* Repeating the customization survey?
@ 2013-10-23 13:34 Carsten Dominik
2013-10-23 19:11 ` Marcin Borkowski
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From: Carsten Dominik @ 2013-10-23 13:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Org Mode List
Dear all,
in 2009, we ran a customization survey, to figure out which variables are actually used by active Org-mode users. The results can be seen here:
http://orgmode.org/worg/org-configs/org-customization-survey.html
I was wondering if it would be useful to repeats this - the results might be instructive.
It should be much easier this time, because we now have a function that will actually list all changed variables - so we would only have to ask people to run a simple lisp command and send in the results. Of course, then a volunteer would have to collect and analyse the output. Last time Manish and myself did this, and I remember that it was interesting and fun.
Any takers?
- Carsten
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* Re: Repeating the customization survey?
2013-10-23 13:34 Repeating the customization survey? Carsten Dominik
@ 2013-10-23 19:11 ` Marcin Borkowski
2013-10-23 19:25 ` Samuel Wales
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From: Marcin Borkowski @ 2013-10-23 19:11 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: emacs-orgmode
Dnia 2013-10-23, o godz. 15:34:09
Carsten Dominik <drostekirsten@gmail.com> napisał(a):
> Dear all,
>
> in 2009, we ran a customization survey, to figure out which variables
> are actually used by active Org-mode users. The results can be seen
> here:
>
> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-configs/org-customization-survey.html
>
> I was wondering if it would be useful to repeats this - the results
> might be instructive.
>
> It should be much easier this time, because we now have a function
> that will actually list all changed variables - so we would only have
> to ask people to run a simple lisp command and send in the results.
> Of course, then a volunteer would have to collect and analyse the
> output. Last time Manish and myself did this, and I remember that it
> was interesting and fun.
>
> Any takers?
1. Does it require in-depth knowledge of Elisp? (I guess not, but
wanted to ask - I'm not a programmer.)
2. When it should be done? (I have a negative amount of spare
time now, but a few big commitments of mine finish this or next week.)
3. Is it very much time-consuming? (More than 4-5 hours might mean I'm
out.)
> - Carsten
Best,
--
Marcin Borkowski
http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski
Adam Mickiewicz University
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* Re: Repeating the customization survey?
2013-10-23 13:34 Repeating the customization survey? Carsten Dominik
2013-10-23 19:11 ` Marcin Borkowski
@ 2013-10-23 19:25 ` Samuel Wales
2013-10-24 6:12 ` Carsten Dominik
2013-10-24 7:33 ` Florian Adamsky
2013-10-25 23:36 ` Mike McLean
3 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Samuel Wales @ 2013-10-23 19:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Carsten Dominik; +Cc: Org Mode List
Will this use a function that people can run on their files?
It /was/ interesting and a good workout for Org.
Samuel
--
The Kafka Pandemic: http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com
The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. ANYBODY can get it.
Denmark: free Karina Hansen NOW.
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* Re: Repeating the customization survey?
2013-10-23 19:25 ` Samuel Wales
@ 2013-10-24 6:12 ` Carsten Dominik
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From: Carsten Dominik @ 2013-10-24 6:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Samuel Wales; +Cc: Org Mode List, Carsten Dominik
On 23.10.2013, at 21:25, Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> wrote:
> Will this use a function that people can run on their files?
Not on files. Just in an emacs session, I will provide a command to run.
- Carsten
>
> It /was/ interesting and a good workout for Org.
>
> Samuel
>
> --
> The Kafka Pandemic: http://thekafkapandemic.blogspot.com
>
> The disease DOES progress. MANY people have died from it. ANYBODY can get it.
>
> Denmark: free Karina Hansen NOW.
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* Re: Repeating the customization survey?
2013-10-23 13:34 Repeating the customization survey? Carsten Dominik
2013-10-23 19:11 ` Marcin Borkowski
2013-10-23 19:25 ` Samuel Wales
@ 2013-10-24 7:33 ` Florian Adamsky
2013-10-25 23:36 ` Mike McLean
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From: Florian Adamsky @ 2013-10-24 7:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Org Mode List
Dear Carsten,
Carsten Dominik writes:
> in 2009, we ran a customization survey, to figure out which variables are actually used by active Org-mode users. The results can be seen here:
>
> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-configs/org-customization-survey.html
[...]
> Any takers?
I would like to help. I'm not regular contributor to org-mode, so this
means I don't have deep knowledge of the internal structure of
org-mode. However, maybe this helps me to bootstrap myself into the
project. Would you be so kind to tell me the name of the function that
lists all the changed variables. Then I can play a little bit with that
and see which additional information may be useful.
Best regards
--
Florian Adamsky
http://florian.adamsky.it/
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* Re: Repeating the customization survey?
2013-10-23 13:34 Repeating the customization survey? Carsten Dominik
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2013-10-24 7:33 ` Florian Adamsky
@ 2013-10-25 23:36 ` Mike McLean
2013-10-27 8:13 ` Carsten Dominik
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From: Mike McLean @ 2013-10-25 23:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Carsten Dominik; +Cc: Org Mode List
On Oct 23, 2013, at 9:34 AM, Carsten Dominik <drostekirsten@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> in 2009, we ran a customization survey, to figure out which variables are actually used by active Org-mode users. The results can be seen here:
>
> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-configs/org-customization-survey.html
>
> I was wondering if it would be useful to repeats this - the results might be instructive.
>
> It should be much easier this time, because we now have a function that will actually list all changed variables - so we would only have to ask people to run a simple lisp command and send in the results. Of course, then a volunteer would have to collect and analyse the output. Last time Manish and myself did this, and I remember that it was interesting and fun.
>
> Any takers?
I'll bite; I don't have the Elisp skills (*) to contribute as meaningfully as I would like to Org and this sounds like a good little side project.
Mike
(*) Nor the ability -- to the best of my interpretation -- to sign FSF papers.
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* Re: Repeating the customization survey?
2013-10-25 23:36 ` Mike McLean
@ 2013-10-27 8:13 ` Carsten Dominik
0 siblings, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Carsten Dominik @ 2013-10-27 8:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Mike McLean; +Cc: Org Mode List, Carsten Dominik
Great.
Let me cook up that lisp function for you.
- Carsten
On 26.10.2013, at 01:36, Mike McLean <mike.mclean@pobox.com> wrote:
>
> On Oct 23, 2013, at 9:34 AM, Carsten Dominik <drostekirsten@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> in 2009, we ran a customization survey, to figure out which variables are actually used by active Org-mode users. The results can be seen here:
>>
>> http://orgmode.org/worg/org-configs/org-customization-survey.html
>>
>> I was wondering if it would be useful to repeats this - the results might be instructive.
>>
>> It should be much easier this time, because we now have a function that will actually list all changed variables - so we would only have to ask people to run a simple lisp command and send in the results. Of course, then a volunteer would have to collect and analyse the output. Last time Manish and myself did this, and I remember that it was interesting and fun.
>>
>> Any takers?
>
> I'll bite; I don't have the Elisp skills (*) to contribute as meaningfully as I would like to Org and this sounds like a good little side project.
>
> Mike
>
> (*) Nor the ability -- to the best of my interpretation -- to sign FSF papers.
>
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