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No, I don't know why, either. =)

But it's up again, just in case you want to see it. This one is based on Org-mode for Emacs, so it's not the same task list that used to show up on my Planner wiki.

Expect this to change a lot as I figure out how I want it to fit in. The downside of using Wordpress as my front-end is that it looks like it's going to be difficult to get the kind of day view I have with my Planner version. How do I get it to display future pages?

I may end up writing yet another layer on top of this... =(

Anyway, here's my highly idiosyncratic config, just in case you want to get started hacking this onto your system:

(defvar sacha/org-publish-agenda-directory "~/notebook/org/" "*Directory to save the published agenda to.")
(org-defkey org-agenda-mode-map  "p" 'sacha/org-publish-agenda)
(defun sacha/org-publish-agenda ()
  "Copy the agenda buffer to a file in `sacha/org-publish-agenda-directory'."
  (interactive)
  ;; Take the entire contents of the agenda and dump it into a text file labeled with the date.
  (let ((agenda (with-current-buffer org-agenda-buffer-name
                  (unless org-agenda-show-log (org-agenda-log-mode))
                  (buffer-string)))
        (filename (format-time-string "%Y-%m-%d.txt" (if org-starting-day (calendar-time-from-absolute (1+ org-starting-day) 0)
                                                       (current-time)))))
    (with-temp-buffer
      (insert agenda)
      (write-file (expand-file-name filename
                                    sacha/org-publish-agenda-directory)))))

(defun sacha/org-publish-agenda-today (interactive)
  "Publish today's agenda. Suitable for ~/.emacs, we hope."
  (let ((entry (assoc "a" org-agenda-custom-commands)))
    (if entry
        (org-run-agenda-series (nth 1 entry) (cddr entry))
      (call-interactively 'org-agenda-list))
  (sacha/org-publish-agenda)))

On Technorati: emacs, org, wordpress

Random Emacs symbol: hack-local-variables - Function: Parse and put into effect this buffer's local variables spec.

Why am I doing this?

Might be a little crazy to think about it, but I know I'll get a lot out of seeing where I've come from. If I stumble across questions I've asked or things I've reflected on, maybe I'll stop and think a little. If I can make more of my blog content available to Google, maybe I'll come across my old notes when I'm searching for something I don't even know I knew before. And who knows? Maybe I'll even figure out how to get this nicely sorted into a printed book for my mom. ;)

What about other people? What would you get out of this? Maybe random clicking around will help you get to know me. Maybe you'll like the things you read, maybe you won't. It's a chance I take. But if you're randomly clicking through slices of my life, you're probably friendly. =) And who knows, maybe one of these entries will make you think, and that thought will turn into other thoughts, and then you come up with a wonderful idea. Randomness is like that.

And if, while reading, you should happen to stop on an entry that catches your eyes, you may notice how different things are year to year, and how much stays the same.

=)

I wonder what the next five years will be like. Let's find out!

On Technorati: blogging, wordpress

Random Emacs symbol: gnus-inhibit-mime-unbuttonizing - Variable: If non-nil, all MIME parts get buttons.

Ah, life. That's okay.

Just wanted to let you know what happened to them. And kids, if you're going to do this kind of shuffling around... save your data somewhere!

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Random Emacs symbol: Custom-goto-parent - Command: Go to the parent group listed at the top of this buffer.