From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: srandby@gmail.com Subject: Re: Google Tech Talk Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:28:57 -0400 Message-ID: <48873219.5040508@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KLePN-0004TB-Bf for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:29:33 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KLePL-0004RQ-BR for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:29:32 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=58974 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KLePL-0004RG-3n for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:29:31 -0400 Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com ([66.249.82.225]:48310) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KLePK-00076m-PL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:29:30 -0400 Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id h28so873300wxd.24 for ; Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:29:29 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Emacs Org-Mode List The talk was impressive, especially because it made me aware of the org-mode web site and this mailing list. I've been using org-mode for about 7 months after finding out about it through an article in Linux Journal. I'm a mathematics professor and I use org-mode to keep track of grades. I have things set up so that all I need to do is input scores into a table and all calculations are done automatically. Very cool. Every other system I've used for recording grades has either been a pain to customize or required me to do hand calculations. Org-mode was the solution to my grade recording problem. I use org-mode for a few other tasks, but I'm still learning its features. From the talk, I played around with the LaTeX preview feature, but I don't think I'll use it much. The preview graphic was too small for my bad eyes and I already have a relatively convenient system for doing LaTeX work. However, I am intrigued by the publishing features of org-mode when it comes to HTML. I use tables on my website because certain unmentionable browsers don't work well with CSS unless one is willing to maintain complicated code. I don't have time to maintain complicated code for ridiculous browsers, so I still use tables. I gather that org-mode will be enable me to simplify working with HTML tables. I'll definitely look into this. Emacs and org-mode are fantastic. Scott Randby