org-scraps Notes 30D36486-3578-4C0D-B16F-CE89A283358A

  • catch the file name during export
    • Code block specific header arguments are evaluated before execution of the source block. The arguments seem to be symbols, strings, or Emacs-Lisp SEXPs.
    • Here is an example of an inline source block that gets the name of this file and returns it: "/Users/gcr/tmp/scratch.org"
    • Using Emacs-Lisp in header arguments introduces great flexibility.
  • export of inline code blocks which are silent
    • Configure a document so that results are included in the document if it is being exported. This is a dynamic decision. It probably relies on org-export-current-backend now. Another example of Elisp configuring a header arg.
  • mentions of file names in file contents
    • Literate example using table defintions, sh, find, and dot.
    • An example that demonstrates a lot with a little.
  • inline code block
    • Develop a philosophy of what to evaluate and when.
    • They are as easy as 6 .
  • recutils
    • Great example of using output to a file and a file as input via header args.
    • Demonstrate usage of Recutils.
  • SQL — example reading org-mode table into sql
    • Show how Org-Mode Table data is converted to SQL data.
    • This is the essence of how data is brokered in the “BabelVM”.

org-scraps Notes 6CBD47FB-80AD-41DC-9E0C-482FE1C230E6

  • About
    • org-scraps is a collection of Org-Mode demonstrations published by Eric Schulte. All of my experience with Org-Mode Literate Programming is working on my Emacs configuration for Literate Programming. Wanting to address my limited experience I am working through each example in org-scraps. Org-Scraps is weaved to HTML files published here.
  • Approach
    • Evaluate each example.
    • Verify identical result.
    • Update notes on approach.
    • After every reconfiguration re-evaluate DONE examples to verify identical result.
    • Scraps are under-documented. Important ideas are explored often without explicit mention. Sometimes it is obvious; other times not.
  • simple short R block
    • “value table org replace” is probably the best :results configuration for source blocks. Replace table with scalar for in-line source blocks.
  • two blocks and a table
    • Programmatically create tables with org-sbe and #+TBLFM.
  • a table with tags
    • Special blocks like TBLNAME are taggable, for example with :noexport:.
  • shell script output not in table
    • Evaluating a sh SB generates a table with the captured output from echo, with 1 row for each call.
    • Scalar output demands replaceable formatting.
  • space around exported code blocks
    • org-babel-remove-result works no matter where the RESULT block is located. It doesn’t have to immediately follow the Source-Block.
  • scheme sessions
    • ob-scheme allows two sessions with the same name when they were started with different interpreters.

How to reintegrate changes for Word back into Org-Mode

Via:

From:   Ken Mankoff
Subject:  Re: [O] Organizing and taming hectic Academia work (faculty   viewpoint)? Tips or a good guides sought after :)
Date:   Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:02:50 -0400
Hi Julian,
On 2015-06-10 at 10:16, Julian Burgos <address@hidden> wrote:
> a) I first write in org-mode. Export to Word, either exporting first
> to ODT and then to Word, or to LaTex and then use pandoc to convert
> LaTex to Word. My coauthor can edit the document as he wishes, using
> the "Track changes" option. Then, I transcribe their edits back into
> the org-mode document. Advantage of this approach: your coauthor
> receives a clean word file, that could include figures, references,
> etc., and he/she uses the tools she likes to edit the file.
> Disadvantage: you have to manually incorporate the changes to the
> org-mode file each time there are edits.
>
> b) I write the manuscript in org-mode. Then I send the org-mode file
> to my coauthor. Because the org-mode file is just a text file, my
> coauthor can use Word to edit it. I ask him/her *not* to use "track
> changes" and to save the edited version also as a text file. Then,
> when I receive it I use ediff in emacs to compare both documents and
> incorporate the edits I want. Advantage of this approach: the merging
> of the documents is easy using ediff. Disadvantage: your coauthor has
> to edit a weird-looking document, with markup, code blocks, etc.
It seems like with a bit of extra (scriptable?) work you could remove both
disadvantages.
Why can't you use method (a) above, and then DOCX -> Org via pandoc (with
--accept-all option)?
I know pandoc introduce some of its own changes to the Org syntax but not the
document itself. You can get around this. You can remove the pandoc-generated
changes automagically so that only co-author changes appear in Org format,
which you can then use with your (b) above and emacs ediff.
Original: Your Org source
A: Org -> DOCX for co-authors (using pandoc)
B: Org -> DOCX -> Org (using pandoc).
C: A -> Org (using pandoc and --accept-all-changes)
D: B-Original
The difference between B and Original are pandoc-introduced changes that you do
not want. Ignore/remove these changes from C, call it D and then the difference
between D and the Original are your co-author comments. Now your authors can
edit DOCX with Track Changes and you can work on those edits with Emacs ediff.
  -k.

Org-Mode Release 8.3

Org 8.3 is now out.

Addendum: 2015-08-16
Interesting:

  • org-show-context-detail
  • Markdown export supports switches in source blocks
  • ASCII export additions
  • Export inline source blocks
  • ascii plot
  • date macro parms
  • mathjax cdn
  • viewport for html mobile
  • remotely edit footnote definition
  • texinfo image support
  • Removed option org-koma-letter-use-title
  • Three slash URI links
  • Footnotes in included files are now local to the file
  • When exporting, throw an error on unresolved id/fuzzy links and code refs

BlueSky Statistics for R

[BlueSky Statistics is a] Fully featured Statistics application and development framework built on the open source R project

Basically it makes the first 80% of the stuff that you want to do with R very easy.
The very cool part is that you get the R output so it is another great way to learn R itself.

SAS and WPS

SAS (Statistical Analysis System; is a software suite developed by SAS Institute for advanced analytics, business intelligence, data management, and predictive analytics.

The World Programming System, also known as WPS, is a software product developed by a company called World Programming. WPS allows users to create, edit and run programs written in the language of SAS.