From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Gustav_Wikstr=F6m?= Subject: Re: Org mode manual written in? texinfo? Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:30:05 +0200 Message-ID: References: <717C6CE2-9FC0-4695-AC84-766CCC2B1558@tsdye.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0146676242==" Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=41482 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OrQiv-0006ah-1o for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:30:10 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OrQit-0003W0-Mg for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:30:08 -0400 Received: from mail-qw0-f41.google.com ([209.85.216.41]:45614) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OrQit-0003Vn-JT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:30:07 -0400 Received: by qwf7 with SMTP id 7so1935703qwf.0 for ; Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:30:06 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <717C6CE2-9FC0-4695-AC84-766CCC2B1558@tsdye.com> 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: "Thomas S. Dye" Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --===============0146676242== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=000e0cd66eac51ea18048f55e6f3 --000e0cd66eac51ea18048f55e6f3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I guess there are two reasons for this then. The first being that there is no easy Org-mode to texinfo conversion. The second reason being that Org-mode still has less functionality than texinfo in terms of functionalit= y for document writing. The reason for my post was simple. My thought was that if a tool is created with the capability of doing a certain task, it would seem advantageous to also be using that capability for the needs of the tool itself. Maybe in some distant future there will be support for nice indexes (and appendices! My personal request) also in Org-mode leading to someone writing a org -> texinfo parser. Regards Gustav 2010/8/30 Thomas S. Dye > Aloha Gustav, > > Theoretically, one could export from org to docbook, then output texinfo > with docbook2x. I tried this a while ago but couldn't get docbook2x to w= ork > with minimal effort and gave up. > > Tom > > > On Aug 29, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Gustav Wikstr=F6m wrote: > > I was just wondering... Is the manual written in texinfo markup, or is >> there some obscure .org file behind the manual still? >> >> If it really is written in texinfo, is this not a shortcoming? Org mode = is >> capable of generating html and pdf etc. Why not use it for the manual th= en >> to set the example and show its powers!? >> >> /Gustav >> _______________________________________________ >> Emacs-orgmode mailing list >> Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. >> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org >> http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode >> > > --000e0cd66eac51ea18048f55e6f3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I guess there are two reasons for this then. The first being that there is = no easy Org-mode to texinfo conversion. The second reason being that Org-mo= de still has less functionality than texinfo in terms of functionality for = document writing.

The reason for my post was simple. My thought was that if a = tool is created with the capability of doing a certain task, it would seem = advantageous to also be using that capability for the needs of the tool its= elf. Maybe in some distant future there will be support for nice indexes (a= nd appendices! My personal request) also in Org-mode leading to someone wri= ting a org -> texinfo parser.

Regards Gustav

2010/8/30 Thomas S. Dye <tsd@tsdye.com>
Aloha Gustav,

Theoretically, one could export from org to docbook, then output texinfo wi= th docbook2x. =A0I tried this a while ago but couldn't get docbook2x to= work with minimal effort and gave up.

Tom


On Aug 29, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Gustav Wikstr=F6m wrote:

I was just wondering... Is the manual written in texinfo markup, or is ther= e some obscure .org file behind the manual still?

If it really is written in texinfo, is this not a shortcoming? Org mode is = capable of generating html and pdf etc. Why not use it for the manual then = to set the example and show its powers!?

/Gustav
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