From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Carsten Dominik Subject: Re: How do teachers use org-mode Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:24:00 +0100 Message-ID: References: <8162fqvqfb.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:44310) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RsZEO-000302-29 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:24:15 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RsZEJ-00058v-F3 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:24:07 -0500 Received: from pony.ic.uva.nl ([145.18.40.181]:37060) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1RsZEJ-00058I-4P for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:24:03 -0500 Received: from u016822.1x.uva.nl (U016822.1x.uva.nl [145.18.220.134]) (authenticated bits=0) by pony.ic.uva.nl (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id q11CO17H021931 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2012 13:24:01 +0100 In-Reply-To: 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 On Feb 1, 2012, at 12:33 PM, Richard Riley wrote: > Jambunathan K writes: >=20 >> Have students turn in their assignments in Org mode format.=20 >>=20 >> From >> = http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~rwl/lib/attachments/teaching/100/paper-guidel= ines.pdf >>=20 >> See sec-2.3 >>=20 >> ,---- >> | I=92m going to try an experiment in this course. I would like you = to >> | submit your papers to me as plain text, not in a document format = like MS >> | Word (.doc, .docx), OpenDocument Text (.odt), RTF, or HTML. You are >> | welcome to useWord, OpenOffice, or another document editor to write = your >> | papers, but please export your paper from these programs as plain = text, >> | formatted according to the guidelines below.1 >> | >> | There are several reasons for this. One, I don=92t want to require = you to >> | use any particular software to write your papers; you can edit = plain >> | text using a wide variety of programs on any platform. Two, I = actually >> | find the papers in the usual 12 point Times New Roman double-spaced >> | format pretty difficult to read and work with. By submitting your = papers >> | in plain text, you=92re making it easier for me to compile them = into a >> | format that prefer to work with, which means I=92ll have more time = to >> | dedicate to giving you helpful feedback. >> | >> | In case you=92re wondering: these guidelines are a subset of the >> | formatting rules of Org mode for GNU Emacs (http://orgmode.org). = I=92m >> | going to use Org mode to compile your papers using the LATEX >> | typesetting system. If you want, you can use any formatting = compatible >> | with Org mode, but you=92re not required to learn it. >> `---- >>=20 >=20 >=20 > Wow. That's a pretty cool "stamp of approval" ! >=20 I am sitting here with a rather huge grin on my face. I wonder how the = students reacted.... - Carsten