Org Mode is a markup language. A part of the [Emacs](id:62a9456a-e08a-4dc4-8e9d-310deffdb720), it's often used for notebook-like computing, writing documentation, and preparing static files for services like this one.

I bought into the dreams of "doing everything in Org-mode" for awhile, but, while nice and convenient, the system ultimately is not intended to be some expressive database for all of these different types of data[^2] cached in plain text. It's a decent document format that's annoying and difficult to parse, but I have a ton of legacy work in Org so I'm going to stick with the format in part throughout my notes.

[This post](https://karl-voit.at/2017/09/23/orgmode-as-markup-only/) and [the emacs docs](https://orgmode.org/) are incredibly helpful for documentation.

# Basic Formatting

The structure of an org-mode file is defined with nested headings.

``` org
: * Heading 1
: ** Heading 2
: *** Heading 3
: *** And so forth...
```

It supports several flavors of text:

``` org
*bold*, /italic/, _underlined_, +strikethrough+, =monospace=.

Links are rendered [[https://jacob.chvatal.com][with description]]
or without: https://karl-voit.at/2017/09/23/orgmode-as-markup-only/

Lists can be
- ordered
  - have sub-headings
    1. support enumeration
    2. as needed
- have definitions :: true.
+ works as well
- [ ] can be unfinished
- [X] or complete

: or rendered as preformatted text.
```

``` python
def logical():
    return f'Org mode can also'
           f'render code from many languages!'
```

``` bash
echo "it supports any language that is supported by Emacs"
```

``` python
return "and can even display the result of evaluated code!"
print("Sometimes...")
```

| It Contains | Great Tables |
|-------------|--------------|
| 42          | With         |
| Native      | Support!     |


|-----|-----|
|tables without headers | asdf|
|hjkl | should also be well-supported |


It has a single standard, and isn't a 'flavor' of markdown or rst[^1]!

# References

[Better defaults for Emacs](https://git.sr.ht/~technomancy/better-defaults)

## LaTeX

[The Org Manual: LaTeX header and sectioning](https://orgmode.org/manual/LaTeX-header-and-sectioning.html#LaTeX-header-and-sectioning)
[latex in links](https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/hm9sn8/inline_arbitrary_latex_snippets_as_pngs_in_emacs/)

## Zotero

There is probably some viable research workflow here - I just haven't found it.
[research workflow with zotero](http://www.mkbehr.com/posts/a-research-workflow-with-zotero-and-org-mode/)
[A research workflow with Zotero and Org mode](http://mkbehr.com/posts/a-research-workflow-with-zotero-and-org-mode)
[zotero configuration](https://rgoswami.me/posts/org-note-workflow/#zotero)
[John Kitchin: research with Org mode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&feature=youtu.be&t=207&v=fgizHHd7nOo)

# Plugins

The best part about org mode isn't its simplicity and flexibility – its
that it has become an integral component of the Emacs ecosystem.

The format has support for calendars, TODO lists, and READMEs, so it's
flexible enough to express a variety of ideas that are conducive to a
primarily text-based user interface.

[org skeleton for tech specs](https://github.com/thi-ng/org-spec)
[Organizing a Complex Directory for Emacs Org Mode and Deft](https://jingsi.space/post/2017/04/05/organizing-a-complex-directory-for-emacs-org-mode-and-deft/#options-for-deft-mode)
[org-capture outside of emacs](https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/aqs7jb/open_a_orgcapture_window_outside_emacs/)
[getting more out of org-capture](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdcXu_RdKI0&feature=youtu.be)

# Strategies

[using org mode to manage your life](https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/i09ncw/discussion_using_emacsorgmode_to_manage_life/)
[convert data into interactive org mode views](https://github.com/karlicoss/orger) 
[LaTeX header and sectioning (The Org Manual)](https://orgmode.org/manual/LaTeX-header-and-sectioning.html#LaTeX-header-and-sectioning) 
[Org-Mode Is One of the Most Reasonable Markup Languages to Use for Text](https://karl-voit.at/2017/09/23/orgmode-as-markup-only/)
[scallywag/org-board: Org mode's web archiver.](https://github.com/scallywag/org-board) 

[https://gist.githubusercontent.com/rougier/ddb84c16c28f7cd75e27e50d4c3c43da/raw/0a91f0a6fd0b2e5fd097574cf1be82962d08db46/gistfile1.txt](https://gist.githubusercontent.com/rougier/ddb84c16c28f7cd75e27e50d4c3c43da/raw/0a91f0a6fd0b2e5fd097574cf1be82962d08db46/gistfile1.txt)

[wikinfo convert wikipedia infoboxes into org mode entries](https://github.com/progfolio/wikinforg) 
[using org-noter](https://write.as/dani/notes-on-org-noter) 
[org-capture and evil mode](https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/hzkyrb/org_capture_evil_go_into_insert_mode/)
[org-rifle](https://github.com/alphapapa/org-rifle)

[karl voit on orgmode](https://karl-voit.at/orgmode/)
[org mode archival system built off of pinboard](https://github.com/scallywag/org-board/blob/master/README)
[karl voit: using org mode as markup](https://karl-voit.at/2017/09/23/orgmode-as-markup-only/)
[org-protocol](https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-protocol.html)
[using emacs org protocol](https://cestlaz.github.io/post/using-emacs-70-org-protocol/)

## Notes

[org-mode note workflow](https://rgoswami.me/posts/org-note-workflow/)
<https://sachachua.com/blog/2010/09/new-note-taking-workflow-with-emacs-org-mode/>
[An Orgmode Note Workflow :: Rohit Goswami —
Reflections](https://rgoswami.me/posts/org-note-workflow/#zotero)

## Project Management

[Organize Your Life With Org-Mode](https://karl-voit.at/orgmode/)
[Introduction Org Mode Project Management · Brian A.
Maicke](http://www.personal.psu.edu/bam49/notebook/org-mode-for-research/)

# Managing Agendas

[My Workflow with Org-Agenda](http://cachestocaches.com/2016/9/my-workflow-org-agenda)
[org-agenda](https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/hnf3cw/my_orgmode_agenda_much_better_now_with_category/)
[using org mode to manage life](https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/i09ncw/discussion_using_emacsorgmode_to_manage_life/)

# Wiki

[Wiki](id:f7878a04-9724-482c-a6f6-8024d4a940e5) [Org-mode Workflow Part
3: Zettelkasten with Org-mode · Jethro
Kuan](https://blog.jethro.dev/posts/zettelkasten_with_org/)
<https://www.eliasstorms.net/zetteldeft/> [Zettels and Org-mode —
Zettelkasten
Forum](https://forum.zettelkasten.de/discussion/100/zettels-and-org-mode)

[^2]: Can I place a footnote here too? They should be lifted from the document flow, right?

## Org-Roam

[A Tour of Org Roam - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gDAbpz98ooU) 
[Org Roam for Academics Demo](https://reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/hltl69/org_roam_for_academics_demo)

## Weight tracking and fitness
[Exercise](id:750523e5-529b-4d9f-b0ac-7e4b0112236d)
[Tracking fitness with emacs](https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/a4zipp/fitnessorg_an_emacs_foodweightworkout_tracker)
[Weight capture template](https://gist.github.com/alphapapa/982467abc1bf29f57c5cd2c408a77bd5#file-weight-capture-template-el)
[fitnessorg: fitness workout tracker](https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/duplicates/a4zsuu/fitnessorg_an_emacs_foodweightworkout_tracker)
[org-fit](https://github.com/guancio/org-fit)
[org-diet](https://github.com/JNRowe/org-diet)
[New blog and new post about exercise tracking in Org mode - orgmode](https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode/comments/ijfor2/new_blog_and_new_post_about_exercise_tracking_in/)


[^1]: Ironically, I'm going to use the Org mode page to test markdown footnotes.