Re: One big file or multiple small ones

Rudolf Adamkovič writes: > Okay, it was not me, and I have reproduction steps to prove it: > > 1. Create ~/test.org with the following content: > ... > 2. Execute emacs -Q > 3. Type C-x C-f ~/test.org RET > 4. Type M-x flyspell-mode RET > 5. Place the cursor on the first heading star > 6. Record

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

Rudolf Adamkovič writes: > BTW, Flyspell also makes Org with large files *terribly* slow. > > To reproduce: > > (add-hook 'text-mode-hook #'flyspell-mode) > (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook #'flyspell-prog-mode) > > [This is the recommended way of enabling Flyspell.] > > Then open a very large and compl

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

Bob Newell writes: > I use a personally written system called 'scraps' [...] which quickly > captures one 'scrap' of information [...] Love the name! :) Rudy -- "Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people." --- Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) Rudolf

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

On Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 10:46:40PM +0300, Jean Louis wrote: > * Zororg via "General discussions about Org-mode. > [2025-03-14 08:17]: > > NLP and LLM models might be truly beneficial. > > Although scary, its a good idea for personal knowledge management. > > Is it scary? Interesting to see the r

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

As usual I'm late to the party but I find uses for both a single large org file as well as multiple small ones. -For knowledge capture, I prefer the quick action of small files, one file per capture instance. I use a personally written system called 'scraps' (with many similarities to 'denot

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

* Zororg via "General discussions about Org-mode. [2025-03-14 08:17]: > NLP and LLM models might be truly beneficial. > Although scary, its a good idea for personal knowledge management. Is it scary? Interesting to see the reaction. Though I don't know why it would be scary. I can understand i

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

Rudolf Adamkovič writes: > Sébastien Gendre writes: > >> I have a question for other Org-mode users: [...] > > I tried both and currently use one big file. If anyone wonders, I organize the file as follows: * Area ** Concept *** Aspect For example: * Linear algebra ** Dot product

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

Rudolf Adamkovič writes: > 4. Type M-x flyspell-mode RET BTW, Flyspell also makes Org with large files *terribly* slow. To reproduce: (add-hook 'text-mode-hook #'flyspell-mode) (add-hook 'prog-mode-hook #'flyspell-prog-mode) [This is the recommended way of enabling Flyspell.] Then open a ver

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

Rudolf Adamkovič writes: > Jeez! I have just spent 30 minutes trying to reproduce it, staring from > -Q, and everything works 100%. Was just it me, all along? Next time, I > will try to reproduce my problem *before* making noise in the public. My > apologies folks, for wasting your time and sp

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

Such a nice explanation. It definitely speaks of experience. This resonates with me to some extent, surely I can feel down the line if I continue I might pile up without managing it properly. Categorizing is beneficial, I should utilize that more. > If you don't apply the system well enough or u

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

This resonates with me to some extent, surely I can feel down the line if I continue I might pile up without managing it properly. Categorizing is beneficial, I should utilize that more. > If you don't apply the system well enough or user doesn't know how to > apply it, then searching is the only

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

* Zororg via "General discussions about Org-mode. [2025-03-12 20:52]: > I had also been scrambling myself about this as well. > > I started out with denote (many files) since it was nice and I was using many > packages. > > Later as I went on, started digging into org mode and wondered about >

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

Ihor Radchenko writes: >> [*] Beware: Speed commands do not work reliably in macros; they will >> screw up your document behind your back! (CC-ing Ihor WRT this.) > > Do you have a reproducer to play with? Jeez! I have just spent 30 minutes trying to reproduce it, staring from -Q, and everythin

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

Am 25.02.25 um 16:39 Uhr schrieb Sébastien Gendre: > When you take notes and/or manage tasks, do you prefer one big file or > multiple small files ? I use one big file for continuous notetaking, with periodical archiving, usually per month. Every note is marked with a timestamp. I rename archiv

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

Sébastien Gendre writes: > When you take notes and/or manage tasks, do you prefer one big file or > multiple small files ? I usually use one file per category of tasks. Full-text search is very powerful, and helm-rifle makes it very convenient. > What are you experience ? Do you encounter some l

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

I had also been scrambling myself about this as well. I started out with denote (many files) since it was nice and I was using many packages. Later as I went on, started digging into org mode and wondered about managing notesin single file. As I searched across, many comments was a realizaton.

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

Rudolf Adamkovič writes: > [*] Beware: Speed commands do not work reliably in macros; they will > screw up your document behind your back! (CC-ing Ihor WRT this.) Do you have a reproducer to play with? -- Ihor Radchenko // yantar92, Org mode maintainer, Learn more about Org mode at

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

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 ne

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

Sébastien Gendre 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 adv

Re: One big file or multiple small ones

Hi, This question seems to come back up again ;) Sébastien Gendre writes: > When you take notes and/or manage tasks, do you prefer one big file or > multiple small files ? Check out https://orgmode.org/worg/topics/how-many-files.html and https://old.reddit.com/r/orgmode/search?q=single+file&re