Mac OS, emacs->org/remember

Mac OS, emacs->org/remember

[Madhu Rao]

Is there a document/tutorial describing (to a relatively novice
emacs user) the set-up of org-mode usage with Mac OS apps.

In particular, I am looking for:
- keyboard shortcut suggestions on a Mac (from any where), for emacs-
remember
- How to get mail.app mail references (and other apps) into emacs buffer
        (the copy url in the mail.app works - I would want to see the
        subject/author of the message, than a cryptic url. I know, I can
        edit that what I want, but I would rather have this automatic)
- Other productivity boosters: quicksilver interface to emacs, for ex.
        I don't know what all could be possible, but wanted to
        know others' experience here.

These seem to be generic emacs queries rather than
everything related to org-mode. I didn't want to split
these queries across since, I badly want to continue using org-mode
(which
is pretty much the predominant reason I continue using emacs) after I
shifted to a Mac.

Re: Mac OS, emacs->org/remember

[Carsten Dominik]

Hi Madhu
,

welcome to the Macintosh universe.



On Jul 20, 2008, at 1:06 PM, Madhu Rao wrote:

> Is there a document/tutorial describing (to a relatively novice
> emacs user) the set-up of org-mode usage with Mac OS apps.
>
> In particular, I am looking for:
> - keyboard shortcut suggestions on a Mac (from any where), for emacs-
> remember


I am not sure how to do this, but I am sure it can be done
with apple script.  John, do you have something for calling
raising Carbon Emacs and running remember with a Mac hotkey?

>
> - How to get mail.app mail references (and other apps) into emacs  
> buffer
>       (the copy url in the mail.app works - I would want to see the
>       subject/author of the message, than a cryptic url. I know, I can
>       edit that what I want, but I would rather have this automatic)

Org-mode comes with org-mac-message.el.  You need to load this file,  
for example by
configuring the variable org-modules.  With that loaded, Emacs can  
follow message links.  To create such a link from an email, define a  
remember template like this:

  ("Emailtask" ?e "* TODO %?\n  %(org-mac-message-get-link)" "~/org/ 
gtd.org" "Tasks" nil)


The "%(org-mac-message-get-link)" will result in a nice link showing  
the message subject and linking to the message.


HTH

- Carsten

> - Other productivity boosters: quicksilver interface to emacs, for ex.
>       I don't know what all could be possible, but wanted to
>       know others' experience here.
>
> These seem to be generic emacs queries rather than
> everything related to org-mode. I didn't want to split
> these queries across since, I badly want to continue using org-mode
> (which
> is pretty much the predominant reason I continue using emacs) after I
> shifted to a Mac.
>
>
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Re: Mac OS, emacs->org/remember

[John Wiegley]

On Jul 22, 2008, at 7:40 PM, Carsten Dominik wrote:

> I am not sure how to do this, but I am sure it can be done
> with apple script.  John, do you have something for calling
> raising Carbon Emacs and running remember with a Mac hotkey?

I used QuicKeys to change focus to Emacs and then invoke the org- 
remember key binding.  It can also be done with Applescript, using GUI  
Scripting.  The script would look something along the lines of:

   tell application "Emacs" to activate

   tell application "System Events"
	tell process "Emacs"
		tell front window
			keystroke "c" using {control down}
			keystroke "r" using {control down}
		end tell
	end tell
   end tell

This switches to Emacs and invokes C-c C-r.  Change to suit your  
taste.  You'll need to run AppleScript Utility.app, and check "Enable  
GUI Scripting" for this to work.

You can bind this Applescript to global hotkey using the free  
application "FastScripts Lite".

Good luck!

John

Re: Mac OS, emacs->org/remember

[Carsten Dominik]

Great, thanks you very much.

- Carsten

On Jul 22, 2008, at 5:12 PM, John Wiegley wrote:

> On Jul 22, 2008, at 7:40 PM, Carsten Dominik wrote:
>
>> I am not sure how to do this, but I am sure it can be done
>> with apple script.  John, do you have something for calling
>> raising Carbon Emacs and running remember with a Mac hotkey?
>
> I used QuicKeys to change focus to Emacs and then invoke the org- 
> remember key binding.  It can also be done with Applescript, using  
> GUI Scripting.  The script would look something along the lines of:
>
>  tell application "Emacs" to activate
>
>  tell application "System Events"
> 	tell process "Emacs"
> 		tell front window
> 			keystroke "c" using {control down}
> 			keystroke "r" using {control down}
> 		end tell
> 	end tell
>  end tell
>
> This switches to Emacs and invokes C-c C-r.  Change to suit your  
> taste.  You'll need to run AppleScript Utility.app, and check  
> "Enable GUI Scripting" for this to work.
>
> You can bind this Applescript to global hotkey using the free  
> application "FastScripts Lite".
>
> Good luck!
>
> John

Re: Mac OS, emacs->org/remember

[Madhu Rao]

Carsten, John,
	Awesome. This is huge help, works like magic. Thanks.

John, Thanks also for pointing to the FastScripts tip.

-Madhu

On 23-Jul-08, at 6:14 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote:

> Great, thanks you very much.
>
> - Carsten
>
> On Jul 22, 2008, at 5:12 PM, John Wiegley wrote:
>
>> On Jul 22, 2008, at 7:40 PM, Carsten Dominik wrote:
>>
>>> I am not sure how to do this, but I am sure it can be done
>>> with apple script.  John, do you have something for calling
>>> raising Carbon Emacs and running remember with a Mac hotkey?
>>
>> I used QuicKeys to change focus to Emacs and then invoke the org-
>> remember key binding.  It can also be done with Applescript, using
>> GUI Scripting.  The script would look something along the lines of:
>>
>> tell application "Emacs" to activate
>>
>> tell application "System Events"
>>      tell process "Emacs"
>>              tell front window
>>                      keystroke "c" using {control down}
>>                      keystroke "r" using {control down}
>>              end tell
>>      end tell
>> end tell
>>
>> This switches to Emacs and invokes C-c C-r.  Change to suit your
>> taste.  You'll need to run AppleScript Utility.app, and check
>> "Enable GUI Scripting" for this to work.
>>
>> You can bind this Applescript to global hotkey using the free
>> application "FastScripts Lite".
>>
>> Good luck!
>>
>> John
>

Re: Mac OS, emacs->org/remember

[peter.frings]

On 23 Jul 2008, at 01:40, Carsten Dominik wrote:

>> - How to get mail.app mail references (and other apps) into emacs  
>> buffer
>>      (the copy url in the mail.app works - I would want to see the
>>      subject/author of the message, than a cryptic url. I know, I can
>>      edit that what I want, but I would rather have this automatic)
>
> Org-mode comes with org-mac-message.el.  You need to load this file,  
> for example by
> configuring the variable org-modules.  With that loaded, Emacs can  
> follow message links.  To create such a link from an email, define a  
> remember template like this:
>
> ("Emailtask" ?e "* TODO %?\n  %(org-mac-message-get-link)" "~/org/ 
> gtd.org" "Tasks" nil)
>
>
> The "%(org-mac-message-get-link)" will result in a nice link showing  
> the message subject and linking to the message.

Great. Another highly appreciated way of adding email links to an org- 
file would be by dragging a particular mail from Mail.app onto emacs.  
This does work when dropping e.g. files and URLs (might by courtesy of  
mac-win.el ?). Anyone have an idea of how to enable this for mails as  
well?

[GNU Emacs 22.2.1 (i386-apple-darwin8.11.1, Carbon Version 1.6.0) of  
2008-04-02 on seijiz.local]


Learning org-mode and loving it more and more!

Cheers,
Peter.

Mac OS, emacs->org/remember

[bgm-rao]

Is there a document/tutorial describing (to a relatively novice
emacs user) the set-up of org-mode usage with Mac OS apps.

In particular, I am looking for:
- keyboard shortcut suggestions on a Mac (from any where), for emacs-
remember
- How to get mail.app mail references (and other apps) into emacs buffer
        (the copy url in the mail.app works - I would want to see the
        subject/author of the message, than a cryptic url. I know, I can
        edit that what I want, but I would rather have this automatic)
- Other productivity boosters: quicksilver interface to emacs, for ex.
        I don't know what all could be possible, but wanted to
        know others' experience here.

These seem to be generic emacs queries rather than
everything related to org-mode. I didn't want to split
these queries across since, I badly want to continue using org-mode
(which
is pretty much the predominant reason I continue using emacs) after I
shifted to a Mac.

Thanks, Madhu