"Egli Christian (KIRO 433)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hm, reading all the answers to this aprils fools gets me a bit > worried. Nobody seems to see the joke and everybody seems to agree > that org-mode is too bloated. :) I know TaskPaper for quite a long time. A Mac-friend of mine sent me

Re: [Orgmode] Org-mode and taskpaper

2008-04-01 Thread Karsten Heymann
"Egli Christian (KIRO 433)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> the recent discussion about Taskpaper in the thread started by >> Clint Laskowski has made me realize how much we have lost out way >> with Org-mode. Org-mode was once a compact and easy tool just like >> taskpaper. In fact, looking at th

RE: [Orgmode] Org-mode and taskpaper

2008-04-01 Thread Egli Christian (KIRO 433)
> the recent discussion about Taskpaper in the thread started > by Clint Laskowski has made me realize how much we have lost > out way with Org-mode. Org-mode was once a compact and > easy tool just like taskpaper. In fact, looking at the > features of taskpaper, one might think that they had an

[Orgmode] Re: Org-mode and taskpaper

2008-04-01 Thread Tassilo Horn
Carsten Dominik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hi Carsten, > I hope that you can all agree with my conclusion. If not, than I am > confident that with time you will realize just how important today's > decision was. I do agree with you. I only use a tiny subset of org's features: Outlining, TODOs

Re: [Orgmode] Org-mode and taskpaper

2008-04-01 Thread Giovanni Ridolfi
--- Russell Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto: > On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 09:26:49AM +0200, Carsten > Dominik wrote: > > Org-mode was once a > compact and > > easy tool just like taskpaper. [...] > > I have now come to the conclusion that we need to > turn > > the tide and downscope Org-mode

[Orgmode] Re: Org-mode and taskpaper

2008-04-01 Thread Uwe Jochum
Carsten, Message from Apr 01 2008 (09:26): > Reading this thread has really cost me a lot of sleep, but > I have now come to the conclusion that we need to turn > the tide and downscope Org-mode significantly. this is what I wrote to you some months ago. Some say it is a symbol of success when a

Re: [Orgmode] Org-mode and taskpaper

2008-04-01 Thread Russell Adams
On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 09:26:49AM +0200, Carsten Dominik wrote: > > Dear all, > > the recent discussion about Taskpaper in the thread started > by Clint Laskowski has made me realize how much we have lost > out way with Org-mode. Org-mode was once a compact and > easy tool just like taskpaper.

[Orgmode] Org-mode and taskpaper

2008-04-01 Thread Carsten Dominik
Dear all, the recent discussion about Taskpaper in the thread started by Clint Laskowski has made me realize how much we have lost out way with Org-mode. Org-mode was once a compact and easy tool just like taskpaper. In fact, looking at the features of taskpaper, one might think that they had