From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marcin Borkowski Subject: Re: Org Tutorials need more structure Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 19:43:42 +0200 Message-ID: <20130928194342.04f94d5f@aga-netbook> References: <52470E63.7000101@wilkesley.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33980) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VPyYa-0005cF-Pe for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Sep 2013 13:43:57 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VPyYW-0001nJ-8C for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Sep 2013 13:43:52 -0400 Received: from msg.wmi.amu.edu.pl ([2001:808:114:2::50]:44211) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1VPyYW-0001n6-0Y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 28 Sep 2013 13:43:48 -0400 In-Reply-To: <52470E63.7000101@wilkesley.net> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Cc: ian@manor-farm.org Dnia 2013-09-28, o godz. 18:14:11 Ian Barton napisa=C5=82(a): > On 28/09/13 07:11, Carsten Dominik wrote: >=20 > > > > Can we have a discussion here on how this path should look like? > > When you came to Org-mode as a newby, what were the three resources > > that really made an impression on by being accessible and > > providing feel and promise for digging deeper? > > > > - Carsten > > >=20 > I think we need to try and identify why most new users come to > org-mode. This might give a better idea of how to re-organize things. >=20 > I am guessing that initially many users are attracted by the task=20 > management and outlining features. From these basic features flow > things such as publishing, clocking, Babel. So maybe listing > Tutorials in this order would be a start. >=20 > Personally if I am learning something new I want a broad overview of > the main features, with links to places where I can find more detail. >=20 > For example David O'Toole's and Sacha's tutorials cover this very > well. The videos are an excellent resource, but require the user to > set aside 30-60mins in one block of time. People are more likely to > watch them if their initial interest has been piqued by something > they can read and digest in small blocks. Hear, hear. What I would love to see is a 4-5 minutes video "trailer", showing most prominent features of Org-mode, with cool music, effects etc. - like movie trailers. :) >=20 > Ian. >=20 >=20 Best, --=20 Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Adam Mickiewicz University