From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rainer@krugs.de (Rainer M. Krug) Subject: Re: Org-mode as a replacement for Google Reader Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:35:55 +0200 Message-ID: <87obdedapg.fsf@krugs.de> References: <2013-03-26T13-37-35@devnull.Karl-Voit.at> <2013-03-26T15-53-35@devnull.Karl-Voit.at> <878v4li4i4.fsf@dod.no> <871uacutew.fsf@krugs.de> <2013-04-16T11-31-28@devnull.Karl-Voit.at> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:35514) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1US3F6-0005qn-8P for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:36:08 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1US3F1-0003J4-ED for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:36:04 -0400 Received: from mail-wg0-f44.google.com ([74.125.82.44]:40425) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1US3F1-0003Ir-8E for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:35:59 -0400 Received: by mail-wg0-f44.google.com with SMTP id a12so300470wgh.23 for ; Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:35:58 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <2013-04-16T11-31-28@devnull.Karl-Voit.at> (Karl Voit's message of "Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:35:53 +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: news1142@Karl-Voit.at Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Karl Voit writes: > * Rainer M. Krug wrote: >> >> There is, imho, one big difference between using google reader and gwene >> with any desktop news reader: as far as I know, you can not sync read >> items between ydifferent readers (desktops, mobile devices, tablets, >> ...). This is for me a problem, as I mainly read from my iPad, and >> sometimes friom my desktop. > > Besides the fact that I am using my Android phone and my Android > tablet in addition to my desktop, I totally copy your point. > >> But I want to see only the news which I did not read on the other >> device. So something like an imap implementation for gwene would >> be needed to make it a *very* interesting solution for me. > > Ack. Ack? > > However, for me it is necessary to implement per-feed settings for > grabbing the article content. Some feeds do offer only a short > description of the content but I want to get the whole article > without indirection over mobile browsers or such. > >> As it stands at the moment, I registered with feedly [1] which >> syncs with google reader (while it still exists) and provides very >> similar benefits. > > Yes. BUT: feedly does not offer offline support. Thus, when I am on > an airplane or without data connection, I am not able to read my RSS > feeds. Not acceptable to me. This is most definitely a huge problem - I agree. But if I remember correctly, they are working on it. The only additional thing which is missing is being able to sync from the other reader apps which have offline support with feedly. > >> If I could sync my gnus (it is really not that difficult to get started, >> but much more difficult to not get carried away with configuring and >> tweaking - just because one can... But I love gnus: highly recommended) >> with my mobile device, I will stick with feedly. > > I tested Emacs on my Android tablet and no, I definitely do *not* > want to use my beloved Emacs on this very limited device > (shortcuts/keyboard). I can imagine - a regular emacs on an android touch tablet without an additional keyboard... Cheers, Rainer -- Rainer M. Krug, PhD (Conservation Ecology, SUN), MSc (Conservation Biology, UCT), Dipl. Phys. (Germany) Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology Stellenbosch University South Africa Tel : +33 - (0)9 53 10 27 44 Cell: +33 - (0)6 85 62 59 98 Fax : +33 - (0)9 58 10 27 44 Fax (D): +49 - (0)3 21 21 25 22 44 email: Rainer@krugs.de Skype: RMkrug