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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 0000000..06500e3 --- /dev/null +++ b/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +build: clean + jekyll build + +clean: + rm -rf _site + +server: clean + jekyll server --watch + +publish: build + @rsync -avz --exclude Makefile --exclude README.md _site/ franck@198.199.119.67:~/sites/lumberjaph.net diff --git a/_posts/2008-06-14-how-to-use-vim-as-a-personal-wiki.md b/_posts/2008-06-14-how-to-use-vim-as-a-personal-wiki.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dd0fa8f --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2008-06-14-how-to-use-vim-as-a-personal-wiki.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: On how to use vim as a personal wiki +summary: In which I describe how I use vim as a personal wiki. +--- + +There is different reasons to want a personal wiki on your machine: + +* privacy +* having it everywhere + +I've tested a few wikis engines, like tiddlywiki, but I've found nothing that was really what I wanted. The main inconveniance is the need to use a webbrowser. A browser is not a text processor, so it's really painfull to use them for writing. + +I've started to try to use vim as wiki. Why would I want to use something like vim for this ? well, it's plain text (easy to grep, or to write script for manipulating data), application independent, it's a real text processor, you can customize it, and most importantly, I know how to use it, ... + +I've got a **wiki** directory in my home directory, with all my files in it. I use git to track versions of it (you can use svn if you prefer, there is no difference for this usage). In my .vimrc, i've added this instruction: `set exrc`. + +In my wiki directory, i've got another .vimrc with some specific mapping: + + map ,I <esc>:e index.mkd <cr> + map ,T <esc>:e todo.mkd <cr> + map ,S <esc>:e someday.mkd <cr> + map ,c <esc>:s/^ /c/<cr> + map ,w <esc>:s/^ /w/<cr> + map ,x <esc>:s/^ /x/<cr> + map gf :e <cfile>.mkd<cr> " open page + map <backspace> :bp<cr> + imap \date <c-R>=strftime("%Y-%m-%d")<cr> + set tabstop=2 " Number of spaces <tab> counts for. + set shiftwidth=2 " Unify + set softtabstop=2 " Unify + +I organize my files in directory. I've got a *work*, *lists*, *recipes*, *misc*, ... and I put my files in this directory. + +I've got an index page, with links to main section. I don't have wikiword in camelcase or things like that, so if i want to put a link to a page, I just wrote the link this way **dir_name/page_name**, then, i juste have to hit **gf** on this link to open the page. I also use this place as a todo list manager. I've got one paragrah per day, like this : + +> 2008-06-14 +> - [@context] task 1 +> - [@context] task 2 +> ... + +and a bunch of vim mapping for marking complete (**,c**), work in progress (**,w**) or canceled (**,x**). + +If i don't have a deadline for a particular task, I use a 'someday' file, where the task is put with a context. + +The good things with markdown, is that the syntax is easy to use, and it's easy to convert to HTML. diff --git a/_posts/2008-06-14-how-to-use-vim-as-a-personal-wiki.textile b/_posts/2008-06-14-how-to-use-vim-as-a-personal-wiki.textile deleted file mode 100644 index faa4c03..0000000 --- a/_posts/2008-06-14-how-to-use-vim-as-a-personal-wiki.textile +++ /dev/null @@ -1,50 +0,0 @@ ---- -layout: post -category: app -title: how to use vim as a personal wiki ---- - -There is differents reasons to want a personal wiki on your machine: - - * privacy - * having it everywhere - -I've tested some wiki, like tiddlywiki, but I've found nothing that was really what i wanted. The main inconveniance for me, is the need to use a webbrowser. A browser is not a text processor, so it's really painfull to use them for writing. - -I've started to try to use vim as wiki. Why would i want to use something like vim for this ? well, it's plain text (easy to grep, or to write script for manipulating data), application independent, it's a real text processor, you can customize it, and most importantly, i know how to use it, ... - -I've got a 'wiki' directory in my home directory, with all my files in it. I use git to versionize it (you can use svn if you prefer, there is no difference for this usage). In my .vimrc, i've added this instruction: - -bc. set exrc - -In my wiki directory, i've got another .vimrc with some specific mapping: - -{% highlight vim %} -map ,I <esc>:e index.mkd <cr> -map ,T <esc>:e todo.mkd <cr> -map ,S <esc>:e someday.mkd <cr> -map ,c <esc>:s/^ /c/<cr> -map ,w <esc>:s/^ /w/<cr> -map ,x <esc>:s/^ /x/<cr> -map gf :e <cfile>.mkd<cr> " open page -map <backspace> :bp<cr> -imap \date <c-R>=strftime("%Y-%m-%d")<cr> -set tabstop=2 " Number of spaces <tab> counts for. -set shiftwidth=2 " Unify -set softtabstop=2 " Unify -{% endhighlight %} - -I organize my files in directory. I've got a "work", "lists", "recipes", "misc", ... and I put my files in this directory. - -I've got an index page, with links to main section. I don't have wikiword in camelcase or things like that, so if i want to put a link to a page, i juste wrote the link this way 'dir_name/page_name', then, i juste have to hit 'gf' on this link to open the page. I also use this place as a todo list manager. I've got one paragrah per day, like this : - -bc. 2008-06-14 - - [@context] task 1 - - [@context] task 2 - ... - -and a bunch of vim mapping for marking complete (,c), work in progress (,w) or cancelled (,x). - -If i don't have a deadline for a particular task, I use a 'someday' file, where the task is put with a context. - -The good things with markdown, is that the syntax is easy to use, and it's easy to convert to HTML. |