# Latest **URL:** https://org-roam.discourse.group/latest.md?page=4 [Latest](https://org-roam.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://org-roam.discourse.group/categories.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [Move through daily notes interactively](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/move-through-daily-notes-interactively/3671)
**Author:** [@FlyingPiano](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/FlyingPiano)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/move-through-daily-notes-interactively/3671 "2024-11-20T08:04:41Z")
Hi everyone, I would like to create a function that works a bit like text-scale-adjust (C-x C-0). In text-scale-adjust you enter some kind of “mode” where you can press “+” or “-” to adjust the text as many times as you… --- ## [Org-mode code blocks not accepting certain characters](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-mode-code-blocks-not-accepting-certain-characters/3673)
**Author:** [@orgroamer](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/orgroamer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-mode-code-blocks-not-accepting-certain-characters/3673 "2024-11-19T12:46:04Z")
When I am typing in an Org-mode code block, if I type ‘+’, ‘=’, ‘/’, ‘\*’ then it makes the block lose all formatting. If however a different character precedes one of these characters (for example ‘&/’ or ‘a\*’), the form… --- ## [Get Emacs mode line to display node title, rather than file name](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/get-emacs-mode-line-to-display-node-title-rather-than-file-name/3667)
**Author:** [@orgroamer](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/orgroamer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/get-emacs-mode-line-to-display-node-title-rather-than-file-name/3667 "2024-11-19T12:06:29Z")
Just what it sounds like, when I’m editing my nodes I find it disconcerting to see the file name in the mode line because I think about them as the titles. --- ## [\`org-roam-db-sync\` hangs with "Processing modified files..."](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-db-sync-hangs-with-processing-modified-files/2234)
**Author:** [@joshrule](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/joshrule)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-db-sync-hangs-with-processing-modified-files/2234 "2024-11-18T00:51:09Z")
I’ve been using org-roam for nearly a year and recently upgraded to v2 as part of migrating to doom on a new laptop. I experienced no problems for a week or so, but then last night noticed that org-roam couldn’t sync wi… --- ## [Org-roam as filesystem](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-as-filesystem/3666)
**Author:** [@orgroamer](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/orgroamer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-as-filesystem/3666 "2024-11-16T11:20:43Z")
Is it possible to include all files in the Org-roam graph, not just Org files? It would be awesome to see them in org-roam-ui too. I have read some stuff about trying to make Org-roam a filesystem, but not anything in th… --- ## [How to prevent \`org-roam-capture\` from adding ID property?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-prevent-org-roam-capture-from-adding-id-property/2669)
**Author:** [@pablo](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/pablo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 5:29pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-prevent-org-roam-capture-from-adding-id-property/2669 "2024-11-11T17:29:28Z")
The org roam capture template I rely upon to capture bibliographic notes creates a new file with an org heading, and places all relevant PROPERTIES in a drawer right below that heading, including an ID property. However,… --- ## [The cost of org-roam-db-sync](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/the-cost-of-org-roam-db-sync/3656)
**Author:** [@dmg](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/dmg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 11:01pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/the-cost-of-org-roam-db-sync/3656 "2024-11-09T23:01:19Z")
Today I had to run org-roam-db-sync what annoys me is that org-roam opens the file as if interactively (meaning all the modes and hooks that I use get enabled… for example… generating latex previews…) this is an proces… --- ## [How can I create a random note with a random unique file name in one go?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-create-a-random-note-with-a-random-unique-file-name-in-one-go/3655)
**Author:** [@alienbogart](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/alienbogart)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2024, 12:19am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-can-i-create-a-random-note-with-a-random-unique-file-name-in-one-go/3655 "2024-11-09T00:19:41Z")
It’s all pretty much right there in the title. I wish to be able to create a random note without having to think of a filename or anything at all. Just create the note with a single command and allow me to write in it. I… --- ## [How to search by tag(s)?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-search-by-tag-s/3648)
**Author:** [@x00a](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/x00a)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 7:20am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-search-by-tag-s/3648 "2024-11-06T07:20:55Z")
… across all the notes, be they in agenda or not. Tags of a header or of a document. Why isn’t there a simple, definitive answer? Isn’t there a built-in functionality for such a basic and effencial activity? The answer… --- ## [Embed documents into nodes](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/embed-documents-into-nodes/3615)
**Author:** [@orgroamer](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/orgroamer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/embed-documents-into-nodes/3615 "2024-11-06T00:05:15Z")
Does org-roam have an equivalent to Obsidian’s “embed” function? Like with PDFs or PNGs. Because I found this useful and used it a lot. If not, is it possible to link to external files, and when the link is clicked on it… --- ## [Extra spaces when updating Org mode properties](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/extra-spaces-when-updating-org-mode-properties/3652)
**Author:** [@orgroamer](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/orgroamer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 12:01am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/extra-spaces-when-updating-org-mode-properties/3652 "2024-11-06T00:01:31Z")
When using org-set-property, each property has a minimum value of 8 characters. Otherwise the function adds in extra spaces after the colon to make it 8 characters. Is this intended behavior, and is there a way of not ad… --- ## [My Guidelines on Tags with Org-Roam V2](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/my-guidelines-on-tags-with-org-roam-v2/3333)
**Author:** [@nobiot](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nobiot)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2024, 11:26am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/my-guidelines-on-tags-with-org-roam-v2/3333 "2024-11-03T11:26:05Z")
The tag is a label that you can use to group your notes. Tags are useful when you want to filter and find your notes through tens, hundreds and thousands of them in your file system. The mechanism and what you want from … --- ## ["Tagging" quick notes in dailies / journal](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/tagging-quick-notes-in-dailies-journal/3643)
**Author:** [@ethan](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/ethan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 11:04am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/tagging-quick-notes-in-dailies-journal/3643 "2024-11-02T11:04:28Z")
I’m trying to use org-roam to solve a concrete problem, but I am struggling to understand the most vernacular org-roam way to do this. What I want conceptually: at work we have a number of systems that have a surprising… --- ## [Eldoc error when after opening org-roam buffer](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/eldoc-error-when-after-opening-org-roam-buffer/3634)
**Author:** [@ethan](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/ethan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/eldoc-error-when-after-opening-org-roam-buffer/3634 "2024-10-31T15:41:47Z")
I have been getting an “eldoc error” in my emacs when using org-roam. The error looks like this: eldoc error: (wrong-type-argument number-or-marker-p nil) \[4 times\] If I restart my emacs the error isn’t there. Then if,… --- ## [Tags in notes - what systems do you use?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/tags-in-notes-what-systems-do-you-use/3645)
**Author:** [@Steve](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/Steve)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/tags-in-notes-what-systems-do-you-use/3645 "2024-10-31T14:31:19Z")
Hello org-roamers: I posted this question over on reddit, but didn’t get any input from that channel; hoping this one might be a bit more active. I’m reading Ahren’s Smart Notes and starting my ZK journey, with an aim … --- ## [Advice for an \`org-follow-mode\` following org/org-roam links?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/advice-for-an-org-follow-mode-following-org-org-roam-links/3631)
**Author:** [@wehlutyk](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/wehlutyk)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/advice-for-an-org-follow-mode-following-org-org-roam-links/3631 "2024-10-29T21:29:14Z")
Hello all, and first of all thanks to everybody for this amazing tool! I’m trying to add a minor org-follow-mode somewhere between org-agenda-follow-mode and org-roam-ui-follow-mode. While this is not strictly an org-r… --- ## [How to capture in the existing window?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-capture-in-the-existing-window/3642)
**Author:** [@window](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/window)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-capture-in-the-existing-window/3642 "2024-10-29T18:28:26Z")
Hi, I would like to do capturing within the window I currently have active. For example I often have a resource on one window and org-note on the other. Now when I do a new capture, org-roam-capture buffer will be open… --- ## [Configs & Setup for the home page example](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/configs-setup-for-the-home-page-example/3637)
**Author:** [@worldserpentegg](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/worldserpentegg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/configs-setup-for-the-home-page-example/3637 "2024-10-29T18:57:20Z")
This example is amazing how do I setup this up? I’m currently using doom emacs with org-roam but since I mainly use emacs for org-roam I’d be down to change any configs. thanks for the help --- ## [A different canonical ‘title’ for subheadings with Org IDs?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/a-different-canonical-title-for-subheadings-with-org-ids/3564)
**Author:** [@butter-radish](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/butter-radish)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 6:33am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/a-different-canonical-title-for-subheadings-with-org-ids/3564 "2024-10-24T06:33:34Z")
When I make subheadings into their own nodes (by giving them IDs), nearly all of the time I would prefer they have a different title for search (-ing from everywhere else) than the heading’s name in the document. So, for… --- ## [How to add custom sections to the agenda](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-add-custom-sections-to-the-agenda/3635)
**Author:** [@dmg](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/dmg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2024, 3:57am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-add-custom-sections-to-the-agenda/3635 "2024-10-24T03:57:40Z")
I have forever wanted to have my own custom section in the agenda where I can put whatever I feel like instead of the generated by scanning the agenda files only. So I did a bit of research and was able to successfully … --- ## [How to embed or attach an image onto a note by drag&drop?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-embed-or-attach-an-image-onto-a-note-by-drag-drop/3627)
**Author:** [@x00a](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/x00a)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 2:10pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-embed-or-attach-an-image-onto-a-note-by-drag-drop/3627 "2024-10-21T14:10:30Z")
The latest, 29.x, version of Emacs. Org-roam v2 Whenever I drap&drop an image into a note, it’ll open an image in a new buffer. An image won’t get embedded or attached onto a note. Why not? Hasn’t d&d functionality been… --- ## [Cognitive joy tooling #1: the Catalyst AI assistant, design review and](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/cognitive-joy-tooling-1-the-catalyst-ai-assistant-design-review-and/3625)
**Author:** [@lgmoneda](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/lgmoneda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/cognitive-joy-tooling-1-the-catalyst-ai-assistant-design-review-and/3625 "2024-10-20T17:31:40Z")
As a continuation of what I shared here, I tried an assistant for commenting on quality and novelty of my work when in Org Roam, and help me pursue my goals looking to my Org Agenda. I’m not satisfied with the first r… --- ## [Template for reading note](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/template-for-reading-note/3620)
**Author:** [@Postroutine](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/Postroutine)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 7:50am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/template-for-reading-note/3620 "2024-10-19T07:50:39Z")
Hello, I try to understand how to make a capture template for taking notes while reading. My goal is, the first time I read a book/article: I create a node representing the book/article On the node creation, I get as… --- ## [Org-roam fails with "Selecting deleted buffer" error](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-fails-with-selecting-deleted-buffer-error/3353)
**Author:** [@rhombus](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/org-roam-fails-with-selecting-deleted-buffer-error/3353 "2024-10-18T23:42:34Z")
emacs won’t load my init.el due to an error loading org-roam, though it worked a couple of days ago. I just did a system update, perhaps that’s what triggered it? Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "Selecting deleted … --- ## [Ignore files or headings with certain property](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/ignore-files-or-headings-with-certain-property/3619)
**Author:** [@starring](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/starring)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 6:42am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/ignore-files-or-headings-with-certain-property/3619 "2024-10-17T06:42:10Z")
I would like org-roam to ignore headings (but not the whole file) that have an :id: property. I think a nice way would to add an an “org-roam-ignore” property to the heading. Is this possible (with org-roam-file-exclud… --- ## [Multiple blank lines in head of capture template](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/multiple-blank-lines-in-head-of-capture-template/2488)
**Author:** [@apc](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/apc)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/multiple-blank-lines-in-head-of-capture-template/2488 "2024-10-13T14:36:34Z")
I’m trying to have my capture templates insert an extra line before the content of the entry and the head. From what I understand after looking at the definition of org-roam-capture--fill-template, when using the templat… --- ## [Is there a bug with \`org-roam-tags-completion\`?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/is-there-a-bug-with-org-roam-tags-completion/3609)
**Author:** [@lyndhurst](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/lyndhurst)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/is-there-a-bug-with-org-roam-tags-completion/3609 "2024-10-11T20:04:32Z")
I have started playing with org-mode tags hierarchy lately, and I noticed that when setting org-tags-alist, most of the list keywords like :startgroup are added to the completion list. Looking at the org-roam-tags-compl… --- ## [Is there a way to replace and/or remove a tag from everywhere?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/is-there-a-way-to-replace-and-or-remove-a-tag-from-everywhere/3612)
**Author:** [@dmg](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/dmg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/is-there-a-way-to-replace-and-or-remove-a-tag-from-everywhere/3612 "2024-10-11T12:37:43Z")
Is there a function in org-roam (or maybe somebody has written it) that will scan all files with a given alias or tag and replace and/or remove it? or does anybody have a suggestion on how to do this (without having to … --- ## [Can I query all existing values of a given property?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/can-i-query-all-existing-values-of-a-given-property/3608)
**Author:** [@lyndhurst](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/lyndhurst)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/can-i-query-all-existing-values-of-a-given-property/3608 "2024-10-08T16:15:23Z")
I have a custom property called AREA, and I would like to retrieve a list of all exisiting values in the database. I have no idea how to do it with a simple query. All I would be able to do is query all the nodes (level… --- ## [New org-roam installation: install release or from github?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/new-org-roam-installation-install-release-or-from-github/3603)
**Author:** [@Dhruv](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/Dhruv)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/new-org-roam-installation-install-release-or-from-github/3603 "2024-10-04T22:03:35Z")
Hello, I’m a fairly new Emacs user and have been reading up extensively on org-mode and org-roam in the past few days. I really like the idea, and I want to try it out. From what I see, however, the last org-roam relea… [Previous page](https://org-roam.discourse.group/latest.md?page=3) [Next page](https://org-roam.discourse.group/latest.md?page=5)