From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Axel E. Retif" Subject: Re: The statement on what is orgmode. Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:44:27 -0600 Message-ID: <50C13BEB.4000000@mac.com> References: <20121205222817.GA1243@panahar> <87hao06km3.fsf@pank.eu> <20121206032633.GA12314@panahar> <87obi7dye0.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> <87obi7xlxp.fsf@gmail.com> <50C11584.3000805@mac.com> <8638zivhn4.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:57305) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tgm3M-0006RF-6h for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:44:33 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tgm3K-0007TS-GE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:44:32 -0500 Received: from nk11p00mm-asmtp005.mac.com ([17.158.161.4]:43802) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tgm3K-0007TM-B6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:44:30 -0500 Received: from [192.168.100.8] (fixed-191-13-111.iusacell.net [187.191.13.111]) by nk11p00mm-asmtp005.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-26.01(7.0.4.26.0) 64bit (built Jul 13 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0MEM005O4Y234B00@nk11p00mm-asmtp005.mac.com> for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:44:29 +0000 (GMT) In-reply-to: <8638zivhn4.fsf@gmail.com> 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 12/06/2012 06:18 PM, David Rogers wrote: > "Axel E. Retif" writes: > >> What about starting with a quote by Dr. Stefan Vollmar: >> >> ---- >> >> It's difficult to say what exactly Emacs' Org-mode will do for you= ; >> it's easier to list all things it doesn't do > > > I'm not SO sure that it's difficult. Let me try: > > Org-mode is a set of processors that work in the background of Emac= s to > convert your text into action and your chaos into structure. With t= he > help of those processors, almost anything you type while using Org-= mode > is already a computer program. I very much like the phrase =C2=AB... convert your text into action a= nd your=20 chaos into structure=C2=BB. Given Bastien's presentation, I think he = would=20 agree with this. But, anyway, I stand by my statement that Dr. Vollmar's phrase is ver= y=20 good to intrigue would-be-users. I know it did it for me ---a couple = of=20 months old newbie. And thanks to org-mode now I'm also using exclusiv= ely=20 AUCTeX for my work (copy-editor/typesetter). Best Axel