From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms11 with LMTPS id CB4SNtYrY1/cCwAA0tVLHw (envelope-from ) for ; Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:26:46 +0000 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id gMzgMdYrY18YIwAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:26:46 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 11359940366 for ; Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:26:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:46502 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kIqBg-0006LN-TQ for larch@yhetil.org; Thu, 17 Sep 2020 05:26:44 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:47860) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kIqAl-000600-OW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Sep 2020 05:25:48 -0400 Received: from basilikum.nobis-admin.de ([89.238.71.130]:57832) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1kIqAj-0005pE-AT for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 17 Sep 2020 05:25:47 -0400 Received: from bohne (p200300cd6736d30008af7c127a13a759.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [IPv6:2003:cd:6736:d300:8af:7c12:7a13:a759]) by basilikum.nobis-admin.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B66006D80D32 for ; Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:25:41 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=snobis.de; s=default; t=1600334741; bh=6gb+qn6VNXGqy+k4AtB7HrtLgJVAHFC3uC0fnDD5VeI=; h=From:To:Subject:References:Date:In-Reply-To:From; b=nzD9hkgf1wP+CR3xAa2bUa8CH/b3vI5JtGTyIQJNlBBKakq1uNiPey/W17H5F/ooe UfgkD/DXb9Ir78JPsu9Y1gcGshxyIXkmz6qxdeT3B8et+JnmBjHQo2AtcoVRtDm/kH UVtLz+RayOS3xQEbZOrLIVwhxlr5OoFjR6G5Q3HM= From: Stefan Nobis To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Subject: Re: basic org questions References: <87o8m7t5xa.fsf@ebih.ebihd> <87a6xq37tm.fsf@gmail.com> <878sdaiiti.fsf@ebih.ebihd> Mail-Followup-To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:25:41 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Samuel Wales's message of "Wed, 16 Sep 2020 16:08:50 -0700") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (darwin) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Received-SPF: pass client-ip=89.238.71.130; envelope-from=stefan-ml@snobis.de; helo=basilikum.nobis-admin.de X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: First seen = 2020/09/17 05:25:42 X-ACL-Warn: Detected OS = Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" X-Scanner: scn0 Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=snobis.de header.s=default header.b=nzD9hkgf; dmarc=pass (policy=reject) header.from=snobis.de; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=emacs-orgmode-bounces@gnu.org X-Spam-Score: -1.71 X-TUID: 4sYB5z0WqExb Samuel Wales writes: > for my part, i appreciate your using the "wrong" style for your > email message A plain text document presented in a monospaced font is quite a different thing than a (longer) PDF with a plethora of layout and micro-typographic options. Do you also appreciate the workarounds to represent complex math formulas in plain text and do you prefer these workarounds to a nicely set formula in e.g. a PDF? So I would say everything depends on the context. In books I very much prefer the usual style of marking paragraphs by indenting the first line and no extra space between paragraphs. IMHO much easier to read (and in case of books with many special elements like formulas also much less ambiguous). But in other contexts (even when producing PDFs via LaTeX) other styles may be preferable. I just add my remarks because I just too often see the "mail style" marking of paragraphs in longer texts (reports etc.) where the usual "book style" would be much more friendly to at least my eyes. Just be aware of the options and try to find a style that is pleasant to most of your readers. :) -- Until the next mail..., Stefan.