From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jambunathan K Subject: Re: The statement on what is orgmode. Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:40:10 +0530 Message-ID: <87zk1rim19.fsf@gmail.com> References: <20121205222817.GA1243@panahar> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:50948) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TgXQP-0000Qw-Hg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:07:26 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TgXQL-0007gd-5q for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:07:21 -0500 Received: from mail-pa0-f41.google.com ([209.85.220.41]:34375) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TgXQK-0007fF-W6 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:07:17 -0500 Received: by mail-pa0-f41.google.com with SMTP id bj3so4237230pad.0 for ; Thu, 06 Dec 2012 01:07:15 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20121205222817.GA1243@panahar> (Vikas Rawal's message of "Thu, 6 Dec 2012 07:28:17 +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: Vikas Rawal Cc: emacs-orgmode Vikas Rawal writes: > The top title space on the orgmode website says: "Org mode is for > keeping notes, maintaining TODO lists, doing project planning, and > authoring with a fast and effective plain-text system." > > Orgmode today does a lot more than organising/planning. I felt that > the above does not adequately reflect what orgmode is useful for. I > would think that a new visitor coming to the website would be mislead > to think that it is primarily a planning/to do application. For > example, writers/publishers who need to produce formatted output would > not think that there is something useful here for them. > > I feel that the above statement does not adequately express that > orgmode can do this and a lot more. > > Any comments/suggestions? Why not just type out what the page should say? That is in the spirit of collaborative way of using things. Your mail sounds more like a complaint, but with a polite tone. > Vikas > > > --