From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: Org and Muse Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:00:18 +0200 Message-ID: <4E7B9E44-C73E-4B48-BE47-3DCD6E367D3F@science.uva.nl> References: <0t63ubqlwf.fsf@richardriley.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v919.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JofK6-0001mo-NZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:47:46 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JofK5-0001lC-1U for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:47:45 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=47883 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JofK4-0001l0-QG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:47:44 -0400 Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.156]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Joeau-0006Vp-54 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:01:04 -0400 Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id d23so4366972fga.30 for ; Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:01:03 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <0t63ubqlwf.fsf@richardriley.net> 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: Richard G Riley Cc: org-mode On Apr 21, 2008, at 5:15 PM, Richard G Riley wrote: > > I just dug out some old Muse documents I had and am now wondering what > overlap exists, if any, between Muse and Org. As a committed Org user > should I migrate these Muse projects to Org projects? Any thoughts > appreciated. Possibly I have the wrong end of the stick with regard to > org publishing and the two should live together? Hi Richard, this really depends what you are up to. If Org does fulfil all the publishing needs you have, and if you have recently only used Org for many things, it might be a good thing to move old Muse files. If only to just work in a single environment and not having to remember several different ways of writing the ascii source. Much can be achieved these days with rg if your target is HTML or LaTeX. However, if the focus of what you are doing is really document creation, publishing, then Muse currently gives you many more options, to tweak the final output, to reach different formats etc. There used to be plans to tweak Muse so that it could digest Org syntax, but these plans have died (as far as I know). There are plans to enhance the export of Org, to allow richer output and more export formats, but my estimate is that it will be quite some time before these (in the publishing quality sense) would be up to par with Muse, if ever. The focus of Org has so far been less strongly on publishing, its syntax is sloppier to facilitate easier note taking, but that at the same time makes writing consistent export harder. Not impossible, only harder. Bastien has worked hard to create a basis for a general exporter, so I am sure more will come, eventually. - Carsten > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode