From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Memnon Anon Subject: Re: Difficulty of using Org mode Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 16:48:06 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <87pq9cxvb1.fsf@mean.albasani.net> References: <1338675698.75401.YahooMailNeo@web161901.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <87k3znsi7p.fsf@gnu.org> <1338795999.46507.YahooMailNeo@web161903.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:48969) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ScJPE-00005Y-RE for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:48:30 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ScJPC-0006zd-V8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:48:24 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:38638) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ScJPC-0006zS-Op for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:48:22 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ScJP9-000795-NA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:48:19 +0200 Received: from e178234036.adsl.alicedsl.de ([85.178.234.36]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:48:19 +0200 Received: from gegendosenfleisch by e178234036.adsl.alicedsl.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:48:19 +0200 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 suvayu ali writes: > The way I went about it was to get an overview of the capabilities from > Worg and start using only the features I needed (in my case note taking > and export). As I became more familiar, I delved into other features > (like agenda, babel) and customisation of the already familiar features > (e.g. custom export hooks, personalised colour theme etc). And this is exactly what orgmode.org tells you from the start: ,----[ http://www.orgmode.org ] | Simplicity | At its core, Org mode is a simple outliner for note-taking and list | management. You can learn the basics for using it in five minutes. | This may be all you need, and Org mode will not impose more complex | features on you. `---- with a link to http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/orgtutorial_dto.html There is also the compact guide, which is the first link on the documentation page: http://orgmode.org/guide/index.html I don't know how hard org is (or is not) for emacs users; I came to emacs because of org and started from there :). My first post to this list is from mid 2008 (... that long already?) and it is getting more and more complex; I could pick up new features along the way. If you are new to org and/or emacs: Take it easy :). I know it is tempting to try everything at once, but don't get frustrated while doing so. IMHO & FWIW Memnon