Re: A shorter manual

[Thomas S. Dye <tsd@tsdye.com>]

On Apr 28, 2010, at 7:27 AM, Samuel Wales wrote:

> Just realized the need for export to info.  So never mind.  And it was
> obvious anyway.
>
> On 2010-04-28, Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Great idea.
>>
>> If the manual were in org, then the tag, :basic:, would suffice.   
>> Just
>> export only that tag.  But maybe that is more work instead of less?
>>
>> On 2010-04-28, Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> with the Org-mode manual moving toward 200 pages,  I am
>>> starting to worry that people with stop in their tracks
>>> when considering Org-mode, just because of the sheer size
>>> of the manual.
>>>
>>> So I did a little experiment.  I took the manual and stripped
>>> everything which could be considered advanced material, but
>>> keeping all features and all basic commands and customizations.
>>>
>>> What remains are about 50 pages.  A document with the same
>>> structure (even the same chapter numbers) as the manual.
>>> I am wondering if it would be useful to have this as a beginners
>>> document - or if the existence of this document would lead
>>> to more confusion than relief.
>>>
>>>     http://orgmode.org/orgguide.pdf
>>>
>>> I don't see this a an alternative for the manual - just
>>> as an additional, rather static document, with little need for
>>> updates.  The manual would continue to be the comprehensive
>>> and constantly updated document.
>>>
>>> Comments are welcome.
>>>
>>> - Carsten
>>>

Aloha all,

What is the shortest route from org to info?  Is it possible to  
convert the org files that make Worg manual pages to texinfo?

Tom