You can easily log information with these Emacs modes.

No matter what kind of work you do, you inevitably need to take notes. And maybe not a little bit. Nowadays, everyone takes notes in numerical form.

Open source enthusiasts have many ways to electronically record their ideas, ideas, and research. You can use web tools, you can use desktop apps, or you can use command-line tools.

If you’re using Emacs (a powerful operating system disguised as a text editor), there are multiple modes that can help you take notes effectively. Here are three examples.

Deft

On the rare occasions when I can only use a Mac, there’s one tool I can’t live without: the nvALT note-taking app. Deft mode brings an NVALt-like experience to Emacs.

Deft stores your notes as text files in a folder on your computer. When you enter Deft mode, you will see a series of notes and their summaries. These summaries are essentially the first line of the text file. If the first line is formatted in Markdown, LaTeX, or even Emacs Org mode, Deft ignores these formats and displays only the text content.

To open a note, simply scroll down to the location of the note and press Enter. But the Deft is more than that. According to Deft developer Jason Blevins, its main operations are search and filtering. The implementation of Deft is simple and effective. Enter the keyword and Deft will display only notes that contain the keyword in the title. This is useful if you need to find a particular note from a large number of notes.

Org model

If this article did not include the Org schema, I would be criticized. Why is that? It is arguably the most flexible and widely used way to take notes in Emacs. Used in the right way, the Org pattern can greatly enhance note-taking.

The main advantage of the org.org model is the way it organizes notes. In Org mode, a note file is organized into a huge outline. Each chapter is a node in the outline that you can expand and collapse. These chapters can have subchapters, which can also be expanded and collapsed. Not only does this allow you to focus on one chapter at a time, but it also allows you to scan the entire outline.

You can interconnect multiple chapters, move chapters quickly without cutting and copying, and attach files to your notes. The Org schema supports formatted characters and tables. The Org mode also has a number of export options if you need to convert notes to other formats.

Howm

As I became accustomed to using Emacs, HOWM immediately became one of the patterns I relied heavily on. While I particularly like using the Org model, HOWM still has a place.

Howm is like a little wiki. You can create notes and to-do lists, and you can create links between them. You can jump between notes by typing or clicking on a link. If you want, you can tag your notes with keywords. Not only that, you can search, sort, and merge your notes.

Howm is not the prettiest Emacs mode, nor is it the best user experience. It takes a little getting used to, but once you get used to it, taking notes and looking them up is a breeze.

Via: opensource.com/article/18/…

By Scott Nesbitt by Lujun9972

This article was originally compiled by LCTT and released with honor by Linux China