From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Luis Anaya Subject: Re: [OT] Xiki - could something like that be done with emacs+orgmode? Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:49:08 -0400 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:60184) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TE03E-00025k-CI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:49:38 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TE034-0000pW-O6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:49:28 -0400 Received: from blu0-omc1-s31.blu0.hotmail.com ([65.55.116.42]:7608) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TE034-0000p7-Km for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:49:18 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Marcelo de Moraes Serpa's message of "Mon\, 17 Sep 2012 20\:17\:06 -0500") 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: Marcelo de Moraes Serpa Cc: Org Mode Marcelo de Moraes Serpa writes: > Hi list, > > I've found a pretty interesting piece of software today. It's called Xiki, > check out the video: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUR_eUVcABg&feature=youtu.be It's interesting, but it has its challenges. I tried to install it to play with it and... well, it's still there in zombie mode; I've not followed through with it. This is what I found out: 1. Requires ruby and uses el4r. That by itself is not bad, but it is overhead to run the application. The installation process is a chore. I'm not a ruby programmer although I'm familiar with the language. Other than I had to compile ruby from source (which is not bad) trying to get it to work within el4r is not straightforward. If you do not know ruby or el4r, it does complicates its installation. 2. Uses emacs or vim or some other editors in experimental mode, and I think that it's limited to graphic mode. I tried to run it from the console and I got a "Face -9" error. So, what good is a shell if you can't run it from the console? It might have been pilot error but makes me wonder. 3. I think that Bastien mention that items can be done in babel being that it allows to get data form different sources. In terms of its interface, it's pretty nifty, but the real magic happens because it's running within an editor. My 2 cents... -- Luis Anaya papo anaya aroba hot mail punto com "Do not use 100 words if you can say it in 10" - Yamamoto Tsunetomo