From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric Schulte Subject: Re: The statement on what is orgmode. Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:17:26 -0700 Message-ID: <874njy93eh.fsf@gmail.com> References: <20121205222817.GA1243@panahar> <87hao06km3.fsf@pank.eu> <20121206032633.GA12314@panahar> <20121206230457.GA19292@panahar> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:42539) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tgkgr-0006ve-O2 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:17:15 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tgkgq-0003RS-BO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:17:13 -0500 Received: from mail-ie0-f180.google.com ([209.85.223.180]:48196) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Tgkgq-0003QJ-6P for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:17:12 -0500 Received: by mail-ie0-f180.google.com with SMTP id c10so11152485ieb.11 for ; Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:17:11 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20121206230457.GA19292@panahar> (Vikas Rawal's message of "Fri, 7 Dec 2012 08:04:57 +0900") 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 Vikas Rawal writes: >> like the following: >> >> * Org mode is useful for >> ** Organising projects >> ** Maintaining TODO lists and calendars >> ** Keeping notes >> ** Creating high quality formatted documents >> ** Literate programming >> >> Each of the above could then be linked to relevant pages of the manual >> or worg. > > A slightly improved version in my view: > > * Org mode is useful for > ** Organising projects, maintaining TODO lists and calendars > ** Creating high quality formatted documents > ** Keeping notes > ** Literate programming > Suggested slight change which mentions RR in addition to LP, and doesn't abuse the outline syntax (one of the most common beginner mistakes IMO). Org-mode is useful for - Organising projects, maintaining TODO lists and calendars - Creating high quality formatted documents - Keeping notes - Literate programming and Reproducible Research > > Would everyone agree that before "Download and install", we have > something like the above on the front-page? > > We would still need to decide what to do with the title. Following > suggestions have come so far: > > 1. Org-mode (only) > 2. Org-mode: your life in plain text > 3. "Orgmode is a Free/libre plain-text system for GNU Emacs for > organizing project, and maintaining TODO lists, keeping notes, doing > literate programming and exporting to many high quality formats." > 4. Orgmode is a Free/libre plain-text versatile personal workflow and > information tool for GNU Emacs allowing you to keep and organize > notes, projects, calendars, do literate programming and reproducible > research, and export all your informations and documents to a variety > of cam-ready formats. > 5. Org-mode: the text editor's best chance at achieving the singularity. > 6. Org-mode: 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 would actually vote for the old orgmode title phrase (option 2 above). > +1, I also like option 2 best of all those listed above. > > Vikas > -- Eric Schulte http://cs.unm.edu/~eschulte