Re: [O] Org-babel and LaTeX letter

2011-09-07 Thread Ben Alexander
ode, the wonderful documentation, the customize-able options, and the great help I get when I turn to the mailing list. You all rock! -Ben On 2011-Sep-06, at 17:58, Thomas S. Dye wrote: Aloha Ben, I'm not sure I understand what you are doing here, so please excuse me if I'

[O] Org-babel and LaTeX letter

2011-09-06 Thread Ben Alexander
Hello orgmode and latex users! I'm trying to use a latex to write a letter, and I'm using an org babel block to hold the original source. I've whittled down my latex code to one word and it still isn't working for me. I've included the code block and the pdflatex output buffer. I notice

Re: [Orgmode] Bug: org-mobile "Bad file encoding" [6.33trans]

2009-11-26 Thread Ben Alexander
me) the a-with-breve did not have an issue in the default coding system. I once had a problem with my original org files, but now I can't recreate that problem either. Sorry to bring bad news. On 2009-Nov-23, at 20:53, Ben Alexander wrote: I added the following lines (to my

Re: [Orgmode] Bug: org-mobile "Bad file encoding" [6.33trans]

2009-11-23 Thread Ben Alexander
that mess of options, it seems that you be able to have your files default to UTF-8 (which is the encoding MobileOrg is looking for). If this works for you, would please let the list know so the solution is archived? I'll also update the website with the appropriate details. Thanks! Ric

[Orgmode] Bug: org-mobile "Bad file encoding" [6.33trans]

2009-11-22 Thread Ben Alexander
don't have complete control over the webserver configuration. I'm stumped as to what I should try next. Any pointers will be appreciated, Ben Alexander == Emacs : GNU Emacs 22.3.1 (i386-apple-darwin9.7.0, Carbon Version 1.6.0) of 2009-06-07 on scarlett.local - Aquamac

[Orgmode] Keeping org files under git - trimming the repository

2009-08-04 Thread Ben Alexander
Hello all. This is really more of a git question, but I keep my org file stored under git and I've seen other people on this list speak of doing the same. Different people cite different benefits: + keeping home and work copies of todo.org in sync + storing todo.org on a USB stick for trans

Re: [Orgmode] Does this happen to you? Aquamacs messes with you! (but I still like my Mac)

2009-03-26 Thread Ben Alexander
omize the org-column- title face (Options -> Customize Emacs -> Specific Face -> then type with completion org-column-title). I think I left everything alone, but added an entry to the 'Inherit' list. I have the word 'fixed-pitch' without the quotes as my sole

Re: [Orgmode] Release 6.22

2009-02-10 Thread Ben Alexander
Hi Saurabh, I had fancy ideas once, and I've gone nowhere with them. I used org- map-entries to convert an org-mode file into an acceptable input file for ledger. See my note to the org-mode list at : http://groups.google.com/group/ledger-cli/browse_thread/thread/cba54edf065c7623 I haven'

Re: [Orgmode] Re: Updating the [/] and [%]

2008-12-20 Thread Ben Alexander
I'm not really surprised by this: headlines are really important in org-mode, but I tried it anyway. Org-mode version 6.15a "GNU Emacs 22.3.2 (i386-apple-darwin9.5.0, Carbon Version 1.6.0) of 2008-09-21 on plume.sr.unh.edu - Aquamacs Distribution 1.5" On Mac OS X.5 The surprising this was th

Re: [Orgmode] reference to same row in spreadsheet

2008-12-18 Thread Ben Alexander
How about adding a customizable variable which defaults to nil. (Call it org-use-new-spreadsheet-semantics). If it is nil, whenever the new syntax is used, raise a warning. The warning could be: 1. just a message to the echo area 2. inserted into the top of the updated table 3. an error which

[Orgmode] org-mode and ledger cli accounting

2008-12-17 Thread Ben Alexander
, from a file named bens-org-ledger.el It starts from the comments below to the end of the message. I'm sorry to be wordy but I thought having something that could be used (even awkwardly) would jump start the conversation ;; I'm naming every function I can with the bens-org-led

[Orgmode] Re: Help with org-map-entries and property searches

2008-12-17 Thread Ben Alexander
Genius! Thanks! On 2008-Dec-17, at 15:46, Bernt Hansen wrote: Ben Alexander writes: However, all of the following attempts to search for both kinds of (or all) values fail (no error, just the wrong value). What am I doing wrong? Try this: (add 2 more \ characters before the

[Orgmode] Help with org-map-entries and property searches

2008-12-17 Thread Ben Alexander
Hi, I'm trying to code lisp, and it's slow going for me. I was hoping someone with a few spare cycles could explain why this doesn't work the way I expect. I typed the following code into an org file and hit C-x C-e (eval-last-sexp): (length (org-map-entries t "+LEDGER=\"entry\""))

Re: [Orgmode] Idea for org-mode add on - org-console

2008-11-25 Thread Ben Alexander
On 2008-Nov-25, at 17:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Richard Riley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 25 November 2008 14:24:18 GMT To: org-mode Subject: [Orgmode] Idea for org-mode add on - org-console I love org-mode. It is perfect for things like a work journal/ daily "work done" diary. I wo

Re: [Orgmode] RFC: Improvements to org-remember

2008-11-24 Thread Ben Alexander
On 2008-Nov-24, at 04:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: James TD Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 24 November 2008 01:25:57 EET To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Subject: [Orgmode] RFC: Improvements to org-remember * New features ** Adding non-headline items That's a fantastic idea! ** Updating co

[Orgmode] Does this happen to you? Aquamacs messes with you! (but I still like my Mac)

2008-11-07 Thread Ben Alexander
h the shift-mouse-click, and cmd-C lets me pull text out of Aquamacs and into Mail. I'd bet that many of you on a mac already know this because of how hard it is to NOT type a C-p when you want to go up! Anyway, thanks for listening to the rant, and I hope it helps someone out there.

[Orgmode] small doc patch

2008-11-03 Thread Ben Alexander
'teh' changed to 'the' --->% diff --git a/lisp/org-agenda.el b/lisp/org-agenda.el index 8dd31c8..3991a21 100644 --- a/lisp/org-agenda.el +++ b/lisp/org-agenda.el @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ t, also all archive files associated with the current select files will be included.") (defcustom org-ag

[Orgmode] Problem with org-toggle-timestamp-type

2008-10-31 Thread Ben Alexander
Hi! I'm cannot figure out how to use version control in general, and git in particular. However, I think there is a mistake with org-toggle- timestamp-type. Currently, the message always returns "Timestamp is now active" regardless of wether it is or not. I think this is because the me

[Orgmode] Re: Problem with org-toggle-timestamp-type

2008-10-30 Thread Ben Alexander
I apologize if this is a repeat. It's in my sent items, but I haven't seen it on the list yet. I edited the message bit, and added a bit more: Hi! I cannot figure out how to use version control in general, and git in particular. So I can't generate a proper patch. However, I think there

[Orgmode] org-cycle broken when cursor is at ellipses

2008-10-26 Thread Ben Alexander
'places.el' thing. And I reiterate: this is really a tiny issue. Just hitting C-a fixes the state of point. On 2008-Oct-24, at 19:44, Avdi Grimm wrote: On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 2:33 PM, Ben Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Ok, here's your chance. This is something t

Re: [Orgmode] import mail messages like mhc?

2008-10-25 Thread Ben Alexander
On 2008-Oct-25, at 16:39, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 25 October 2008 13:10:27 BST To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Subject: [Orgmode] import mail messages like mhc? Hi All; I am currently using a Frankenstein-duct-tape-monster made from mhc and org-mode to track time an

Re: [Orgmode] How you can help

2008-10-24 Thread Ben Alexander
On 2008-Oct-23, at 17:42, Avdi Grimm wrote: If someone would be so kind as to identify a small bug or feature, I would be happy to demonstrate this workflow in the form of code, time permitting. Ok, here's your chance. This is something that has bothered me for quite some time, but I've

Re: [Orgmode] Re: How you can help

2008-10-23 Thread Ben Alexander
On 2008-Oct-23, at 16:49, Richard Riley wrote: Sebastian Rose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Bernt Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Running a minimal emacs should suppress custom config files: emacs -q -l yourtest.el Added this one to the Clippboard section on new org-tests/index.or

Re: [Orgmode] How you can help

2008-10-23 Thread Ben Alexander
know of someone who knows how to do automated tests in elisp, or some technique, package, whatever, please post it to the list, so we all can take a look at it and comment->decide something. This is _highly_ _appreciated_. Ben Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Sebastian Rose wrote: 5.

Re: [Orgmode] How you can help

2008-10-23 Thread Ben Alexander
Sebastian Rose wrote: > 5. I also think of little packages for testing parts of org. I'm curious if you or someone else has any ideas for writing automated tests for org-mode. I haven't the foggiest idea how someone would write a test for the parts of org that control what is displayed on

[Orgmode] Re: install and info

2008-10-09 Thread Ben Alexander
Hi, On my Mac OS X (10.5.5) system, /usr/share/info looks like the directory with all the info files. Since I use MacPorts, I usually add the org-info file to /opt/local/share/info so the suggested change is slightly more convenient in that case, too. HTH, Ben Carsten Dominik <[EMAI

[Orgmode] How can I include body of tree as DESCRIPTION: tag using org-export-icalendar

2007-09-18 Thread Ben Alexander
Hello, I have read the org-mode info pages, and the FAQ online, and they've been a great source of help. I'm happily using org-mode on a Mac OS X system, and exporting to an iCalendar file and syncing with iCal. It works pretty well. I then use iSync to export my calendar to my mobile