Questions tagged [org-mode]
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turn off auto-fill in org tables?
I have (setq-default auto-fill-function 'do-auto-fill) in my config file, and I'm noticing that in org mode, auto-fill/wrapping occurs even within (wide) tables, which I don't like.
I confirmed that ...
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Help me get Scala source blocks working in org mode
When I attempt to evaluate Scala source blocks in org mode, I get a strange output. For instance:
#+BEGIN_SRC scala
def hello: Unit = println("hello")
hello
#+END_SRC
#+RESULTS:
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Help me get Engraved source blocks working
In Org mode mode am trying to export source blocks to Latex using engrave-faces. My init.el includes the following.
(use-package engrave-faces
:ensure t
:init
(setq org-latex-src-block-backend '...
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run check-parens or similar when saving or tangling literate configuration?
I use org babel to load my literate configuration file "config.org". But sometimes when editing that org file, I introduce some error -- say, a missed parenthesis -- and then restart emacs. ...
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Expand specific org-mode table column with headings
Consider an org-mode file like so:
#+NAME: foobar
| | Alice | Bob | Charlie |
| Foo | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Bar | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Baz | 31 | 32 | 33 |
* Alice
- Works at ...
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How to set a buffer local variable (e.g. fill-column) for one specific .org file? [duplicate]
I use fill-column 80 for the majority of my files. Howover, I have a .org with a table that is slightly wider than 80 columns. I'd like to automatically set (setq fill-column 100) for that file only, ...
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How can i load selected or checked items in a new subheader in org-mode? [closed]
I'm looking for the implementation in elisp or another method.
Let's say I have the following items
Header 1
Subheader 1
[] Item 1
[x] item 2
[] Item 3
[x] Item 4
Header 2
Clicked Items
Item 2
Item 4
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How can I org-store-link when ssh sudo hopping?
I open the file like this, with hopping:
C-x C-f /ssh:b0ef@ximian|sudo:ximian:/etc/nixos/configuration.nix RET
If I call org-store link, I get this:
[[file:/sudo:root@ximian:/etc/nixos/configuration....
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don't show images in html or local links in pdf-latex
I want to transfer folders with documents with Syncthing to the Android tablet, the documentation is made in orgmode and I export to PDF or HTML. But they don't resolve local addresses in the tablet; ...
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How to make LaTeX in org-msg e-mails look nice?
I just want to send nice-looking e-mails like this
This e-mail is achieved by using Apple Mail, LaTeXiT and a bit of hand-waving. However, in org-msg mode I can by default with dvipng/imagemagick ...
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Use an org-mode code block to execute other code blocks
I want to use a code block to execute other code blocks with a given language. For example, in my document I want to validate every HTML block using the W3 validator. Currently I do it as follows.
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Combined search: notmuch mail, org-mode docs, and filesystem locate?
I often look for information that could be either in some org-mode document, in an old email, or somewhere in the file system (and probably other places). Now I can use org-search, notmuch-search, ...
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How to SHIFT-RET to open link in a new tab while preserving RET behavior in org-mode?
In org-mode
I want to open link in a new tab when I press Shift-RET.
I'm currently using RET to open link.
I tried to use (setf (cdr (assoc 'file org-link-frame-setup)) 'find-file-other-tab).
That ...
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How to add heading in this format
I use org mode for many things including a Getting things done file and daily I am adding many headings, mostly in the format:
* TODO [#1] "Heading text here, to be typed in by me"
SCHEDULED:...
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How to fix "cd: Wrong type argument: stringp, nil" error?
I use org-babel-tangle to generate latex documents from org files.
These org files have the following first line:
#+PROPERTY: header-args :latex :comments org :tangle PATH/FILE_NAME.tex
I built a ...
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Follow symbolic links in alternative org-roam directory
I use org-roam to take notes. I have two org-roam directories. The alternative one has a .dir-locals.el file where I set the value of org-roam-directory and org-roam-db-location with the path to the ...
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How to tangle code blocks from an org file, compile the output, and open the result, with a single command?
I use org-babel-tangle to generate lilypond and latex documents from org files.
These org files have the following first line:
#+PROPERTY: header-args :LANG :comments org :tangle PATH/FILE_NAME.EXT
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How do I insert an http link into org-mode with its title?
Is there a way to have org-mode automatically set the description from the html page's when inserting a link into org-mode?
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how to programmatically create list of org-roam nodes with given tag?
I'd like to create (meta) node that contains all references to nodes given org roam tag.
For example, Let's say I've tens of org-roam-nodes about python-programming-language (each node has tag python)....
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org-mode: How do I insert correctly escaped text using elisp?
I want to insert some code using elisp into org-babel source blocks. This needs some escaping, such as replacing * with ,*. Is there a builtin insert function that handles these escape rules ...
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Configuring org-msg to use Lualatex in emails
I'm using Lualatex with a custom package and have org-mode configured to it using
(setq org-latex-compiler "lualatex")
I also put all the Latex-packages I usually need into a custom one and ...
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org mode, collect today's tasks into a buffer and edit them
In short, is there a agenda-like view that is also editable (without going to the original org file)
For instance, I'd like to create a view which shows all the todo items which have deadline today. (...
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Syntax highlighting for source blocks inside special blocks
Syntax highlighting doesn't work for source blocks that are nested inside special blocks:
#+BEGIN_test
#+begin_src js
return 14
#+end_src
#+RESULTS:
: 14
#+END_test
#+begin_src js
return 14
#+...
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Org mode not returning last evaluated line of lisp
I can't figure out why evaluating this lisp code with C-c C-c doesn't return 832040 and instead returns the function name FIB:
#+begin_src lisp
(defun fib (n)
"Return the nth Fibonacci ...
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Org mode keyword completion with pcomplete showing uppercase and lowercase duplicates
Invoking complete-symbol after #+ in an Org buffer uses pcomplete to display the following completion candidates list:
ORG:
org:
BIND:
bind:
DATE:
date:
etc.
I would like to remove the duplication of ...
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color org-agenda entries by level
My org agenda (I use it as a todo-list without dates with the alltodo type, generating a list of all todo entries for each file) has many entries with many subheadings (which can again have multiple ...
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Need help using a custom tcblistings environment for src blocks
I'm trying to advise the function org-latex-src-block--listings to use a tcblistings environment that I like. In LaTeX the environment is used like...
\begin{code}[title=TITLE, language=LANGUAGE, file=...
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How do I add an option to quote blocks to preserve newlines?
Some blocks such as begin_verse or begin_example preserve newlines. But the begin_quote block does not and we need two new lines to create a new line in the exported HTML.
What's the best way to have ...
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Why are LaTeX previews oversized when using Imagemagick but not when using Dvipng?
I am taking mathematical notes using org mode and would like to have inline previews for commutative diagrams. For mathematical equations this works perfectly with dvipng. However, dvipng doesn't play ...
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Track navigation after opening an org link
This is a longshot, but does the following exist already?
You have an link in your org file like:
* TODO Learn elisp
[[info:eintr#Arguments][eintr#Arguments]]
You open that link.
You go to the next ...
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How to remove results drawer from emacs jupyter?
I am using emacs-jupyter (commit - 16cbda79167b4e2f2c6b61b218658f0f660d97f9 [otherwise I get an error]) on emacs-29.1 and org-9.7pre.
My default header arguments are...
org-babel-default-header-args:...
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How do I interpolate elisp variables in org-mode option headers?
I want to achieve something like this:
#+latex_header: \input{${PUT_SOME_ELISP_VALUE_HERE}night_beamer_common1.tex}
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List Adaptive Fill Keeps Growing for Lists in Olivetti Mode
I'm having trouble with my org lists. They seem to have an ever increasing amount of adaptive-fill as I nest them deeper and deeper.
A picture of the problem is below. These are all single lines in ...
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Enable citation in doom emacs org-mode
I am unable to make citations work in my doom emacs installation, from the manual it is not clear which changes I need to add to the config.
What I want:
#+bibliography: notebook.bib
This is text with ...
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In Org mode, what is the priority order for a file's initial visibility?
Three things control an Org mode file's Initial Visibility: a heading's VISIBILITY property, the file's #+STARTUP: line, and the org-startup-folded variable.
In terms of priority, I've always assumed ...
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Exporting disjoint parts of Org document with marks
I am interested in exporting disjoint sections of my Org document via setting marks, as I find them most convenient. I am aware of the :export and :noexport tags, but seeing as how I have to ...
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Error in converting org file to md file: Unknown "nil" back-end: Aborting export
I'm trying to export simple org file to md format using command below:
emacs --batch myLanes.org --eval "(progn (require 'org) (org-export-as 'md))" > myLanes.md
I'm getting the error:
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How To Tangle Org Src Code Block Under Conditions
I'm using .org files to keep track of my system configuration across different machines and I want certain code blocks to be tangled only if certain conditions are met.
Let's say I have something like ...
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Displaying a rendered content of .org file into the terminal
I got a zsh script which do some work for me. Somewhere in the body of that script I'd like to have nicely rendered .org file displayed, and my zsh script to continue further. In sudo code something ...
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function needed to replace short, static list of keywords
In my workflow I copy emails into an orgmode file. I'd like to have head of the email formatted. In english emails (just as an explanation) I'd like to have *To:* instead of To:, because orgmode then ...
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Headline as the default description for an org-id link
I am using org-id to create links to different headlines in an org file. When using org-insert-link (C-c C-l), I select id as the link type option. Then I press RET. I have :complete configured to ...
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org-babel-detangle writes duplicated code
I am trying to use org-babel-detangle for a while, but the source code is detangled twice in the main org file.
Interestingly, when I run (org-babel-detangle "file_name.cpp") it does not ...
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How to write BCE dates in org-mode
I need to write BCE dates in org-mode. I'm particular about consistency and it kills me to have to write dates two different ways.
I'm hoping there's something like [-7000-01-01] to denote January 1st ...
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how to swap month with day
I have a file with the date of birthday of my friends, I use this to remember me the date if birthday...But I have a problem: the date are set in the US way (month-days-year). I would like to change ...
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How to make org-babel evaluate noweb reference only once?
To get user input for a shell script, I prepared an emacs-lisp source block.
#+name: get_text_from_user
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(let ((text (read-from-minibuffer "Enter some text> ")))
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Difference between emacs and emacs --load ./init.el
I have the init.el file with following configuration:
(require 'package)
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("tromey" . "http://tromey.com/elpa/"))
(add-to-list 'package-archives '(&...
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How can I remove the tex file after generating pdf using `org-latex-export-to-pdf`?
My goal is to export org file into a pdf file . In order to achieve it I am using org-latex-export-to-pdf:
org-latex-export-to-pdf Export current buffer to LaTeX then process through to PDF.
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How to Create a Sparse Tree Based on Two or More Properties
I have multiple headlines with two Properties A and B, storing the numerical values 0, 1, 2, 3, e.g.:
* Headline
:PROPERTIES:
:A: 2
:B: 3
:END:
I want to create a sparse tree based on the values ...
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Can a noweb block be directed to a specific output block?
I know you can give a block the property :noweb-ref give it a reference name like foo and then in another noweb block you can refer to the reference block with <<foo>>. However this means ...
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How can I simulate book parts in org-mode?
I can get a nicely highlighted separation of chapters
with book.org
#+title: Species
#+author: CRD
#+HTML_HEAD: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css"...
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