From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bastien Subject: Re: A gentle introduction to Emacs & Org-mode? Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 14:03:43 +0200 Message-ID: <87lhrdflbk.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> 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]:59137) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XBofH-0006eD-GM for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:24:55 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XBof5-0005IW-H3 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:24:47 -0400 Received: from mail-s76.mailgun.info ([184.173.153.204]:56576) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1XBof5-0005Hq-9m for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jul 2014 13:24:35 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20140723232013.42690fcf@aga-netbook> (Marcin Borkowski's message of "Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:20:13 +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: Marcin Borkowski Cc: Org-mode mailing list Hi Marcin, Marcin Borkowski writes: > Also, is prelude or Emacs Starter Kit a good idea? My very personal stand on this is that prelude and Starter kit are good options when someone wants to discover Emacs, but can sometimes get in the way: if something goes wrong, you are not sure who to blame, the modified setup or Emacs. > I understand this is opinion-based, but maybe someone has some > experience *teaching* Emacs and Org-mode?) My "teaching/helping" IRL experience is that people start with a Starter Kit because they are afraid of the Beast, sometimes for no good reasons. It's better to simply play by the rules: that way, when something goes wrong, the odds are greater to understand what and why. As for a gentle introduction with a wide scope on E&Om, I don't think there is such a thing... sadly. Good luck to your friend! -- Bastien