From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Raymond Zeitler" Subject: Re: Org-mode screencasts Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:01:43 -0400 Message-ID: <7352EB78FA5F4409908634E2D9DB1CDB@PHONON.COM> References: <201009241600.o8OG0swV023247@hormel6.ieee.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=55700 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OzCal-0003jP-9m for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:01:52 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OzCaj-0006V9-PZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:01:51 -0400 Received: from smtp101.sbc.mail.gq1.yahoo.com ([67.195.15.60]:28153) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OzCaj-0006UY-Ea for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:01:49 -0400 In-Reply-To: <201009241600.o8OG0swV023247@hormel6.ieee.org> 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 Cc: 'Raymond Zeitler' Hi Richard: I really like the video! I know some Emacs users have custom color screens, so I was very encouraged that you recorded the tutorial using the default. (I switched back to the default specifically for Org-mode.) I also liked seeing the keystrokes (even though I'm a Windows PC user). I do know what the Meta key is (having used Emacs for over 10 years.) But maybe the Mac command key image could be replaced by "M-" to be consistent with Emacs documentation. I never knew about using M-Up & M-Down to re-order items, so I did learn from this! I thought the pace was too fast, actually. Some of the keystrokes went by very fast. And some were missing, although now I realize that you highlighted only the Org-mode-specific keys and not the ones for Emacs functions, such as narrowing. Maybe it's just me, but I never use narrowing, so those are new keys for me. Overall I felt that the pace would be good for a recap. I tried using Org-mode several months ago. But I never fully embraced it. I'm sure tutorials like yours will give me the incentive to use it regularly. I definitely look forward to watching more, and I will try hard to respond often with helpful comments. I hope this helps! -- Raymond Zeitler -----Original Message----- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:45:30 -0400 From: Richard Moreland Subject: Re: [Orgmode] Re: Org-mode screencasts To: Charles Cave Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I jumped the gun a bit and decided to put together a video showing the very basics. It seems overly simple when I re-watch it, but I think it is helpful for those who are unsure how to get started with the basics of Org-mode. http://ncogni.to/org-screencasts/1-basics/ Feedback is welcome, these were the least exciting topics to cover, but I wasn't sure how to really wow new users without overwhelming them. I figured that taking it step by step with short, clear episodes covering special topics would be a good start. -Richard On Sep 23, 2010, at 6:47 PM, Charles Cave wrote: >> Richard Moreland ncogni.to> writes: >> I think it would be helpful to create a series of screencasts to >> demonstrate Org-mode. > > Great idea! I would he happy to record a couple of screencasts > based on tutorials I have written. Currently I am preparing > a tutorial on date trees and capturing notes to a journal. > > I am a Windows user and a screencast tool I use is > http://www.screenr.com - from Articulate. > This allows screencasts up to 5 minutes to be recorded > then hosted on their website. > > Charles