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Cannot get tags from `org-clock-get-table-data`
I got an org file like this:
* TODO One :ONE:
:LOGBOOK:
CLOCK: [2024-11-17 Sun 19:06]--[2024-11-17 Sun 20:06] => 1:00
:END:
* TODO Two ...
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Enable emojis in Org-Mode tags?
By default you can't use emojis in tags when using org-mode. Is there a simple or not so simple way to enable it?
E.g.
+ [ ] Text0 :💀:tags:
+ [ ] Text1 :💀:foo:
+ [X] Text2 :🎮:bar:
+ [ ] Text3 :💗:...
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How to set `org-tag-alist` locally within a function?
I have been reading about the fast tag selection interface in the manual, and I would like to use it, but only in some cases.
When I set tags for some kind of topics grouping, I am fine using the ...
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How can I check if a todo has a previous todo sibling?
I am trying to automatically toggle a 'blocking' tag to a todo entry based on certain conditions. The tag label is #Ordered.
I have two todo keywords EPIC and PHASE that should receive this tag when ...
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Is it possible in Org-mode to disable the jump to tags upon entering a space at the end of a heading?
In Org-mode, I have the tags right next to the heading text, separated by a single space (i.e. org-tags-column = 0). Now, if I have a heading with existing tags, and I place the cursor at the end of ...
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org-mode: per-exporter #+SELECT_TAGS & #+EXCLUDE_TAGS?
Problem statement
In Emacs org-mode, I am looking for a way to define #+EXPORT_EXCLUDE_TAGS (which defaults to :noexport) and #+EXPORT_SELECT_TAGS on a per-exporter basis, such that they apply only to ...
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Programmatically use org-tags-view to search in current subtree
I am looking for a way to programmatically search for headings in the current subtree. More specifically, I have a vocabulary file, in which I store words I need to learn. Each word is a subtree in ...
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Setting Properties for org-mode whole buffers
Context: I am looking for a clean way to declare buffer level metadata to Org files. Some properties can only be declared at level-0 (i.e. buffer level) and others only in a property drawer, which is ...
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extend org-tags-view to show body of the matching node
In my org files I have many entries that hold a tag. I use them (among many other things) to create reading lists and such. The org-tags-view then shows these items in a list and I browse through them....
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exporting org-mode tags in latex in separated boxes
Sorry for this elisp newbie question but I'd like to rewrite org-latex-format-headline-function in order to have each tag of a headline surrounded by a box (with \framebox) at export.
However, I don't ...
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Automatically remove tag
I want to automatically remove 'tag1', from a heading if I either assign a scheduled or due date or 'tag2' to it.
Just to clarify, there is:
* Some heading :tag1:tag3:
If I add 'tag2', it becomes:
* ...
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Show all inherited tags in format %T, in org-agenda-prefix-format
The documentation says that %T shows the tag of the item. However the documentation states:
%T the last tag of the item (ignore inherited tags, which come first)
How can I get All the tags (...
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Use #+FILETAGS to set all headings the tag :drill:?
I'm trying out org-drill and have compiled a small list of headings that I'd like to set the :drill: tag to. I also read that one can set a "file-level" tag by using the #+FILETAGS method at ...
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Gather all tagged text in one document a la LogSeq
Is it possible to have a flow in Emacs similar to LogSeq whereby the user can call one tag (e.g., #quotes) and have a buffer filled with all the text that matches such tag? I suppose the closer thing ...
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How to use org-tag-persistent-alist AND per-file dynamic tags
Reading the org manual about setting global/per-file tags, I wonder if it is possible to use org-tag-persistent-alist AND per-file dynamic tags.
When using org-set-tags-command, I’d like to select ...
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How to replace ascii codes with characters in custom settings or buffer?
I customized org-tag-alist using the built-in customization interface. This stored the values in ("tag") . <ascii key value>) pairs like this:
("ez" . 90)
("pin"...
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Search for tags in the future
I would like to create a custom agenda view for future entries with a given tag (e.g. LABEL). I've tried something like:
(setq org-agenda-custom-commands
'(("l" tags "+LABEL +...
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Using org-map-entries to add properties to all entries with tags
I'm trying to make a function that will allow me to add properties to all entries in an org file that contain a particular tag ("drill"):
(defun add-to-chinese-anki ()
(interactive)
(org-...
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Autocompletion of tags in orgmode
Is it possible to have in the completion window the list of ALL tags ?
TAG1 + TAG2 + TAG3 + TAG4+ TAG5
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Cycle Through Org Mode Todo Tags Based on Tag
I have one org file, inbox.org, which I use for keeping all of my todos. I have todos of several categories, like:
work
memory
fitness
outreach
and so on.
Is there a way to order these tags to ...
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Show only the real matches in clock table - without their parent headlines
The clock table of org mode has so many great features but I couldn't find this:
I'd like to have only the headlines with a specific tag without their parents.
Example
#+BEGIN: clocktable :scope ...
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Is there a limit for the length of tag names in org mode? (hanging up by long names)
In the latest version of org-mode (9.3.6) I get a strange behavior.
Setup:
empty init.el file (just the information to load the latest org-mode package from the elpa directory)
empty org file
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Clicking on a tag when a date is set in the heading causes "no link found"
I have a heading like so:
* First entry <2020-04-01> :tag1:
Clicking on :tag1: doesn't work. I see the following error in the mini-buffer:
user-error: No link found
Clicking on the ...
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Org mode tag column setting is ignored
Running Doom Emacs v 2.0.9.
My ~/.doom.d/init.el contains:
(custom-set-variables
'(org-tags-column -80)
)
When I add tags using counsel-org-tag, the tag alignment in the current headline is ...
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Sort tags in a headline
When we add tags to a headline, they just get appended. For instance,
* Head 1 :A:C:B:
* Head 2 :B:A:C:
Is there a way I can sort these tags so we get:
* Head 1 :A:B:C:
* Head 2 :A:B:C:
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Dynamically filter for multiple tags in org agenda
As far as I can see there are no previous questions on here that address my specific need, despite some being fairly similar.
In the agenda view, I can use org-agenda-filter-by-tag to filter for/...
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How to search by tags in org-mode
Here is a simple file:
#+TAGS: math(m) music(u)
* Gödel :math:
* Bach :music:
* Gauss :math:
* Beethoven :music:
* Mozart :music:
Then I tried M-x org-tags-view
Match: +math
I expected that Gödel ...
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Specific file for pooling tags in org folder
I'm trying to organize tags among many org files.
I have a few tags defined in init.el through org-tag-alist and other tags placed at top of files.
I would like to set a tags.org file for tags in ...
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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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org-caldav synchronization freezes when using tags
I've finally decided to solely work in emacs, including my caldav-calendars, which I keep synchronized via my personal Nextcloud. I'm new to org-mode and trying to set things up.
So far I've managed ...
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Tag inheritance respecting mutual exclusivity in org mode
Is it possible to have tag inheritance respect mutually exclusive tag groups in org-mode? What I would like to do is set a default tag on a top-level entry, and override it with one of the other tags ...
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Filter for tags in plain org
I am sure this is a trivial question, but I just started out and honestly can't solve it.
I have a plain org file. Where I created a couple of headlines, which I tagged. How do I list all headlines ...
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Customizing tags auto-completion
Is it possible to tweak auto-completion of tag names to make it seem like if there were multiple levels of tags? For example:
* Movie A :entertainment:movies:action:
* Movie B ...
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Implementing (org-agenda) sort comparison function in terms of presence of list items
I want to implement an org-agenda-cmp-user-defined for use with org-agenda-sorting-strategy and user-defined-up / user-defined-down.
In order to do that, I have two lists of tags I need to compare, ...
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Interactive 'TAGS/PROP/TODO' query limited to particular level of tree?
I want to do a search where I interactively specify a tag (ideally with counsel-org-tag-style tag completion) and get an agenda buffer listing matching items at a particular level of the hierarchy (...
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How to allow tag inheritance only for headlines that have tags themselves?
Consider the following headline structure with tags:
* Recipes :recipe:
** Pizza :unhealthy:
*** Ingredients
*** How to
** Burrito :unhealthy:
*** Ingredients
*** How to
** Salad :healthy:
*** ...
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Org-export scope subtree: ignore multiple trees with a single tag
I use orgmode to export to latex using the subtree export command C-c C-e C-s l l.
Suppose I have a .org file like below:
* My main project
** Chapter 1 - Done
** Chapter 2 - Partially Done
** ...
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Automatically add an Org tag if some other Org tag is added
I want a mechanism by which if an Org headline has TAG1, TAGX2 is also added to it. This can happen at capture time (preferable) or some kind of a cron job that runs every x minutes, parses all ...
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Rename tags in org agenda files
As the title suggests, I want to rename several tags only in agenda files.
So, a tag1 will become tag11, taga1 will become someothertag, etc.
I can do it with C-a m tag1 * B + tag11 RET C-a m tag1 * ...
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org-complete-tags-always-offer-all-agenda-tags does not provide all tags
Running emacs 25.2.2.
In my init.el, I have:
(org-complete-tags-always-offer-all-agenda-tags t)
So, when I C-c C-q on a headline in any org file, I expect it to show me tags from all agenda files. ...
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Org Tags mess up on fast completion
In my init.el I have the following lines:
(add-hook 'org-capture-mode-hook
(lambda ()
(set (make-local-variable 'org-complete-tags-always-offer-all-agenda-tags)
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Setting up org-mode tags with groups
Running in emacs -Q I set up this file and added it to my agenda
#+TAGS: [ toptag : subtag ]
* headline 1 :toptag:
* headline 2 :subtag:
* headline 3
org-tag-alist now has value (("[") ("toptag") (:...
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Extract phone numbers from multiple org files
I create one folder per person for my patients. For every visit a new org file is created in a folder with date stamp.org as file name. The org file contains name and phone number of the person in ...
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Org mode - autocomplete tags
When I try to enter tags, autocomplete is tedious. I do C-c C-q enter first few characters, hit TAB then select. And repeat if I want to add more than one tags.
I can do the same by entering : in the ...
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Does `@` in a tag have a special meaning?
I see that the only allowed characters in tags are letters, numbers, _, and @. While _ apparently serves to visually separate words, why is @ included? Does it have any special meaning, or a typical ...
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How to directly complete org-mode tags with helm?
When using org-set-tags in org-mode headings, the somewhat clunky *Org tags* selection buffer is shown by default. I always press tab in order to switch to helm-mode-org-set-tags, which lets me choose ...
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use org tags inline?
Is it possible to use org mode tags :LIKE_THIS: inline in the heading text, the way #twitter_style tags are used elsewhere?
If I add any text after a :tag:, it stops being highlighted as a tag, and C-...
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Org-mode hide tags in outline view
Can anyone think of a way to hide org-mode tags, perhaps something along the lines of this solution to completely hide the properties drawer?
I would love to hide tags but still have them searchable ...
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How do I get all the tags on a headline, including the inherited ones?
The Org Manual says that a child headline will inherit all the tags from its parent.
What function should I use to give me a list of all these tags?
org-get-tags and org-get-local-tags both seem to ...
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How to exclude several tags from view blocks?
I'm building my composite agenda view in org-mode. I want to exclude some entries shown in the lower block from the upper block since they are redundant.
This is what I got:
(setf org-agenda-custom-...
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