@jake4480 Got an error saying it couldn't connect. Evidently a known issue, so maybe related to google's authentication lately. Not worth the effort, so I thought I'd ask if anyone else had found a solution. All of my historical documents are on my Windows partition and then backed up to GDrive. So I downloaded the file I needed to my Linux Mint Downloads directory. Works for today!
I'm finding some really interesting blogs out there, and am reminded of the early days of the internet, when it wasn't all monetized and people just wrote about stuff they were interested in for fun. And I had an RSS feeder and got updates when people posted stuff. Plus blogrolls.
So I'm sure there's a way to do this now in #emacs, right? Can someone point me in the right direction? I've heard about elfeed but don't know anything about it.
@birv2 A web-based service has the advantage that all my desktop browsers as well as the app are in sync with the read/unread information.
I'm sure that is also possible for Elfeed when you sync the meta-data as well. However, since I'm reading feeds mostly away from my computer, this was the better solution to me.
So excited that I was able to write a blog post in #orgmode#emacs and publish it to my #classicpress blog from within orgmode! The new post ain't much to look at, and there's no content to speak of. Just a proof of concept. And it proofed!
Looking forward to setting up my used #thinkpad with #linuxmint next week. Looking for recos for easy syncing, mainly for my #emacs and #orgmode stuff. What have you used that you could recommend? I do have GDrive working well on my Windows machines, so could go that route,, though not familiar with how to do that on linux. Thanks!
I'm a noob to #orgmode and loving it. Just wondering how many other "platforms" accept or translate .org files? Or will I usually have to change formats if using a file elsewhere? #emacs
Looking for some solid recos for how to use #gparted on #linuxmint on a dual boot machine (Win and LM). I want to expand the linux space but really don't want to screw up the drive(s). Can anyone steer me towards some clear instructions -- video or whatever. I've googled but don't want to just try anything. TIA.
@birv2 yeah, I think that's right. But there should be freeware tools available that can help you.
Or you can flash a GParted live system to a USB thumb drive and boot into that. 🙂
After a few weeks on #linuxmint, I have to say I'm loving the experience. And I'm probably their target audience. Longtime Microsoftie. I don't hate Windows, and I've gotten used to it all through the versions and find it easy to use. However, there's something fresh about the LM experience. And #emacs just runs fast. I'm def sticking around for a while.
Calling on #linuxmint#linux people who can help with dual boot situation and OneDrive syncing on Windows. Trying from LM to access my Windows documents folder. I can see the folder, called OneDrive in the terminal, but it's colored in red. Which I assume means I can't get to it. And when I try to cd to that directory, I get an error saying that it doesn't exist. I know that is the path as it appears in Windows. I'm getting closer! Thanks for any suggestions.
@birv2 no, I think on Linux you'll need to sync everything first. I don't think there's a Linux client for OneDrive, but I might be wrong. I haven't checked for two or three years.
@birv2 this is the first thing I could find. Sadly only in German, but it has some good info. Maybe if you run it through a translator it has something for you.
Update on moving .md file into .org on #emacs for #orgmode. Several suggested pandoc, but for some reason I couldn't get that going. Googled how to install, etc., but no joy. So I opened my big old .md file in a buffer, selected All, copied it, and pasted into my big everything in one file org file in the section where I wanted it.
That part worked, but then had to clean up headings. Did it all manually and took about 30 minutes. Oh well. At least now I've got my daily note in orgmode.
@birv2 shit, it’s a shame I didn’t see it earlier. The way was to copy it into org like you did, and the run a bunch of replace-regexp commands or to use keyboard macros for complex cases.
Question for some #emacs#orgmode friends: what's the best way to import a long markdown file INTO an already existing org file and have it look like the rest of the org file? Background is that I'm working on building out One Big Org File and want to import my running daily notes from Obsidian into the org file. I've found ways to convert markdown to org, but don't know how to actually place it in the org file. Thanks!
@birv2@simoninireland I know that Org has ways to find headings, but I'm not really familiar with that part. If the converted markdown is in a buffer, then you can use insert-buffer (interactive) or insert-buffer-substring (in lisp programs) to insert the buffer holding the new content into the org file at point.
Hey #emacs#orgmode people. I’ve heard that some people use just one orgmode file for all their writing. Can someone point me to a resource on doing this and maybe weigh in on advisability?
@publicvoit@bmp Thanks for the reply! I really enjoyed your article on getting started with orgmode and your advice to keep things, simple, don't chase key bindings, only learn as you need stuff, etc. That works for me, since I tend to obsess over those details and end up not getting anything done! Under the guise of pseudo-productivity. #orgmode#emacs
Today's head-scratcher in #linuxmint and #emacs. Hope someone can help me understand this. I've got both W10 and LM installed on my machine. While in LM, using dired in emacs, I can navigate through all of my linux directories. However, the file manager in LM shows a Windows directory, and I can see and access a lot of my W10 files (though not my Documents folder). Why is that? And how can I access all my Windows documents in LM? TIA!
@jtr@EdHamilton Yup. Question about github. Would it be possible to use GH as a backup/syncing solution for my #emacs files? Are the files always public there? Thanks.