Main idea:
This is an alternative to inserting numeric ranges with macros (i.e. F3 F3).
The advantages are:
-
Brevity: consider
F3 F3 SPC M-1 M-0 F4vs.m10 C-;. -
Much better undo context: a single
C-_will undo the whole thing and allow you to edit the code. With macros you'd have to undo multiple times and restart from scratch, instead of tweaking what you just invoked. -
The ability to insert the same number several times in a single iteration, and transform it with
format-style expressions e.g.m6\n15%s=0%o=0x%xwill expand to6=06=0x6 7=07=0x7 8=010=0x8 9=011=0x9 10=012=0xa 11=013=0xb 12=014=0xc 13=015=0xd 14=016=0xe 15=017=0xf -
Last but not least, the ability to transform the number with lisp expressions. For instance:
m5 10*xx->25 36 49 64 81 100m5 10*xx|0x%x->0x19 0x24 0x31 0x40 0x51 0x64m10+x?a%c->a b c d e f g h i j km10+x?A%c->A B C D E F G H I J Km97,105stringx->a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,im97,102stringxupcasex->aA,bB,cC,dD,eE,fFm,3|%(+ x x) and %(* x x) and %s->0 and 0 and 0,2 and 1 and 1,4 and 4 and 2,6 and 9 and 3,8 and 16 and 4,10 and 25 and 5
Use in conjunction with org-mode:
m1\n14|*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e%02d.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e01.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e02.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e03.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e04.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e05.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e06.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e07.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e08.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e09.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e10.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e11.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e12.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e13.html
*** TODO http://emacsrocks.com/e14.html
You can even schedule and deadline:
m\n8|**** TODO Learning from Data Week %(+ x 2) \nSCHEDULED: <%(date "Oct 7" (* x 7))> DEADLINE: <%(date "Oct 14" (* x 7))>
**** TODO Learning from Data Week 2
SCHEDULED: <2013-10-07 Mon> DEADLINE: <2013-10-14 Mon>
**** TODO Learning from Data Week 3
SCHEDULED: <2013-10-14 Mon> DEADLINE: <2013-10-21 Mon>
**** TODO Learning from Data Week 4
SCHEDULED: <2013-10-21 Mon> DEADLINE: <2013-10-28 Mon>
**** TODO Learning from Data Week 5
SCHEDULED: <2013-10-28 Mon> DEADLINE: <2013-11-04 Mon>
**** TODO Learning from Data Week 6
SCHEDULED: <2013-11-04 Mon> DEADLINE: <2013-11-11 Mon>
**** TODO Learning from Data Week 7
SCHEDULED: <2013-11-11 Mon> DEADLINE: <2013-11-18 Mon>
**** TODO Learning from Data Week 8
SCHEDULED: <2013-11-18 Mon> DEADLINE: <2013-11-25 Mon>
**** TODO Learning from Data Week 9
SCHEDULED: <2013-11-25 Mon> DEADLINE: <2013-12-02 Mon>
**** TODO Learning from Data Week 10
SCHEDULED: <2013-12-02 Mon> DEADLINE: <2013-12-09 Mon>
Here's how to schedule a task that repeats Monday through Friday at 10:00, every week:
m0\n4|** TODO Something work-related\nSCHEDULED: <%(date "mon" x) 10:00 +1w>
** TODO Something work-related
SCHEDULED: <2013-11-04 Mon 10:00 +1w>
** TODO Something work-related
SCHEDULED: <2013-11-05 Tue 10:00 +1w>
** TODO Something work-related
SCHEDULED: <2013-11-06 Wed 10:00 +1w>
** TODO Something work-related
SCHEDULED: <2013-11-07 Thu 10:00 +1w>
** TODO Something work-related
SCHEDULED: <2013-11-08 Fri 10:00 +1w>
Setup
In ~/.emacs:
(require 'tiny)
(tiny-setup-default)