Erik, thanks for the reminder about folding. I had it in my script and must've lost it in one of the edits. I do prefer making these on the Mac. It makes piecing them together much easier. Recordmydesktop on Linux will do single takes fine, but stitching it together in the end may be a chore. Maybe you guys are good enough to do it all in one take though :)
John, you raise good points about what we can expect of the viewer. I'm open to suggestions, in fact maybe a 'Just enough Emacs for Org-mode' intro could help newcomers to Emacs who are here just for Org-mode (like I was a year ago). Some of these issues could also be addressed on the episode's webpage, which would link to relevant docs and info. As far as some of the missing keystrokes, I was trying to find a balance between showing every keystroke (and risk confusing the user), or just show only the keys with modifiers (my 2 options in the tool, unfortunately). I've updated the screencast (same URL) to contain a small bit about folding. Thanks for the comments, I hope we can refine this and make a plan for more as well. -Richard On Sep 23, 2010, at 11:09 PM, John Hendy wrote: > Wow, Richard. That was sweet. You even have a pleasing "screencaster's voice." > > My only thought was along the lines of what one should assume about org-mode > viewers. Familiarity with emacs? No knowledge of emacs? I only got into emacs > because I found org-mode, so my only thought there is that I might not even > have known what "meta" was... I can't recall, but did you clarify meta = alt > on Win/Linux and Command on Mac? > > Stuff like that might be helpful. Obviously these won't all be done on a Mac > and some unfamiliar with it might wonder what the Command and carat symbols > are on their own keyboards? > > As Erik said -- folding and perhaps adjusting in and out (meta + left/right). > Also, it seems that only the meta or control functions show up as keystrokes. > For example, I thought you said "M-n s" and "M-n w" to narrow on the tree and > then widen the view but I only ever saw one part of that flash on the screen. > > Great, great job. Loved it and think this is exactly what Org could use. I > have a co-worker who just got emacs and org-mode up on his computer and would > love to have something this simple and clear-cut. > > > Great work, again. > John > > On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 9:54 PM, Erik Iverson <er...@ccbr.umn.edu> wrote: > On 09/23/2010 07:45 PM, Richard Moreland wrote: > I jumped the gun a bit and decided to put together a video showing the very > basics. It seems overly simple when I re-watch it, but I think it is helpful > for those who are unsure how to get started with the basics of Org-mode. > > http://ncogni.to/org-screencasts/1-basics/ > > Feedback is welcome, these were the least exciting topics to cover, but I > wasn't sure how to really wow new users without overwhelming them. I figured > that taking it step by step with short, clear episodes covering special > topics would be a good start. > > > Really nice, agree that the intro is the least exciting. > > But even starting with agendas in the next one, the more interesting things > can be shown. > > Great job! > > So with the software you use, you can go and insert/delete/edit voice into the > presentation once it's complete, or if you want to change the wording in one > part, do you have to record the whole thing over again? I assume you can > change > it, but don't know if the Linux tool has that capability. > > > -Richard > > On Sep 23, 2010, at 6:47 PM, Charles Cave wrote: > > Richard Moreland<rlm<at> ncogni.to> writes: > I think it would be helpful to create a series of screencasts to > demonstrate Org-mode. > > Great idea! I would he happy to record a couple of screencasts > based on tutorials I have written. Currently I am preparing > a tutorial on date trees and capturing notes to a journal. > > I am a Windows user and a screencast tool I use is > http://www.screenr.com - from Articulate. > This allows screencasts up to 5 minutes to be recorded > then hosted on their website. > > Charles > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
