Alexander Poslavsky <alexander.poslav...@gmail.com> writes: > On Mar 23, 2010, at 8:42 PM, Matt Lundin wrote: > >> Hi Alex, >> >> Alexander Poslavsky <alexander.poslav...@gmail.com> writes: >> >>> There is a new tutorial on worg: http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/ >>> org4beginners.php. The idea is to write a tutorial for somebody who is >>> new to org-mode. >> ... >>> For everybody: >>> -What kind of tutorial would be the most useful? >>> -What in your experience people find confusing? >> >> Thanks for taking the time to put this on Worg. I wish I had had such a >> concise summary of the various flavors of emacs on different platforms >> when I started exploring org-mode. >> >> I was wondering if you could elaborate on the following. Are you >> suggesting that new users should never use M-x customize?
> Well, I don't know about anybody else, but I *never* use it. I think > it is awful. But then, what do I know…. I don't use it much now, either. But when I was learning emacs, it eased me gently into the wild and woolly world of lists, symbols, cons cells, and the like. In addition, M-x customize-group [RET] org is a nice way to browse org-mode's wealth of options and internal documentation. And Carsten has put a tremendous amount of work into coding all those exemplary defcustoms in the org*.el files. :) >> >> 3. Why C-x b 2.org --> M-x org-mode --> C-x C-s as the recommended >> workflow? Once the configuration file is set up, C-x C-f 2.org will >> bring one right into org-mode. > As far as I can see, that is actually what the doc says: > > Save the file (*C-x s*) as 2.org, and you will notice that the > colors change, syntax highlighting is turned on, and Emacs > understands you are working in org-mode. > > but if it is not clear, let me know what paragraph you are refering > to. Sorry if my question was unclear. I'm simply wondering whether we should recommend a multi-step process to new users (i.e., C-x b to create a new buffer and then C-x C-s to activate org-mode) when C-x C-f (find-file) both creates a new buffer and activates org-mode immediately. Of course, all this is a matter of taste (as is almost everything in emacs)! But I suspect a new user might find it a bit crufty if org-mode commands don't work *until* the buffer is first saved. Also, C-x b (switch-to-buffer) followed by C-x s typically requires you to provide two names (first the buffer and then the file), whereas C-x C-f does everything at once. Thanks again for all the work you put into this. Best, Matt _______________________________________________ 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
