From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bastien Subject: Re: Re: [David O'Toole] Fwd: Re: org-publish future ? Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 13:24:27 +0100 Message-ID: <87zmglp5ac.fsf@tallis.ilo.ucl.ac.uk> References: <5a66e8bc561ad58f8ec11eb9d01b2e97@science.uva.nl> <87wtbutmnt.fsf@tuxtanker.mwolson.org> <87k67utklm.fsf@tuxtanker.mwolson.org> 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 1Fp2W0-00037w-Ce for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:24:32 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Fp2Vy-00037D-Sb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:24:32 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Fp2Vy-00036z-NS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:24:30 -0400 Received: from [62.241.163.7] (helo=blaster.systems.pipex.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1Fp2eF-0007mp-Ab for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 08:33:03 -0400 Received: from tallis.ilo.ucl.ac.uk (85-210-155-65.dsl.pipex.com [85.210.155.65]) by blaster.systems.pipex.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE25EE000070 for ; Sat, 10 Jun 2006 13:24:29 +0100 (BST) In-Reply-To: <87k67utklm.fsf@tuxtanker.mwolson.org> (Michael Olson's message of "Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:38:45 -0400") 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Michael Olson writes: > Carsten Dominik writes: > >> Yes, this is certainly true. ascii-to-xxx converters can certainly >> help you to write your first LaTeX document. However, they don't >> encourage to grow into that language at all, so to some extend they >> are a dead end. > > I disagree. It would give people an excellent foundation that they > can build upon, since they can examine the output from that publishing > routine to learn LaTeX. When they come across limitations of the > current LaTeX publishing implementation, they will search for > supplemental information. > > Don't get me wrong: I'm not proposing that anyone actually implement > this for Org, I'm just defending the hypothetical existence of such a > publisher. I also think ascii-to-xxx converter can be useful as long as they stay as simple as ascii and provided they don't require anything new to learn. Otherwise there is no point in learning a new ascii syntax instead of directly learning LaTeX. Regards, -- Bastien