diff options
author | Kyle Meyer <kyle@kyleam.com> | 2014-04-26 16:50:39 -0400 |
---|---|---|
committer | Kyle Meyer <kyle@kyleam.com> | 2014-04-26 16:53:25 -0400 |
commit | 9eb27768890dc9988e01e946bd450d5115f218b1 (patch) | |
tree | 662811b855c79e1b212c13485cd87a3141f5e21e /bog-readme.org | |
parent | cf2e1852626990377e05f6091c24359d709b0374 (diff) | |
download | bog-9eb27768890dc9988e01e946bd450d5115f218b1.tar.gz |
Rename bog-readme.org to README
Diffstat (limited to 'bog-readme.org')
-rw-r--r-- | bog-readme.org | 138 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 138 deletions
diff --git a/bog-readme.org b/bog-readme.org deleted file mode 100644 index fb67a6e..0000000 --- a/bog-readme.org +++ /dev/null @@ -1,138 +0,0 @@ -#+title: Bog -#+options: toc:nil - -Bog is a system for taking research notes in [[http://orgmode.org/][Org mode]]. It adds a few -research-specific features, nearly all of which are focused on managing -and taking notes with Org, not on writing research articles with Org. - -* Installation - -Bog is available on [[http://melpa.milkbox.net/][MELPA]]. - -To enable Bog in all Org buffers, add it to =org-mode-hook=. - -#+begin_src emacs-lisp - (add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'bog-mode) -#+end_src - -* Workflow - -Many people use Org for taking research notes, and there are some really -nice descriptions of systems people have come up with (for a few -examples, see [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/78983][these]] [[http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/14756][threads]] on the Org mode mailing list). - -The Bog workflow is focused around the citekey, which is the only study -information that must be included in the notes. This unique identifier -is used as a link to the BibTeX and PDF files. - -In the example below, the citekey "name2000word" is a study heading. Bog -expects the citekey to be the title or property of a heading. The -citekey "another1999study" is a reference to another study (which may or -may not have a subtree in this or another Org file). - -#+begin_example - - ,* Topic heading - - ,** TODO name2000word :atag: - - <URL for study> - - Article notes ... a reference to another1999study ... -#+end_example - -The default format for the citekey is the first author's last name, the -year, and then the first non-trivial word. To have BibTeX mode -automatically generate a key of this format, the =bibtex-autokey-*= -settings can be modified. - -#+begin_src emacs-lisp - (setq bibtex-autokey-year-length 4 - bibtex-autokey-titleword-length nil - bibtex-autokey-titlewords-stretch 0 - bibtex-autokey-titlewords 1 - bibtex-autokey-year-title-separator "") -#+end_src - -* Main features - -Many Bog functions take the citekey from the notes context. If the point -is on a citekey (like "another1999study" above), then that citekey will -be used. Otherwise, the citekey will be taken from the first parent -heading that is a study. - -- =bog-find-citekey-pdf= - - Open a PDF file for a citekey. - -- =bog-find-citekey-bib= - - Open a BibTeX file for a citekey. - - BibTeX entries can be stored in one of two ways: - - As a single file with many entries - - As single-entry files named citekey.bib within a common directory - -- =bog-search-citekey-on-web= - - Search Google Scholar for a citekey. The default citekey format (first - author's last name, year, and first non-trivial word) usually contains - enough information to make this search successful. - -- =bog-rename-staged-pdf-to-citekey= - - Rename a new PDF. - -- =bog-clean-and-rename-staged-bibs= - - Rename new BibTeX files. If a separate BibTeX file is used for each - citekey, this function can be used to rename all new BibTeX files. - =bibtex-clean-entry= is used to clean the entry and autogenerate the - key. - -- =bog-create-combined-bib= - - Generate a combined BibTeX file for all citekeys in buffer. This is - useful if single-entry BibTeX files are used. - -Other useful functions include - -- =bog-goto-citekey-heading-in-buffer= -- =bog-goto-citekey-heading-in-notes= -- =bog-refile= -- =bog-search-notes= -- =bog-search-notes-for-citekey= -- =bog-sort-topic-headings-in-buffer= -- =bog-sort-topic-headings-in-notes= - -* Variables - -Several variables determine where Bog looks for things. - -- =bog-notes-directory= -- =bog-pdf-directory= -- =bog-bib-directory= or =bog-bib-file= -- =bog-stage-directory= - -The variables below are important for specifying how Bog behaves. - -- =bog-citekey-format= - - A regular expression that defines the format used for citekeys - -- =bog-citekey-function= - - A function to extract a citekey from the current subtree. Use this to - indicate whether the citekey should be taken from the heading or - property. - -- =bog-find-citekey-bib-function= - - A function to find a citekey in a BibTeX file. This determines whether - a directory of single-entry BibTeX files or a single BibTeX file is - used. - -* Keybindings - -A keymap is defined for Bog under the prefix =C-c "=. If you prefer -something else (like =C-c b=), set =bog-keymap-prefix=. |