I'm learning to use emacs and org-mode. I create a few tags, in a .org file, as such :outline: lets say.
And then searched for them using:
C-c a m outline
C-c a t outline
C-c \ outline
And the output is always (basically, did't find anything):
Headlines with TAGS match: outline
Press `C-u r' to search again with new search string
What am I doing wrong. Can someone please tell me what I'm missing?
Thanks in advance.
Common problems when initially setting up org-mode include, but are not limited to, properly configuring the org-agenda-files variable. A user may choose to have one or more files, or a directory.
Here is an example of multiple files:
(setq org-agenda-files
(list "~/org/gtd.org" "~/org/work.org" "~/org/personal.org"))
Here is an example of a directory:
(setq org-agenda-files (list "~/"))
(setq org-agenda-file-regexp "\\`[^.].*\\.org\\|.todo\\'")
It is interesting to note that there is also non-interactive function with the same name, which looks up the configuration of the org-agenda-files variable -- the function is what org-mode generally relies upon when any other function looks up the value of the variable. To see an example of how that non-interactive function works, the user can do something like this:
M-x eval-expression RET (org-agenda-files) RET
The importance of setting the org-agenda-files variable can be seen by examining the function org-match-sparse-tree, which in turn calls org-scan-tags using org-make-tags-matcher, which uses org-global-tags-completion-table, which uses the function org-agenda-files, which uses the variable org-agenda-files. If the variable org-agenda-files is not set up correctly, a tags search and auto-completion of tags will not work correctly.
Another common issue arises when the variable org-tag-alist has not yet been properly set up -- here is a link to the manual page on that issue: http://www.orgmode.org/manual/Setting-tags.html
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I am using many different org mode files for various projects, and I rev them by adding the date to the filename eg filename-2020-09-17.org. I realize I could use version control but in this case that is not possible, due to needing to share the file with others who are not using VC.
I would like the Agenda to always show just the items for the current file/buffer.
When I save eg the file with filename-2020-09-16.org to filename-2020-09-17.org, then the agenda still shows the old file name unless I remove it from the agenda file list and add the new file.
I realize that I can use C-c a < a but I am lazy and would rather not have to type S-, each time to get the <.
I looked at
Agenda view of the current buffer
And the OP says the solution was simple but he/she/they did not provide the solution - at least I don't see it and I tried the posted code but it no works.
I also found https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/bxwovd/agenda_for_current_buffer/ but that did not seem to meet my need.
Specifically I would like to put something in .emacs so that this would apply to all files all the time.
I also looked into a keystroke macro programs but this does not seem ideal.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks ahead of time.
Here's a simple function to do what you want, but there is no error checking to make sure e.g. that you are invoking it from a buffer that is visiting an Org mode file. The idea is that you set the org-agenda-files list to contain just the file which the buffer is visiting and then you call the regular org-agenda function. Binding the modified function to the C-c a key may or may not be what you want to do, but you can try and decide for yourself:
(defun org-agenda-current-buffer ()
(interactive)
(let ((org-agenda-files (list (buffer-file-name (current-buffer)))))
(org-agenda)))
(define-key global-map (kbd "C-c a") #'org-agenda-current-buffer)
I have a bunch of elisp and other code with some notes i wanted to reformat to be more organized, and i found that having to type
#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp ... #+END_SRC
all the time around what i want, is taking a bit longer than expected...
So what i wanted to do instead is to wrap/or put the selected content (with C-space) and put it in a template source code block for org-mode (in my case it's mostly elisp code, but i plan to use it for other things maybe)
How could i do this in emacs or in elisp?
There is a new templating mechanism in recent Org mode (>= 9.0 IIRC) that allows you tor wrap a region in a block: after selecting the region in the usual manner, you say C-c C-, s. You still have to type the emacs-lisp part though. That's the disadvantage. The advantage is that it is general enough to allow you to wrap a region in any kind of block. In your case, I think the disadvantage outweighs the advantage, so I would go with the wrap-region method in the other answer, but this one is good to know as well.
You can try wrap-region. It will allow you to define what type of string you want to wrap around a selection.
Put this in your init.el and evaluate it.
(wrap-region-global-mode t)
(wrap-region-add-wrapper "#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp\n" "#+END_SRC" "#" 'org-mode)
Then, while you are editing your org files, you can select a block of text and type #, which will wrap it with your string. You can change the # to another character that will do the wrapping.
There is a feature in org-mode to do exactly that. It's like a snippet of some sort where you enter <eland hit TAB, the < char is here to say we're gonna use a template and the el part tells which template to use. But of course, you have to configure it first.
For that, you can just add this to an org-mode file or to your init.el file :
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
;; This is needed as of Org 9.2
(require 'org-tempo)
(add-to-list `org-structure-template-alist `("sh" . "src shell"))
(add-to-list `org-structure-template-alist `("el" . "src emacs-lisp"))
(add-to-list `org-structure-template-alist `("py" . "src python"))
#+end_src
There a bunch of way to use this, it's actually more useful than just use it as a template, you can go check the documentation here.
I would like to invoke M-x helm-swoop such that it does NOT return the symbol at point. I find that it always picks up undesired symbols, e.g. when I invoke M-x helm-swoop in org-mode, I get Swoop: \*, and I then have to delete the \* before I can enter my desired search term. How can I do this?
This has been bugging me as well, for exactly the same reason (swoop in an Org-mode buffer picking up heading characters), so this question motivated me to go and look.
Looking at the source, Helm-swoop calls helm-swoop-pre-input-function to populate the prompt, and by default this is set to a function that returns (thing-at-point 'symbol), which is what causes the problem in headings.
A quick test with the following in my init file seems to work:
(setq helm-swoop-pre-input-function
(lambda () nil))
This could certainly be improved by, for example, keeping the default behaviour in non-Org buffers but as I'm only really using swoop in Org buffers this is good enough for me.
I want to load emacs init files faster, so I use the 'eval-after-load.
For example, when I load clojure file, I just put
(eval-after-load 'clojure-mode
'do-something)
It works.
But when I try
(eval-after-load 'emacs-lisp-mode
'do-something)
It doesn't work. I wonder to know the right major mode name of emacs-lisp.
Thanks.
Please read the documentation of eval-after-load:
eval-after-load LIBRARY FORM
This function arranges to evaluate form at the end of loading the file LIBRARY, each time LIBRARY is loaded. If LIBRARY is already loaded, it evaluates form right away. Don't forget to quote form!
[…] LIBRARY can also be a feature (i.e., a symbol), in which case form is evaluated at the end of any file where (provide LIBRARY) is called.
You have to pass the name of the file or library, which defines the major mode, as argument.
While some modes are defined in files of the same name (e.g. clojure-mode in clojure-mode.el), many files a different name, especially if the actually define multiple major modes.
emacs-lisp-mode is defined in lisp-mode.el, along with some other modes for Emacs Lisp editing (e.g. lisp-mode as a generic Lisp language mode, or lisp-interaction-mode for *scratch* buffers).
Hence, use (eval-after-load 'lisp-mode …)
Also, you have to give a single sexp as second argument, so you'll likely want to use (eval-after-load 'lisp-mode '(do-something)), to call the function do-something.
If you are using a snapshot build of Emacs, use with-eval-after-load, i.e. (with-eval-after-load 'lisp-mode (do-something)). It allows for more than a single form, and doesn't require quoting.
Just eval with M-: the variable major-mode. It actually is emacs-lisp-mode.
Note that *scratch* is actually in lisp-interaction-mode.
As to what you're trying to do, use (eval-after-load "lisp-mode").
As explained by #lunaryom, the arg passed to eval-after-load is not a function name but a feature name, which is basically a file name. So you need to find the name of the file from which the function is loaded.
We could provide a feature like eval-after-defun, and indeed it might be a good idea to do so. If you'd like such a thing, ask for it via M-x report-emacs-bug.
I am trying to make Tab completion work with RefTeX. When typing C-c [ and selecting the type of reference I have then a prompt in the minibuffer. When I know the beginning of the bib key I want to enter, say for instance Campbell2006, I would like to type Camp Tab and get Campbell2006 [sole completion].
I have managed to set it up for some documents but I do not understand exactly why it works for them and not for others. I have noticed that for the documents that have proper Tab> completion, the following line is added to the file name_of_tex_file.el created in a auto subfolder:
(TeX-add-style-hook "name_of_tex_file"
(lambda ()
(LaTeX-add-bibliographies
"absolute_path_to_bib")))
I think I obtained this results by adding %%% reftex-default-bibliography: absolute_path_to_bib at the end of my files but this is kind of a nuisance, especially when editing the same file on several computers.
Note that RefTeX is working because when I type C-c [ Camp Ret, I get a list (sometime a bit odd) with the Campbell2006 entry.
I have tried to set the %BIBINPUTS% environment variables with no success.
Adding (setq reftex-bibpath-environment-variables '("c:/path_to_bib_file/")) seemed necessary for the C-c [ Camp Ret method to work.
It has somehow the same defects as adding a %%% reftex-default-bibliography: to the end of the file and did not provided the Tab completion.
I have tried various combinations of /, //, \\ and \ as file separators when specifying files but I do not know exact which I should use (I'm using emacs in a windows environment). The issue might be as simple as that but as there are lots of parameters to try I fail do determine where is the problem.
What is the step-by-step method to make RefTeX work smoothly with bibliography, including the Tab completion?
EDIT:
Completion is possible according to the Reftex manual entry about the command reftex-citation:
The regular expression uses an expanded syntax: &&' is interpreted as and. Thus,aaaa&&bbb' matches entries which contain both aaaa' andbbb'. While entering the regexp, completion on knows [sic] citation keys is possible. `=' is a good regular expression to match all entries in all files.
it does not provide precise guidance on how to make it work though.
Kindahero suggests setting a list of the bib entries and use the completing-read command. This sounds sensible, however I would like to generate this list automatically and it seems feasible because it works with some of my documents.
The documentation of reftex-citation is a bit confusing. It promises completion on known citation keys but I believe "known" refers to keys that have been used previously in this session rather than all keys in the appropriate bibliography. You can use the LaTeX-add-all-bibitems-from-bibtex command defined below to load all keys in your bibliography:
(defun get-bibtex-keys (file)
(with-current-buffer (find-file-noselect file)
(mapcar 'car (bibtex-parse-keys))))
(defun LaTeX-add-all-bibitems-from-bibtex ()
(interactive)
(mapc 'LaTeX-add-bibitems
(apply 'append
(mapcar 'get-bibtex-keys (reftex-get-bibfile-list)))))
Suggestions on appropriate hooks to make this happen automatically are welcome.