Index Emagician Base Install Meta Interface Programming Text Org Lamp Journal Snippets jonnay.netFork on Github

Org-Grimoire

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

Trying to keep my org-mode setup inside of the Emagicians Starter Kit was getting too insane. On top of that I declared org-bankruptcy awhile ago, and haven't really recovered since. And so, here is a fresh new attempt at using org. Along with it will be a tutorial that anyone can follow along with and get themselves into a better state.

2 How to use this Guide

Not sure yet. Wait till it is written.

3 Org fixing - all the small things that need tweaking

3.1 Saveplace

(defun emagician-org/fix-saveplace ()
    "Fixes a bit of brokenness with saveplace.el and org-mode"
    (when (outline-invisible-p)
      (save-excursion
        (outline-previous-visible-heading 1)
        (org-show-subtree))))

  (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'emagician-org/fix-saveplace)

3.2 Turn on flyspell

(add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'flyspell-mode)

3.3 Fix YAS

The latest version of yasnippet doesn't play well with Org mode. If the above code does not fix the conflict, start by defining the following function:

(defun yas/org-very-safe-expand ()
  (let ((yas/fallback-behavior 'return-nil)) (yas/expand)))

Then, tell Org mode what to do with the new function:

(emagician/defhook fix-yasnippet-for-org org-mode-hook
  (make-variable-buffer-local 'yas/trigger-key)
  (setq yas/trigger-key [tab])
  (add-to-list 'org-tab-first-hook 'yas/org-very-safe-expand)
  (define-key yas/keymap [tab] 'yas/next-field))

4 What do I need.

  • Basic Todo Listing and entry
    • Grouping of tasks under a project
      • Tasks Have states: TODO, NEXT, WAITING and DONE.
      • Show all Next Actions
  • Pomodoro
    • Timers
  • Journaling and time management
    • Prompt for when tasks change state
    • show time spent on a task.
  • Habits For Review
  • Agendas
  • Quick access to org files
  • Sane attachment handling (link to, not copy)

5 Agenda Files

(setq org-agenda-files '("~/org/" "~/Dropbox/arduino/BunnyCyborg/BunnyCyborg.org" "~/Dropbox/Creativity/Site3.0/Site.org"))

6 TODO s

6.1 Start with states.

Simple GTD States.

(setq org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO(t)" "NEXT(n)" "STARTED(g)" "|" "DONE(d@/!)")
                          (sequence "PROJECT(p)" "|" "FINISHED(f)")
                          (sequence "SOMEDAY(s)" "MAYBE(m)") 
                          (sequence  "WAITING(w@/!)")
                          ))

6.2 Enable fast selection of TODO states

Fast selection is good! But not on tags.

(setq org-fast-tag-selection-include-todo nil)

6.3 Log state changes into a drawer

(setq org-log-into-drawer t)

6.4 Faces

A better looking org mode looks better.

(setq org-todo-keyword-faces
      `(("TODO" :foreground "red" 
                :background "red4" :weight bold :box (:line-width 2 :color "red3" :style released-button))
        ("PROJECT" :foreground "cyan" :background "cyan4" :weight bold :box (:line-width 2 :color "cyan3" :style released-button))
        ("HABIT" :foreground "DodgerBlue4" :background "DodgerBlue2" :weight bold :box (:line-width 2 :color "DodgerBlue2" :style released-button))
        ("NEXT" :foreground "DodgerBlue4" :background "DodgerBlue2" :weight bold :box (:line-width 2 :color "DodgerBlue2" :style released-button))
        ("STARTED" :foreground "blue" :background "blue4" :weight bold :box (:line-width 2 :color "blue3" :style released-button))
        ("DONE" :foreground "chartreuse" 
                :background "chartreuse4" :weight bold :box (:line-width 2 :color "chartreuse3" :style released-button))
        ("FINISHED" :foreground "SeaGreen1" 
                :background "SeaGreen4" :weight bold :box (:line-width 2 :color "SeaGreen3" :style released-button))
        ("WAITING" :foreground "orange" 
                   :background "orange4" :weight bold :box (:line-width 2 :color "orange3" :style released-button))
        ("SOMEDAY" :foreground "purple1"
                   :background "purple4" :weight bold :box (:line-width 2 :color "purple3" :style released-button))))


6.5 Set as next action

(defun emagician-org/todo-to-next ()
  "sets the todo state of the current headline to next."
  (interactive)
  (org-todo "NEXT")
  (org-set-tags))

(eval-after-load 'org
 '(define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c n") 'emagician-org/todo-to-next))

6.6 GO!

(defun emagician-org/go ()
  "Launches the task at point, and starts a pomodoro if required"
  (interactive)
  (if (org-entry-is-todo-p)
      (progn
        (org-todo "STARTED")
        (if (not (org-pomodoro-active-p))
            (org-pomodoro-start)
          (progn
            (when (org-clocking-p)
              (org-clock-out nil t))
            (org-pomodoro-kill))))
    (warn "Not on a TODO task")))

(eval-after-load 'org '(define-key org-mode-map (kbd "C-c g") 'emagician-org/go))

7 Tags

7.1 Tags are a fluid thing

So list em all!

(require 'dash)
(defun emagician/get-tag-counts ()
  "Thanks to John Kitchin for this" 
  (let ((all-tags '()))
    (org-map-entries
     (lambda ()
       (let ((tag-string (car (last (org-heading-components)))))
         (when tag-string   
           (setq all-tags
                 (append all-tags (split-string tag-string ":" t))))))
     t
     'agenda)
    ;; now get counts
    (loop for tag in (-uniq all-tags) 
          collect (cons tag (cl-count tag all-tags :test 'string=)))))

7.2 Display

(setq org-tags-column -100)
(setq org-agenda-tags-column -100)

7.3 Tags for contexts

(emagician/get-tag-counts)

7.4 State selection etc

(setq org-use-fast-tag-selection t)

7.5 Preset tags

(setq org-tag-alist '((:startgroup   . nil) 
                      ("code"        . ?c)
                      ("design"      . ?d)
                      ("emacs"       . ?e)
                      ("gtd"         . ?g)                          
                      (:endgroup     . nil)

                      (:startgroup  .   nil)                         
                      ("decide"     .   ?a)
                      ("phone"      .   ?p)
                      ("read"       .   ?r)
                      ("research"   .   ?u)
                      ("talk"       .   ?t)
                      ("vm"         .   ?v)
                      ("web"        .   ?w)
                      ("write"      .   ?x)
                      (:endgroup    .   nil)

                      ("backburner" .   ?b)
                      ("braindead"  .   ?z)

                      (:newline     .   nil)                    
                      ("chaman"     .   ?C)
                      ("charles"    .   ?H)
                      ("paul"       .   ?P)
                      ("sohan"      .   ?S) 
                      ))

8 Categories

Work, Music, Personal. That's it. Everything else should be a tag.

8.1 Icons


(setq org-agenda-category-icon-alist 
      `(("Work"  ,(list (propertize "💼")))
        ("Music" ,(list (propertize "🎶" )))
        ("Home"  ,(list (propertize"🏡" )))))

9 Stuck Projects

(setq org-stuck-projects '("TODO=\"PROJECT\""
  ("NEXT")
  nil ""))

10 Habits

(require 'org-habit)
(setq org-habit-graph-column 50)
(add-to-list 'org-todo-keywords '(sequence "HABIT(h)" "|" "DONE(d!)") t)

10.1 Example of my weekly Review habit

`  ** HABIT Weekly
`     SCHEDULED: <2015-02-09 Mon 09:00 ++1w>
`     :PROPERTIES:
`     :STYLE:    habit
`     :LAST_REPEAT: [2015-02-02 Mon 16:39]
`     :END:
`     - [X] Get Clear
`       - [X] Clean off desk
`       - [X] Clean Out Bag
`       - [X] Clean off Desktop file:~/Desktop/   (~20 files per iteration)
`       - [X] Clean Downloads file:~/Downloads/   (~20 files per iteration)
`       - [X] Review Last weeks email
`       - [X] Liquid Planner Timesheet good to go
`       - [X] Clean out Inbox
`       - [X] Archive all finished Tasks
`     - [-] Get Current
`        - [X] Review next months calendar
`        - [X] Check My upcoming work in LP
`        - [ ] Fix Any Stuck Projects
`        - [ ] Review Project Agenda
`        - [ ] Review Next Action Agenda
`        - [ ] Review Waiting Agenda
`     - [ ] Get Creative
`        - [ ] Review someday/maybe
`        - [ ] Do something creative and courageous
`  

11 Refiling

All agenda files are valid for targeting

(setq org-refile-targets '((org-agenda-files :maxlevel . 1)))
(setq org-refile-use-outline-path 'file)
(setq org-outline-path-complete-in-steps nil)

12 Better Linking

12.1 Set keybinding for links   keybinding

(setq org-return-follows-link t)
(define-key global-map "\C-cl" 'org-store-link)

(setq org-return-follows-link t)

12.2 Store info pages as links

(require 'org-info)

13 Capturing and Capture Templates

(define-key global-map (kbd "C-c c") 'org-capture)
(define-key global-map (kbd "C-c i") 'emagician-org-capture-inbox)
(defun emagician-org-capture-inbox ()
  (interactive)
  (org-capture nil "i"))

(setq org-capture-templates
  '(("i" "Inbox" entry (file+headline "~/org/GTD.org" "Inbox")
         "** TODO %?\n  %i\n")))

14 Pomodoro

org-pomodoro is pretty simple, so lets start with that.

C-c p Will start a pomodoro on your current task. Call it during a pomodoro to reset.

(use-package org-pomodoro
  :bind
  ("C-c p" . org-pomodoro))

Fancy it up a little

(setq org-pomodoro-format "🍅~%s")

15 Diary

15.1 Set Location

(setq diary-file "~/.emacs.d/diary")

15.1.1 Like actual location too, so sunrise/sunset is handled well

51.0368334,-114.0715046,15z

(setq calendar-longitude -114.0715046)
(setq calendar-latitude 51.0368334)

15.2 Include it in agenda

(setq org-agenda-include-diary t)

15.3 Now for warnings

(appt-activate 1)
(org-agenda-to-appt)

16 Attachments

(setq org-attach-allow-inheritance t)
(setq org-attach-store-link-p t)

17 Agenda

17.1 Basic customizations

17.1.1 Dim Tasks

(setq org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks t)

17.2 Tweak the look

(setq org-agenda-block-separator ?\═)

17.3 Display a cool title

  (defun emagician-agenda/insert-title (title)
    "show a centered title"
    (setq buffer-read-only nil)
    (let ((centering-str  (make-string (/ (- (window-body-width)
                                             (length title))
                                          2)
                                       ?\ )))
      (insert (propertize (concat centering-str title centering-str "\n")
                          'face
                         'org-agenda-structure))))

(defun emagician-agenda/insert-separator ()
  (insert (make-string (window-body-width) org-agenda-block-separator) "\n"))

  (defun emagician-agenda/insert-headline (&rest args)
    "Daily wisdom, Cool title, etc."
    (setq buffer-read-only nil)
    (emagician-agenda/insert-separator)
    (emagician-agenda/insert-title "-|-+-|-")
    (emagician-agenda/insert-separator)
    (insert (concat (emagician/cookie-from-file "assets/collected-works-ov-chaos.lines") "\n")))

17.4 Display a cool subtitle with Kawaii

17.5 Display Goals at the top of agenda

(defun emagician-agenda/get-goals (&rest args)
  "Show top level goal headlines"
  '(tags "goal" ((org-agenda-overriding-header "Goals")) "~/org/Goals.org"))

17.6 Display the current cycles

17.6.1 Lunar Phase


(require 'lunar)

(setq lunar-phase-names 
     '("🌚 New Moon 🌚" "🌛 First Quarter🌛" "🌝 Full Moon 🌝" "🌜Last Quarter 🌜"))

(defun emagician-agenda/get-current-lunar-phase ()
  "Get the current lunar phase.  For some reason it is out of sync by a day, so... yea"
  (lunar-phase-name (mod (+ 1 (lunar-index (calendar-current-date)))
                                           4)))

17.6.2 Solar Calendar

(require 'solar)

;; Half works.  Kinda. 
(defun diary-equinoxes-solstices (date)
  "Equinox and solstice diary entry."
  (let* ((displayed-month (car date))
         (displayed-year (car (cdr (cdr date))))
         (equinox (solar-equinoxes-solstices)))
    (if (calendar-date-equal (car (car equinox)) date)
        (car (cdr (car equinox))))))

17.6.3 TODO Erisian Calendar

17.6.4 TODO 8 Wheel Spoke

17.6.5 Cycle Display


(defun emagician-agenda/insert-cycle (&rest args)
  (let ((buffer-read-only nil))
    (insert (emagician-agenda/get-current-lunar-phase))
        (insert "\n")
    (emagician-agenda/insert-separator)))

17.7 Specific agenda frame

(setq org-agenda-window-setup 'other-frame)

17.8 Display the current context

(defvar emagician/org-context "Work")

17.8.1 TODO Get context from Location

17.9 Display based on tags

Best is the enemy of the good. Make this not suck later.

(defun emagician-agenda/get-tag (tag title &optional include-dates) 
  (if (not include-dates)
    `(todo ,tag 
              ((org-agenda-overriding-header ,(concat title "\n"))
               (org-agenda-todo-ignore-with-date t)))
     `(todo ,tag 
              ((org-agenda-overriding-header ,(concat title "\n"))))))

(emagician-agenda/get-tag "NEXT" "❇ Next Actions" t)

(todo "NEXT" ((org-agenda-overriding-header "❇ Next Actions") (org-agenda-todo-ignore-with-date t)))

17.10 Find Stuck projects

(defun emagician-agenda/get-stuck-projects ()
  "return a string showing all Stuck projects"
  '(tags "TODO=\"PROJECT\""
              ((org-agenda-overriding-header " 📖 Stuck Projects")
               (org-agenda-skip-function '(org-agenda-skip-subtree-if 'regexp "NEXT")))))

17.11 Finalize agenda

17.11.1 set up a custom agenda with our sections


      (setq org-agenda-custom-commands
            `((" " "Agenda"
               ((emagician-agenda/insert-headline "")
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-goals "")
                (emagician-agenda/insert-cycle "") 
                (agenda "" ((org-agenda-span 1) (org-agenda-show-log nil) ))
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-tag "STARTED" "💥 Started" t)
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-tag "WAITING" "💬 Waiting" t)
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-tag "NEXT" "❇ Next Actions" t)
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-stuck-projects))
               ((org-agenda-category-filter-preset '("-Home" "-Music"))))
              ("W" "Weekly Review"
               ((emagician-agenda/insert-headline " Weekly Review ")
                (agenda "" ((org-agenda-span 7)
                            (org-agenda-log-mode-items '(closed clock state))
                            (org-agenda-start-day "-7d")
                            (org-agenda-entry-type '(:timestamp :sexp :deadline :sheduled))
                            (org-agenda-show-log t)))
                (tags-todo "inbox")
                (agenda "" ((org-agenda-span 31)))
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-stuck-projects)
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-tag "PROJECT" "📖 Projects")
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-tag "FINISHED" "📘 Finished  ($ to archive)")
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-tag "NEXT" "❇ Next Actions")
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-tag "TODO" "🌱 TODO")
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-tag "WAITING" "💬 Waiting")
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-tag "FINISHED" "📘 Finished  ($ to archive)")
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-tag "SOMEDAY" "🌞 Someday")
                ,(emagician-agenda/get-tag "MAYBE" "🌠 Maybe")

))))

17.11.2 Display the started action

17.11.3 Display next actions for the context

17.11.4 PROJECT List all next actions on a keystroke (F4)

17.11.4.1 NEXT Org agenda command
17.11.4.2 TODO filter to work

17.12 Make it convenient

17.12.1 Function to show the main agenda

(defun emagician-org/daily-agenda () 
  "Show the daily agenda"
  (interactive)
  (org-agenda nil " "))

17.12.2 Main agenda key

(global-set-key (kbd "C-c a") 'emagician-org/daily-agenda)
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c A") 'org-agenda)

17.13 Display the daily agenda on load

This is temporarily deactivated. Loading my agenda currently takes a long time.

(emagician/defhook open-agenda-and-swap-to-other-frame emacs-startup-hook 
  (emagician-org/daily-agenda)
  (other-frame 1))

18 Exports

(require 'ox-beamer)

18.1 Htmlize

(use-package htmlize)

19 Plotting

(use-package gnuplot)

20 Working with Code in Babel mode

(setq org-src-tab-acts-natively t)
(setq org-src-fontify-natively t)
(setq org-edit-src-content-indentation 0)

20.1 Languages

(require 'ob-shell)
(require 'ob-sql)
(require 'ob-org)
(org-babel-do-load-languages
 'org-babel-load-languages
 '((shell . t)
   (sql . t)
   (emacs-lisp . t)
   (org . t)
   ))

21 Saving and auto Commiting

(defun emagician-org/save-commit-and-push ()
  "Do the thing automagickally"
  (message "Autosaving buffers")
  (org-save-all-org-buffers)
  (with-helm-default-directory "~/org"
      (async-start
       (lambda ()
         (message "Commiting to git")
         (shell-command "git add *" "*org autocommit*" "*org autocommit*"))
       (lambda (result)
         (async-start
          (lambda ()
            (shell-command "git commit -m\"autpmagick commit\"" "*org autocommit*" "*org autocommit*"))
          'ignore)))))

(run-at-time t 600 'emagician-org/save-commit-and-push)

21.0.1 TODO fix this to use shell commands instead.

21.0.2 Mobile Org

(setq org-mobile-directory "~/Dropbox/org-mobile")

22 Prettiness

(defun turn-on-org-show-all-inline-images ()
  (org-display-inline-images t t))
(add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'turn-on-org-show-all-inline-images)

23 References and Shoutouts

Author: Jonathan Arkell

Created: 2018-05-18 Fri 10:30

Validate