From: Glenn Morris Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:09:51 +0000 (-0800) Subject: Some remember doc X-Git-Tag: emacs-24.3.90~173^2^2~42^2~24 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a73fae1ffa16e60f5ddc3a5536d322edc10a8a83;p=emacs.git Some remember doc * doc/misc/remember.texi (copying): Bump remember mode version. (Installation): Remove unnecessary chapter. (Quick Start): No need to explicitly load remember.el. (Separate Text Files): New section. * lisp/textmodes/remember.el (remember-data-directory) (remember-directory-file-name-format, remember-store-in-files) (remember-notes-initial-major-mode, remember-notes-bury-on-kill) (remember-notes-save-and-bury-buffer) (remember-notes--kill-buffer-query): Doc fixes. * etc/NEWS: Related edit. --- diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog index e89af8ce370..ca17200c650 100644 --- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +2014-02-18 Glenn Morris + + * remember.texi (copying): Bump remember mode version. + (Installation): Remove unnecessary chapter. + (Quick Start): No need to explicitly load remember.el. + (Separate Text Files): New section. + 2014-02-17 Glenn Morris * eieio.texi (Class Values, CLOS compatibility): diff --git a/doc/misc/remember.texi b/doc/misc/remember.texi index d9c11cea424..e1c99f1382e 100644 --- a/doc/misc/remember.texi +++ b/doc/misc/remember.texi @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ @c %**end of header @copying -This manual is for Remember Mode, version 1.9 +This manual is for Remember Mode, version 2.0 Copyright @copyright{} 2001, 2004--2005, 2007--2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ modify this GNU manual.'' @menu * Preface:: About the documentation. * Introduction:: What is Remember Mode? -* Installation:: How to install Remember. * Implementation:: How Remember came into existence. * Quick Start:: Get started using Remember. * Function Reference:: Interactive functions in remember.el. @@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ modify this GNU manual.'' Backends * Text File:: Saving to a text file. +* Separate Text Files:: Saving to separate text files. * Diary:: Saving to a Diary file. * Mailbox:: Saving to a mailbox. * Org:: Saving to an Org Mode file. @@ -128,18 +128,6 @@ in order to record them---it would map much more closely to how the mind manual-ness which computers from the very beginning have been championed as being able to reduce. -@node Installation -@chapter Installation - -Installing Remember Mode is as simple as adding the following lines to -your Emacs configuration file (usually @file{~/.emacs.d/init.el} or -@file{~/.emacs}). - -@lisp -(add-to-list 'load-path "/path/to/remember") -(require 'remember) -@end lisp - @node Implementation @chapter Implementation @@ -187,14 +175,11 @@ feedback will help to make this as intuitive a tool as possible. @itemize @item -Load @file{remember.el}. - -@item -Type @kbd{M-x remember}. The @samp{*Remember*} buffer should be +Type @kbd{M-x remember}. The @samp{*Remember*} buffer should be displayed. @item -Type in what you want to remember. The first line will be treated as +Type in what you want to remember. The first line will be treated as the headline, and the rest of the buffer will contain the body of the note. @@ -204,18 +189,18 @@ the @samp{*Remember*} buffer. @end itemize By default, @code{remember-finalize} saves the note in @file{~/emacs.d/notes}. -You can edit it now to see the remembered and timestamped note. You -can edit this file however you want. New entries will always be added +You can edit it now to see the remembered and timestamped note. You +can edit this file however you want. New entries will always be added to the end. -To remember a region of text, use the universal prefix. @kbd{C-u M-x +To remember a region of text, use the universal prefix. @kbd{C-u M-x remember} displays a @samp{*Remember*} buffer with the region as the initial contents. As a simple beginning, you can start by using the Text File backend, keeping your @file{~/.emacs.d/notes} file in outline-mode format, with a final -entry called @samp{* Raw data}. Remembered data will be added to the -end of the file. Every so often, you can move the data that gets +entry called @samp{* Raw data}. Remembered data will be added to the +end of the file. Every so often, you can move the data that gets appended there into other files, or reorganize your document. You can also store remembered data in other backends. @@ -233,7 +218,7 @@ very accessible keystrokes facilities using the mode: @end lisp By default, remember uses the first annotation returned by -@code{remember-annotation-functions}. To include all of the annotations, +@code{remember-annotation-functions}. To include all of the annotations, set @code{remember-run-all-annotation-functions-flag} to non-nil. @defopt remember-run-all-annotation-functions-flag @@ -242,7 +227,7 @@ Non-nil means use all annotations returned by @end defopt You can write custom functions that use a different set of -remember-annotation-functions. For example: +remember-annotation-functions. For example: @lisp (defun my/remember-with-filename () @@ -258,7 +243,7 @@ remember-annotation-functions. For example: @file{remember.el} defines the following interactive functions: @defun remember initial -Remember an arbitrary piece of data. With a prefix, it will use the +Remember an arbitrary piece of data. With a prefix, it will use the region as @var{initial}. @end defun @@ -310,6 +295,7 @@ You can save remembered notes to a variety of backends. @menu * Text File:: Saving to a text file. +* Separate Text Files:: Saving to separate text files. * Diary:: Saving to a Diary file. * Mailbox:: Saving to a mailbox. * Org:: Saving to an Org Mode file. @@ -335,6 +321,30 @@ The file in which to store unprocessed data. The text used to begin each remember item. @end defopt + +@node Separate Text Files +@section Saving to Separate Text Files +@cindex text files, saving to separate + +@subheading Insinuation + +@lisp +(setq remember-handler-functions '(remember-store-in-files)) +@end lisp + +@subheading Options + +@defopt remember-data-directory +The directory in which to store remember data as files. +@end defopt + +@defopt remember-directory-file-name-format +A format string to use for naming files in the remember directory. +File names are formed by calling @code{format-time-string} at the time +of saving, using this format string. +@end defopt + + @node Diary @section Saving to a Diary file @cindex diary, integration diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS index 844a71b9a90..679b9d4871f 100644 --- a/etc/NEWS +++ b/etc/NEWS @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ otherwise leave it unmarked. This happens by default if a suitable support library is found at build time, like libacl on GNU/Linux. To prevent this, use the configure option `--disable-acl'. +FIXME? Should be --without-acl? ** Emacs can now be compiled with file notification support. This happens by default if a suitable system library is found at @@ -720,11 +721,11 @@ buffer and can be used that way by setting `initial-buffer-choice' to Without the second change, the *scratch* buffer will still be there for notes that do not need to be preserved. -*** The Remember package can now store notes in separates files. -You can use the new function `remember-store-in-files' within the -`remember-handler-functions' option. See `remember-data-directory' -and `remember-directory-file-name-format' for new options related to -this function. ++++ +*** Remember can now store notes in separate files. +To use this, add `remember-store-in-files' to the `remember-handler-functions' +option. The files are saved in `remember-data-directory' using +names specified by `remember-directory-file-name-format'. ** Rmail diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog index 2eb5057cf68..155063592b6 100644 --- a/lisp/ChangeLog +++ b/lisp/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,11 @@ 2014-02-18 Glenn Morris + * textmodes/remember.el (remember-data-directory) + (remember-directory-file-name-format, remember-store-in-files) + (remember-notes-initial-major-mode, remember-notes-bury-on-kill) + (remember-notes-save-and-bury-buffer) + (remember-notes--kill-buffer-query): Doc fixes. + * desktop.el (desktop-save-mode, desktop-auto-save-timeout): Doc fixes. 2014-02-17 Alan Mackenzie diff --git a/lisp/textmodes/remember.el b/lisp/textmodes/remember.el index 33e44c05c33..a9eb7ad4ec8 100644 --- a/lisp/textmodes/remember.el +++ b/lisp/textmodes/remember.el @@ -442,21 +442,24 @@ If you want to remember a region, supply a universal prefix to (remember-destroy)))) (defcustom remember-data-directory "~/remember" - "The directory in which to store remember data as files." + "The directory in which to store remember data as files. +Used by `remember-store-in-files'." :type 'directory :version "24.4" :group 'remember) (defcustom remember-directory-file-name-format "%Y-%m-%d_%T-%z" - "Format string for the file name in which to store unprocessed data." + "Format string for the file name in which to store unprocessed data. +This is passed to `format-time-string'. +Used by `remember-store-in-files'." :type 'string :version "24.4" :group 'remember) (defun remember-store-in-files () "Store remember data in a file in `remember-data-directory'. -The file is named after `remember-directory-file-name-format' fed through -`format-time-string'." +The file is named by calling `format-time-string' using +`remember-directory-file-name-format' as the format string." (let ((name (format-time-string remember-directory-file-name-format (current-time))) (text (buffer-string))) @@ -572,20 +575,19 @@ purpose of storing notes." :version "24.4") (defcustom remember-notes-initial-major-mode nil - "Major mode to set to notes buffer when it's created. -If set to nil will use the same mode as `initial-major-mode'." - :type '(choice (const :tag "Same as `initial-major-mode'" nil) + "Major mode to use in the notes buffer when it's created. +If this is nil, use `initial-major-mode'." + :type '(choice (const :tag "Use `initial-major-mode'" nil) (function :tag "Major mode" text-mode)) :version "24.4") (defcustom remember-notes-bury-on-kill t - "Whether to bury notes buffer instead of killing." + "Non-nil means `kill-buffer' will bury the notes buffer instead of killing." :type 'boolean :version "24.4") (defun remember-notes-save-and-bury-buffer () - "Saves and buries current buffer. -Buffer is saved only if `buffer-modified-p' returns non-nil." + "Save (if it is modified) and bury the current buffer." (interactive) (when (buffer-modified-p) (save-buffer)) @@ -648,10 +650,16 @@ preserve across Emacs restarts. The notes will be stored in the buf)) (defun remember-notes--kill-buffer-query () + "Function that `remember-notes-mode' adds to `kill-buffer-query-functions'. +Save the current buffer if modified. If `remember-notes-bury-on-kill' +is non-nil, bury it and return nil; otherwise return t." (when (buffer-modified-p) (save-buffer)) (if remember-notes-bury-on-kill - (bury-buffer) + (progn + ;; bury-buffer always returns nil, but let's be explicit. + (bury-buffer) + nil) t)) ;;; remember.el ends here