From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric Abrahamsen Subject: Re: template for writing Emacs manuals in Org Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 16:34:53 +0800 Message-ID: <87bn456q1e.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> References: <87eg955clk.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <87wpmt7u5i.fsf@gmx.us> <87a8jph6ry.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <87inyd8gkl.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <87futh6ssb.fsf@gmx.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58648) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b2aTD-0004h8-Kw for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 May 2016 04:35:16 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b2aT9-0006we-66 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 May 2016 04:35:14 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:57404) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1b2aT8-0006wL-Vo for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 May 2016 04:35:11 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1b2aT3-0007kG-LP for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 17 May 2016 10:35:06 +0200 Received: from 123.116.192.70 ([123.116.192.70]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 17 May 2016 10:35:05 +0200 Received: from eric by 123.116.192.70 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 17 May 2016 10:35:05 +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" To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Rasmus writes: > Eric Abrahamsen writes: > >> What might be nice to have in contrib is an exporter derived from the >> current texinfo exporter, but specifically set up for Gnu project >> manuals: so it does the copyright header, and index macros, and maybe >> even the proper DIR integration (?). > > Maybe a "GNU template" would be enough? (template as in C-e #). Yup, that would do it. I think the main thing is just advertising, in some way, that Org is a suitable authoring tool for Gnus manuals, and making it as easy as possible. >> I remember where I originally saw this: it was a long thread on >> emacs.devel about moving documentation to HTML, which struck me as a >> terrible idea. I think Org was raised as a way of lowering the barrier >> to writing texinfo manuals for packages, so that we get the best of both >> worlds: write in Org, read in Info. I think it would be a great idea to >> facilitate that, if possible. > > There's a recap here: > > https://lwn.net/Articles/625072/ Oof, that was depressing to revisit.