From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: Beginners guide to Org customization Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:21:37 -0500 Message-ID: <87fxitotfy.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> References: <33DFD2BB-A6FC-43AE-9DE0-5E5DE0802F4A@uva.nl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LV571-0007SM-Vc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:21:52 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LV56z-0007Qy-EY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:21:51 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45242 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LV56x-0007Qb-B9 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:21:47 -0500 Received: from mho-02-bos.mailhop.org ([63.208.196.179]:64971) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LV56x-0004UL-3Z for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:21:47 -0500 In-Reply-To: <33DFD2BB-A6FC-43AE-9DE0-5E5DE0802F4A@uva.nl> (Carsten Dominik's message of "Thu\, 5 Feb 2009 12\:54\:40 +0100") 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: Carsten Dominik Cc: emacs-orgmode Mailinglist Carsten Dominik writes: > I have made a structured list of 43 (which one can > we remove, please????) Variables that came in as frequently > customized variables in the customization survey. It is not > exactly the top 43, I have used some additional judgement. I think a lot of these variables are things you play with _after_ using org-mode for awhile. Maybe the following variables should be introduced later? - org-archive-location the default works, and you don't archive anytime soon after starting to use org-mode. - org-startup-folded start with #STARTUP first? - org-odd-levels-only Talk about the conversion functions too (org-convert-to-odd-levels and org-convert-to-oddeven-levels.) I switched my files back and forth a few times but ended up with oddeven levels due to the depth of some of my tasks. - org-special-ctrl-a/e - org-special-ctrl-k I should maybe try these one day :) I've used org-mode for a few years now and I don't currently use these variables. They're great to have but not essential to getting started. The default values for the variables work in most cases. I think the ones that should be listed first are the ones you really have to customize to get org-mode to work for you. Beginners will not want nor need this amount of detail to be productive with org-mode. Having too many variables to set up or play with up front may just scare people away. Maybe we just need to stress that customizations are optional and you can completely ignore entire sections that don't apply to you (clocking, exporting, etc.) until you feel you need these additional features. HTH, Bernt