From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Manish Subject: Re: org-mode and check boxes Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:32:48 +0530 Message-ID: References: <69876ed70901231616v7754292dhfa4038add2c8432d@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LQXrJ-0002UM-KZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:02:53 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LQXrI-0002UA-70 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:02:53 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=50493 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LQXrI-0002U7-1N for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:02:52 -0500 Received: from ti-out-0910.google.com ([209.85.142.191]:44813) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LQXrH-0001oW-6u for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:02:51 -0500 Received: by ti-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id u5so3310281tia.10 for ; Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:02:48 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <69876ed70901231616v7754292dhfa4038add2c8432d@mail.gmail.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: Umesh Nair Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 5:46 AM, Umesh Nair wrote: > Hi, > > I am new to org-mode Welcome! > ( I tried org-mode a year back for a few days, and now again I am > trying it.) Org changes pretty fast. Fundamentally it's still as simple but so many usability and convenience features have been added. If you used Org briefly earlier then perhaps you may want to check out what has been added since at http://orgmode.org/Changes.html. > but have been a power emacs user for more than 13 years. Know enough > emacs-lisp to do the normal things. > > I installed org-mode 6.18c on top of 22.1.1. I would like to get the > display look like the screenshot at the orgmode.org main page. In > particular, > > The extra stars in the beginning should be avoided. http://orgmode.org/manual/Clean-view.html#Clean-view > > I should be able to display and manipulate checkboxes. http://orgmode.org/manual/Checkboxes.html#Checkboxes > > > Could someone tell me what variables I need to set for that? > > I know that RTFM is a good answer. I tried it, but didn't find the answer > easily :) I would say you did not try hard enough. :) I went to http://orgmode.org/manual/index.html and searched for "stars" to get the answer to the first questions, and searched for "checkboxes" to get the answer for the second. Org manual is really really good; do try it. Of course, you may also find the tutorials[1], FAQ[2] and Worg[3] also useful. 1. http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/index.php 2. http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php 3. http://orgmode.org/worg/ Welcome again. -- Manish