Use the `denote-sequence` package to write sequence notes or “folgezettel”

This section is about the external package denote-sequence (by Protesilaos). The original idea was to include the code as part of the denote package, but we decided to keep each optional extension as a separate package to make things easier to maintain and to understand.

Denote defines an optional file name component called the ‘SIGNATURE’ (The file-naming scheme). This is a free-form field that users can fill in with whatever text they want, such as to have a video split up into ‘part1’ and ‘part2’, or to set some kind of priority like ‘a’ and ‘b’, or even to have a special tag that stands out from the rest of the keywords.

A more specialised use-case of the ‘SIGNATURE’ is to define a hierarchical relationship between notes, such that the thoughts they expound on form sequences. For example, an article about the Labrador Retriever dog breed is a continuation of a thought process that extends something about dog breeds in general which, in turn, is a topic that belongs to the wider theme of dogs.

The denote-sequence package has a manual that explains these concepts and relevant commands in further detail:

Package name (GNU ELPA): denote-sequence
Official manual: https://protesilaos.com/emacs/denote-sequence
Git repository: https://github.com/protesilaos/denote-sequence
Backronym: Denote… Sequences Efficiently Queue Unsorted Entries Notwithstanding Curation Efforts.

Use the denote-sequence package to write sequence notes or “folgezettel” ​

Use the `denote-sequence` package to write sequence notes or “folgezettel”