Emacs organizers: Org and Planner
Planner and Org
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Overview
| Feature | planner-mode | org-mode |
|---|---|---|
| outline structure | yes (allout-mode) | native (outline-mode) |
| interact with remember.el | yes | native |
| primary usage viewpoint | daypages | pages handling one or more projects |
| allow multiple projects | yes | yes |
| allow project overview | yes | yes |
| GTD implementation | Example, more | yes (GTD+ORG) |
| infile elisp evaluation | yes | yes (dynamic blocks) |
| content encryption | ? | yes (org-crypt.el) |
| search facilities | ? | org-occur, org-occur-in-agenda-files |
Tasks handling
| Feature | planner-mode | org-mode |
|---|---|---|
| calendar/diary/appt | native | native |
| time reports | yes | yes |
| add tags to tasks | ? | yes (see doc) |
| add TODO keywords to tasks | ? | yes (TODO keywords) |
| dynamic agenda views | ? | yes (customizable) |
| sorting tasks | ? | org-sort |
| logging state changes | ? | yes (TODO states) |
Export & Publish
| Feature | planner-mode | org-mode |
|---|---|---|
| export formats | lots – see muse documentation. | HTML, ASCII, XOXO, LaTeX, iCalendar |
| embedded LaTeX | <latex>$a^b$</latex> | \(a^\) (doc) |
| infile LaTeX preview | no | yes |
| RSS support | RSS 1.0, 2.0 | Not yet |
| use it as a wiki | native | Emulated through simple file links |
| table editing | orgtbl-mode, table.el | orgtbl-mode, table.el |
| HTML-only parts | <literal style="html"></literal> | #+HTML, #+BEGIN_HTML |
| LaTeX-only parts | <literal style="latex"></literal> | #+LaTeX, #+BEGIN_LaTeX |
Links handling
| Feature | planner-mode | org-mode |
|---|---|---|
| mailers link types | Gnus VM WL MH Rmail | Gnus VM WL MH Rmail |
| other link types | http ftp mailto info file man woman google gopher telnet wais dict doi news snews (extensible, see muse-url-protocols) | http ftp mailto news file bbdb shell elisp w3 w3m info (extensible) |
Project activity
| maintainer | John Sullivan | Carsten Dominik |
| homepage | http://wjsullivan.net/PlannerMode | http://orgmode.org/ |
| XEmacs/Emacs compat. | perfect | perfect |
| modularity | 100% | one single file (org.el) and a few add-ons |
| documentation | HTML, PDF, Texinfo | HTML, PDF, Texinfo |
| page on EmacsWiki | PlannerMode | OrgMode |
| mailing list | active | very active (also on Gmane) |
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