From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bastien Subject: Re: Defaults for noobs, dotfiles for vets [legibility 1/6] Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 07:56:18 +0100 Message-ID: <87blq7c4ml.fsf@gnu.org> References: <871rrazvq7.fsf@alphapapa.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:57939) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1j12zW-0005vV-6n for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 10 Feb 2020 01:56:23 -0500 In-Reply-To: <871rrazvq7.fsf@alphapapa.net> (Adam Porter's message of "Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:56:32 -0600") 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-mx.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: Adam Porter Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Texas and Adam, Adam Porter writes: >> Inexperienced users will mostly use Org for longform prose, since they >> haven't learned its database functions yet. Since Org aspires to be a >> personal info manager, it should prioritize prose presentation above >> code conventions. > > Org is not intended more for prose writing than for other uses. We > should not prioritize one such use above others. I strongly agree with Adam here. Also, defaults are for *every* users, they should not target beginners over experienced users. IMHO the best way to target different kinds of users is to write Emacs themes for them. We could advertize these themes more prominently on orgmode.org. Would you like to write a theme, publish it and reference it on Worg? See https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contribute.html on how to contribute to Worg. Thanks, -- Bastien