From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Scot Becker Subject: Re: Evangelize the world with Org-mode Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:41:21 +0100 Message-ID: References: <877huvwutf.fsf@mundaneum.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============1105268463==" Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MykFq-00028o-H5 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:41:50 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MykFm-00027B-Sz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:41:50 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=56342 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MykFm-000278-Nz for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:41:46 -0400 Received: from mail-ew0-f228.google.com ([209.85.219.228]:58126) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MykFm-0001Jg-8r for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:41:46 -0400 Received: by ewy28 with SMTP id 28so1863622ewy.42 for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 03:41:42 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <877huvwutf.fsf@mundaneum.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: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?S=E9bastien_Vauban?= Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --===============1105268463== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001636c5b7c09d20f304760b0a75 --001636c5b7c09d20f304760b0a75 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sebastien, I don't think any of this is crazy. The first idea is similar to the HTML composition GUIs which now seem to be everywhere. I'm told it's a pretty complex task to get them to reliably be both WYSISYG and to maintain syntactically correct markup through multiple edits, but people are attempting it---with some success for HTML and BBcode. Could org-syntax be used in a Wiki? I suppose so with some elisp or scripting infrasturcture. In fact, such an idea is has potential to help with other problems as well, such as making simple changes to your server-stored org-documents when at a non-emacs machine or a simple web-enabled device like a smartphone. I imagine that the overhead of processing org-markup to html via Emacs is high-ish in comparision with traditonal ways of generating html from other markup languages. But with static pages and mostly internal use, that should be no issue. Look at this link for an example of online PDF generation. In this case it's from another lightweight markup language called ReStructured Text, and uses pdflatex on a server to automatically generate pdf's. http://rst2a.com/ If they can do it..... Scot --001636c5b7c09d20f304760b0a75 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sebastien,

I don't think any of this is crazy.

=A0The fi= rst idea is similar to the HTML composition GUIs which now seem to be every= where.=A0 I'm told it's a pretty complex task to get them to reliab= ly be both WYSISYG and to maintain syntactically correct markup through mul= tiple edits, but people are attempting it---with some success for HTML and = BBcode.

Could org-syntax be used in a Wiki? I suppose so with some elisp or scr= ipting infrasturcture.=A0 In fact, such an idea is has potential to help wi= th other problems as well, such as making simple changes to your server-sto= red org-documents when at a non-emacs machine or a simple web-enabled devic= e like a smartphone.=A0=A0 I imagine that the overhead of processing org-ma= rkup to html via Emacs is high-ish in comparision with traditonal ways of g= enerating html from other markup languages.=A0=A0 But with static pages and= mostly internal use, that should be no issue.

Look at this link for an example of online PDF generation.=A0 In this c= ase it's from another lightweight markup language called ReStructured T= ext, and uses pdflatex on a server to automatically generate pdf's.=A0 =

http://rst2a.com/

If they can = do it.....

Scot
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