From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Steven Arntson Subject: Re: A gentle introduction to Emacs & Org-mode? Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 18:58:44 -0700 Message-ID: <8738dozxrf.fsf@stevenarntson.com> References: <20140723232013.42690fcf@aga-netbook> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54772) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XArGN-0005Pr-32 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 21:59:13 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XArGG-0001bg-U5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 21:59:07 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:44408) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XArGG-0001bY-NO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 21:59:00 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1XArGC-0003vm-P6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 03:58:56 +0200 Received: from 75-165-124-51.tukw.qwest.net ([75.165.124.51]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 03:58:56 +0200 Received: from steven by 75-165-124-51.tukw.qwest.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 26 Jul 2014 03:58:56 +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: > Hi list, > > this is only partially Org-ode related, but I hope I'll be excused. > A friend of mine uses Scrivener; he also does some simple > JavaScript/jQuery programming and HTML/CSS editing. He *is* interested > in Emacs & Org-mode, but does not want to spend more than, say, 2 days > on installing, configuring and learning basics of E&Om. Are there any > resources which might help? I offered him some help with installing > and teaching, but what could I use? (Of course, the built-in tutorial > and Sacha Chua's sketch-tutorials are great, but what else does there > exist? Also, is prelude or Emacs Starter Kit a good idea? I > understand this is opinion-based, but maybe someone has some experience > *teaching* Emacs and Org-mode?) > > Best, Hi Marcin, I don't have much specifically to offer here as I'm a fairly new emacser, but I did switch to Org-mode directly from Scrivener. It took awhile, especially getting used to the keybindings as I simultaneously tried to understand various other packages that seemed useful (especially version control through magit). I love those bindings and packages now, however, and wouldn't go back. The simplicity and speed of the keyboard-oriented interface has considerably sped my workflow, especially in dealing with large projects, and even helped my arthritis a little ... :) As a last note, I do think it would take more than 2 days to get a proper sense of the pros and cons. I had a kind of insane glee over emacs that got me through the first month or so. Good luck to your friend! -steven