On Feb 1, 2012, at 12:33 PM, Richard Riley wrote: > Jambunathan K <kjambunat...@gmail.com> writes: > >> Have students turn in their assignments in Org mode format. >> >> From >> http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~rwl/lib/attachments/teaching/100/paper-guidelines.pdf >> >> See sec-2.3 >> >> ,---- >> | I’m going to try an experiment in this course. I would like you to >> | submit your papers to me as plain text, not in a document format like MS >> | Word (.doc, .docx), OpenDocument Text (.odt), RTF, or HTML. You are >> | welcome to useWord, OpenOffice, or another document editor to write your >> | papers, but please export your paper from these programs as plain text, >> | formatted according to the guidelines below.1 >> | >> | There are several reasons for this. One, I don’t want to require you to >> | use any particular software to write your papers; you can edit plain >> | text using a wide variety of programs on any platform. Two, I actually >> | find the papers in the usual 12 point Times New Roman double-spaced >> | format pretty difficult to read and work with. By submitting your papers >> | in plain text, you’re making it easier for me to compile them into a >> | format that prefer to work with, which means I’ll have more time to >> | dedicate to giving you helpful feedback. >> | >> | In case you’re wondering: these guidelines are a subset of the >> | formatting rules of Org mode for GNU Emacs (http://orgmode.org). I’m >> | going to use Org mode to compile your papers using the LATEX >> | typesetting system. If you want, you can use any formatting compatible >> | with Org mode, but you’re not required to learn it. >> `---- >> > > > Wow. That's a pretty cool "stamp of approval" ! >
I am sitting here with a rather huge grin on my face. I wonder how the students reacted.... - Carsten
