Questions tagged [org-mode]
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How to silence *Org Preview LaTeX Output* buffer?
Every time I preview a math segment, this buffer pops up with the following text:
This is /path/to/bin/dvipng (dvipng (TeX Live)) 1.15 Copyright 2002-2015 Jan-Ake Larsson
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Is there a way I can ...
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Is there a way to run a shell command on a previously compiled C org source block?
If i have the following block:
#+NAME: my-code
#+BEGIN_SRC C
#include <stdio.h>
int main ()
{
printf("Hello, World!");
return 0;
}
#+END_SRC
How can I use the compiled output in another ...
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How to always hide a subtree in org mode?
Is there a property or command that can help to hide/fold a subtree temporarily even when doing org-cycle?
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Spaces get trimmed when I use org table in (R) code block
Please, help! I use literate programming and I want to use org-mode tables as data for my R code blocks. However, when it comes to cell values that have meaningful leading and trading spaces org-mode ...
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Turn off prompting for executing shell links in org mode
If I add the following to an org-mode file:
[[shell:DIR]]
It creates a link which will run 'DIR' and show the output in a separate window.
Here's the result:
Now, right after you open the link, ...
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Is there a way to “end” an org tree so that the text afterwards is at the top level?
Sometimes, I'd like to have a way to indicate that an org tree has an "end" and then be able to return to the top level. I.e. I'd like the document to look like this:
* headline
some text here
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Capture todos to the last Tasks heading
I have such a diary structure
*** 2019-07-28 Monday
**** Tasks
*** 2019-07-29 Tuesday
**** Tasks
Desire to capture todos under the Tasks of latest day
(setq org-capture-templates '(("t" "Todo [...
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org-mode function definition is void
I install org-mode using use-package via the orgmode.org elpa archive.
In the past month I've received Symbol’s function definition is void messages such as:
org-capture-select-template: Symbol’s ...
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tide-mode in org-edit-src-code
I want to activate tide-mode when using Javascript soruce code blocks,
following this it works well with indium:
https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-js.html
But I want to use ...
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How to filter a dynamic block column view by tags with a :match selector?
I'm trying to filter an org mode heading by tag in a dynamic block, but the match syntax is not quite working out.
Example:
#+COLUMNS: %25ITEM %TAGS
* Something ...
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‘python-shell-completion-native-enable’ was t and “jupyter” is not part
Upon runing the following codes with ob-ipython
#+begin_src ipython :session alinbx :results output
num_friends = [100, 49, 41, 40, 25,
# ... and lots more
]
print('...
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Change the status of task from todo to done after clocking out
After org-clock-out the current todos, I have to manually change its status from todo to done.
How could automate the process.
If a clocking task was clocked-out, it's status would be changed to ...
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Use custom BibLaTeX fields with Org-ref
I am managing my bibliography with John Kitchin's org-ref package. I want to create an @film entry type with a few custom fields. So in my init.el file, I have:
;; Create fields for Film type
(add-to-...
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Org mode capture from elswhere in mac
I have created a very simple org mode capture template to collect my random thoughts throughout the day. When in Emacs, I hit f6 and voila: capture template. However, in order to log the capture while ...
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How to concatenate similar groups of blocks during tangle with noweb syntax?
I used to have a literate configuration file structured as follows:
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :tangle "/tmp/out.el" :noweb yes
;; requirements
<<require>>
;; other
<<execute>>
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Placement of listing environment
I have a org file as follows:
#+NAME: ls:tpolicy-dr
#+CAPTION: xxxxx
#+ATTR_LATEX: :placement [ht!] :options framesep=3mm,xleftmargin=21pt,tabsize=4
#+BEGIN_SRC json
[{
"Authority":"ABC",
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org-mode: Remove loading message when exporting HTML and then converting to PDF
My goal is to export an HTML document and convert it to a PDF so I can have some of the advanced syntax highlighting and source code background coloring options in a PDF file.
It seems to be working ...
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Embed org task list from other subtree
Is there a way to embed/include/reference (I don't know the proper word in emacs-speek :)) to headings so that their contents show in a different place?
The idea is to reduce duplications and ...
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Problem with org-mode odt exporter for styling exported src code blocks
I try to change the style of src code blocks export with odt exporter but it does not work as expected.
I first exported my file to an odt document. Then I changed the style of OrgSrcBlock and saved ...
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Run the source code in org mode asynchronously
Upon running shell command from the org source code:
#+BEGIN_SRC shell
rsync -av ~/Documents \
--include=~/Public /media/me/disk/
#+END_SRC
it stopped and waiting, cannot do nothing else.
How ...
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org-mode - Gradual cycling
Let's suppose I have the following outline in org-mode:
If I use tab to cycle through the states, starting from a fully hidden state, we get:
then
and finally the fully expanded view:
Is there an ...
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Why can't multiple-cursors type in org-mode files?
I use multiple cursors and I use org-mode extensively though the two together does not work.
This buffer is in fundamental-mode
this is the first line
this is the second line
I'm going to put ...
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org-mode: Use dvisvgm on HTML export of Babel LaTeX blocks
As far as I understand, there are two competing forces when exporting LaTeX to HTML.
If it's in the text (including using \begin blocks), then the preview mode of org.el is used, relying on org-...
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Adding day to %t in orgmode capture template
Complete novice here to Emacs and OrgMode. I've created a capture template (.txt file) that takes 1 task and returns a list of 3 subtasks that need to be completed. I have been able to get the ...
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Org-ref associate entry with local file
I am a mendeley user trying to sync org-ref with my local biliography (bibtex format).
I'm having some trouble to run the function org-ref-open-pdf-at-point.
Running this function while the cursor ...
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org agenda keyword prompty
I've got a file with a lot of headlines, each of which has the keyword property defined. The basic case is that an entry has multiple keywords.
I'd like to define a custom agenda command that asks ...
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Org-Mode: Link files with IDs and not Filenames
I want to use Org-Mode as a wiki so I need to have an index of all my org files. In it I want to have a list of links to all those files, but my problem is that I have found no way to link pages with ...
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insert cursor postion in org-structure-template-alist
It's easy to insert source code template in org 9.1 by
it is configured as
("s" "#+BEGIN_SRC ?\n#+END_SRC")
Of them, ? for cursor position,
unfortunately, it does not work in 9.2
Custormize ...
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How to tell Ivy to use completing-read-default for specific command? (org-tags-view, in particular)
Ivy (+swiper +counsel) is very cool and I use it constantly for an ever growing number of tasks. But there are some cases in which the requirements of a certain completion task defeats Ivy's logic. ...
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how to test which org mode publish backend is in course in a export filter?
Why is my org mode publish derived backend not reconized in the code snipped below?
(if (org-export-derived-backend-p backend 'jekyllHtmlPost)
This is my complete init.el
;;; package --- Summary
...
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execute result block as shell commands
I would like to build a shell command using elisp and then printing the result so it is stored in a #+RESULTS block and from there execute that result block as a shell command still inside the org-...
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Org-capture template with deadline of one month from today
As it seems, org-mode capture templates mechanism maybe have changed? I'm using:
Org mode version 9.2.4 (9.2.4-10-g3b006f-elpaplus)
What I'm trying to do is to have a capture template that will ...
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Mandatory capturing data before every org file is modified
I have to create a list of documents I modified or created in a day. I use org-capture to create it. I use following org capture template to capture the data when I start working on the file
("c"...
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python-shell-completion-native-enable and python-shell-completion-native-disabled-interpreters’
Upon invoking C-c c-c on the source code, it prompt errors
Warning (python): Your ‘python-shell-interpreter’ doesn’t seem to
support readline, yet ‘python-shell-completion-native-enable’ was t
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Indent code block in org mode headines
How I can indent code block to align it to the begining of #+BEGIN_SRC ?
Right now it looks like this and I would like to be like this
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Automaticaly insert '~' Symbol before and after a “Marked Expression”
I am documenting Code a lot. For exporting purposes I often have to add a '~' infront and after an Expression. For Example "Adc_Cfg.c" needs to get "~Adc_Cfg.c~". That way the Export to PDF via latex ...
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Open code snippet from org-mode with C-' in a vertical split instead of an horizontal one
In org-mode, I open a code snippet with C-' (org-edit-special) to edit it in a separate split. By default, it opens it in a horizontal split.
Is there a way to open a code snippet from org-mode with ...
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Text overflow in agenda views
I am not quite sure what the best way to describe what I'm looking for is, so let me start with a picture. This is the result of doing a search for all TODO items in my agenda-files with a certain tag....
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scheme not working in org soure code
After enable scheme in babel and restart the emacs,
Run the codes
#+BEGIN_SRC scheme
(define (A x y)
(cond ((= y 0) 0)
((= x 0) (* 2 y))
((= y 1) 2)
(else (A (- x 1)
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Trouble with org-capture for links
I'm having some trouble getting links to work. All of my other capture templates are working, but when I press "l"for link, it doesn't prompt me for the link. It instead immediately says Capture abort:...
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Open org-agenda on the top
Every time, org-agenda is invoke by 'C-c a`, it display at the bottom on another window.
Is it possible to configure it open on the top?
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When scrolling a list of buffer, can the buffer content be shown in a second window?
When using dired and peep together, I can scroll up (C-p) or down (C-n) the dired file list in the left window, and see the content of each file in the right window. This is a very practical ...
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Can org-mode radio targets show their definition when hovering over them with the mouse?
Org-modes radio targets are useful for automatically adding definitions to terms used in a text. You can define a term within triple angled brackets, like in this definition line:
<<<my ...
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How to make helm list all options when hitting M-x
I unfortunately lost my init_helm.el file, and had to reconstruct it from scratch, so far only with these commands:
(require 'helm)
(helm-mode 1)
The functionality I miss the most is the ability to ...
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How to make a newfile-function opening the new file in a new frame?
I use Emacs org-mode for note taking during philosophical dialogs. I make one new file for each idea encountered, using this code:
(defun myfun-create-note-file()
"Doc-string."
(interactive)
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set fill-column in org-capture notes
I'm trying to customize the fill-column value for org-add-note when adding notes to an Org TODO (e.g., C-c C-z).
I have tried to add the following to the org-add-note function (this seems reasonable ...
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Exclude the habits from the global todo list
I set habits
** TODO Wake Up Early In the Morning
SCHEDULED: <2019-07-17 Wed 05:00 ++1d -0d>
:PROPERTIES:
:STYLE: habit
:LAST_REPEAT: <2019-07-15 Mon 04:30>
they display on agenda ...
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Org mode regex search view
Upon reading Search View
It state that
You can incrementally adjust a boolean search with the following keys
[ Add a positive search word
] Add a negative search word
{ Add a positive regular ...
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org-capture-templates which not level one heading
I wrote such a capture template
(add-to-list 'org-capture-templates
'("d" "Diary"
entry (file "~/ORG/src/sdiary.org")
"**** Log \n\n**** Tasks\n\n**** ...
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Hide slashes in italic text in org-mode
By default, text between slashes is italicized:
Is there a way to have org mode hide the slashes while keeping the text italicized?
UPDATE
NickD's answer below works great! Here's what it looks ...
