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:lang org

Description   unfold

This module adds org-mode support to Doom Emacs, along with a number of adjustments, extensions and reasonable defaults to make it more performant and intuitive out of the box:

  • A custom, centralized attachment system that stores files in one place, rather than in the same directory as the input file(s) (only applies to attachments from files in/under var:org-directory).
  • Executable code blocks with support for a variety of languages and tools (depending on what :lang modules are enabled).
  • Supports an external org-capture workflow through the bin/org-capture shell script and fn:+org-capture/open-frame.
  • A configuration for using org-mode for slide-show presentations or exporting org files to reveal.js slideshows.
  • Drag-and-drop support for images (with inline preview) and media files (drops a file icon and a short link) (requires doom-module:+dragndrop flag).
  • Integration with pandoc, jupyter, reveal.js, beamer, and others (requires flags).
  • Export-to-clipboard functionality, for copying text into formatted html, markdown or rich text to the clipboard (see fn:+org/export-to-clipboard and fn:+org/export-to-clipboard-as-rich-text).

Org is a system for writing plain text notes with syntax highlighting, code execution, task scheduling, agenda management, and many more. The whole idea is that you can write notes and mix them with references to things like articles, images, and example code combined with the output of that code after it is executed.

https://www.mfoot.com/blog/2015/11/22/literate-emacs-configuration-with-org-mode/

Module flags

+brain
Enable doom-package:org-brain integration.
+contacts
Enable doom-package:org-contacts integration.
+dragndrop
Enable drag-and-drop support for images and files; inserts inline previews for images and an icon+link for other media types.
+crypt
Enable doom-package:org-crypt integraiton for encryption and decryption on org files.
+gnuplot
Install gnuplot & gnuplot-mode, which enables rendering images from gnuplot src blocks or plotting tables with fn:org-plot/gnuplot (bound to SPC m b p, by default).
+hugo
Enable integration with hugo to export from Emacs well-formed (blackfriday) markdown.
+journal
Enable doom-package:org-journal integration.
+jupyter
Enable Jupyter integration for babel.
+noter
Enable doom-package:org-noter integration. Keeps notes in sync with a document. Requires doom-module::tools pdf, DocView, or nov.el to be enabled.
+pandoc
Enable pandoc integration into the Org exporter.
+passwords
Enable doom-package:org-passwords integration.
+pomodoro
Enable a pomodoro timer for clocking time on tasks.
+present
Enable integration with reveal.js, beamer and org-tree-slide, so Emacs can be used for presentations. It automatically downloads reveal.js.
+pretty
Enable pretty unicode symbols for bullets+priorities and better syntax highlighting for latex. Keep in mind: this can be expensive. If org becomes too slow, it'd be wise to disable this flag.
+roam
Enable integration with org-roam v2.

Hacks

  • Adds support for a :sync parameter for org src blocks. This overrides :async.
  • Gracefully degrades :async babel blocks to :sync when doom-package:ob-async would cause errors or issues (such as with a :session parameter, which doom-package:ob-async does not support, or when exporting org documents).
  • The window is recentered when following links.
  • The breadcrumbs displayed in eldoc when hovering over an org headline has been reworked to strip out link syntax and normalize font-size disparities.
  • If doom-module::ui workspaces is enabled, persp-mode won't register org agenda buffers that are temporarily opened in the background.
  • Temporary org agenda files aren't added to recentf.
  • file: links are highlighted with the face:error face if they are broken.
  • TAB was changed to toggle only the visibility state of the current subtree, rather than cycle through it recursively. This can be reversed with:

    (after! evil-org
      (remove-hook 'org-tab-first-hook #'+org-cycle-only-current-subtree-h))
  • (Evil users) Nearby tables are formatted when exiting insert or replace mode (see fn:+org-enable-auto-reformat-tables-h).
  • Statistics cookies are updated when saving the buffer of exiting insert mode (see fn:+org-enable-auto-update-cookies-h).
  • Org-protocol has been lazy loaded (see fn:+org-init-protocol-lazy-loader-h); loaded when the server receives a request for an org-protocol:// url.
  • Babel and babel plugins are now lazy loaded (see fn:+org-init-babel-lazy-loader-h); loaded when a src block is executed. No need to use var:org-babel-do-load-languages in your config, just install your babel packages to extend language support (and ensure its org-babel-execute:* function is autoloaded).
  • If a variable is used as a file path in var:org-capture-template, it will be resolved relative to var:org-directory, instead of var:default-directory (see fn:+org--capture-expand-variable-file-a).

TODO Changelog

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Installation

Enable this module in your doom! block.

This module has no hard requirements, but these soft requirements are needed to use Org's more esoteric features:

MacOS

brew install --cask mactex
brew install gnuplot

Arch Linux

pacman -S texlive-core texlive-bin texlive-science texlive-latexextra
pacman -S gnuplot

For doom-module:+jupyter, install jupyterlab or jupyter-notebook (source).

Debian & Ubuntu

apt-get install texlive dvipng
apt-get install gnuplot

NixOS

environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
  # any less than medium isn't guaranteed to work
  texlive.combined.scheme-medium
  # required by +jupyter
  (python38.withPackages(ps: with ps; [jupyter]))
];

TODO Windows

TODO Usage

󱌣 This module's usage documentation is incomplete. Complete it?

Invoking the org-capture frame from outside Emacs

The simplest way to use the org-capture frame is through the bin/org-capture script. I'd recommend binding a shortcut key to it. If Emacs isn't running, it will spawn a temporary daemon for you.

Alternatively, you can call +org-capture/open-frame directly, e.g.

emacsclient --eval '(+org-capture/open-frame INITIAL-INPUT KEY)'

Built-in custom link types

This module defines a number of custom link types in +org-init-custom-links-h. They are (with examples):

  • doom-docs:index.org -> ~/.emacs.d/docs/%s
  • doom-modules:editor/evil/README.org -> ~/.emacs.d/modules/%s
  • doom-repo:issues -> https://github.com/hlissner/doom-emacs/%s
  • doom:core/core.el -> ~/.emacs.d/%s
  • duckduckgo:search terms
  • gimages:search terms (Google Images)
  • github:hlissner/doom-emacs
  • gmap:Toronto, Ontario (Google Maps)
  • google:search terms
  • kagi:search terms
  • org:todo.org -> {org-directory}/%s
  • wolfram:sin(x^3)
  • wikipedia:Emacs
  • youtube:P196hEuA_Xc (link only)

evil-mode keybindings

For evil-mode users, an overview of org-mode keybindings is provided here.

TODO Configuration

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Changing org-directory

org-directory must be set before doom-package:org has loaded:

;; in $DOOMDIR/config.el
(setq org-directory "~/new/org/location/")

Changing org-noter-notes-search-path

;; in $DOOMDIR/config.el
(setq org-noter-notes-search-path '("~/notes/path/"))

Troubleshooting

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Frequently asked questions

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TODO Appendix

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