From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Rogers Subject: Re: Agenda in MobileOrg for Android Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:16:54 -0700 Message-ID: <867gkeavnd.fsf@gmail.com> References: <20130324025258.521fa38a@aga-netbook> <20130407151332.218212de@aga-netbook> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:59917) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UOwxS-0002I3-AV for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:17:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UOwxQ-0000qB-BV for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:17:02 -0400 Received: from mail-pa0-f51.google.com ([209.85.220.51]:37272) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UOwxQ-0000pw-65 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:17:00 -0400 Received: by mail-pa0-f51.google.com with SMTP id jh10so2902030pab.38 for ; Sun, 07 Apr 2013 14:16:59 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20130407151332.218212de@aga-netbook> (Marcin Borkowski's message of "Sun, 7 Apr 2013 15:13:32 +0200") 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 Marcin Borkowski writes: > the key seems to be "too hard to use efficiently"... I am afraid that > MobileOrg for Android) is indeed much more difficult to use than the > Emacs version. The strength of Org is that it is easy to use (and > efficient in terms of keystrokes etc.). > > I am just wondering... What is the rationale behind all the syncing > stuff? Assume that I have all my org files dropboxed - why not just > edit them directly in the mobile version? I was thinking about it for > some time, and can't see any disadvantages with this approach. In > fact, since I'm considering learning to write Android apps, I am very > much tempted to use an "org-lite" app (say, just TODOs or capture for > the beginning) as my first project. I have felt the same way. Is the reason it's not already done (and the pitfall for you if you take on a project like this) that "re-write major chunks of Emacs" is a pretty big job? There is already Emacs ported to Android; it isn't very convenient nor working that well yet IMO. Maybe that project could use some help to make it work well enough to use for this?? -- David R