FLOSS Weekly 136

FLOSS Weekly Episode 136

Guest(s)

Carsten Dominik

• Author of Emacs Org-Mode
• Astronomer at the University of Amsterdam

Topics

Org-Mode

Technically Org-Mode is an extension of emacs for an outline mode. In emacs, modes are used to edit different types of file. Emacs Org-Mode is a major mode for editing outlines, which are usually stored in plain text files with a .org filename extension.

Features:

• Outline
  • Views and edits hierarchical collection of items
  • Structured editing
• Todo lists
  • Project action management
  • Integrated note taking
• Agendas
  • Reports from information gathered from multiple files
• Tables
  • Pure text representation
  • Spreadsheet functionality using the full power of Emacs Calc)
• Structured documents
  • Exports to HTML and LaTeX
  • Embedded source code that can be executed -- supports literate programming
• Wiki editing
  • Works offline using a Git repository
• Hyperlinks (including links to emails)
• Captures ideas (to support Getting Things Done (GTD) systems)
• A toolbox for creating your own customised solution
• Built on a powerful cross-platform environment: emacs!

External Links

• orgmode.org -- Web site for Org-Mode
• MobileOrg -- iOS app for viewing, editing and searching outlines
• MobileOrg for Android

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