Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-05-02 Thread Matti De Craene
> Would you like to write that introduction? Sure, I'll put something together, either for the compact manual or for worg. Will not be for this week though. Kregs, Matti On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Carsten Dominik wrote: > > On Apr 28, 2010, at 8:43 PM, Matti De Craene wrote: > >>> - 2.

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-30 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Apr 30, 2010, at 12:36 AM, Samuel Wales wrote: Is there an HTML version? http://orgmode.org/guide - Carsten ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-30 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Apr 28, 2010, at 8:43 PM, Matti De Craene wrote: - 2.8 Drawers - 3.2 Column width and alignment - 3.3 The Spreadsheet (4 rather technical pages) - 7.4 Property Inheritance and 7.5 Column View (do beginners really need properties at all ??) I would agree on this list (except maybe drawers)

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-29 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Apr 30, 2010, at 12:36 AM, Samuel Wales wrote: Is there an HTML version? No yet, but there will be. - Carsten ___ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Please use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-29 Thread Samuel Wales
On 2010-04-28, Sebastian Rose wrote: > I'd prefer to keep the full manual as texinfo file. It's so easy to > search in info files for what ever you're looking for. It would be easy in org, too. But you'd have to have org export to texinfo or info, which is probably difficult. -- Q: How many CD

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-29 Thread Samuel Wales
Is there an HTML version? -- Q: How many CDC "scientists" does it take to change a lightbulb? A: "You only think it's dark." [CDC has denied a deadly disease for 25 years] == Retrovirus: http://www.wpinstitute.org/xmrv/index.html ___ Emacs-org

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-29 Thread Dan Davison
Carsten Dominik writes: > On Apr 29, 2010, at 7:23 PM, Dan Davison wrote: > >> Carsten Dominik writes: >> >>> On Apr 28, 2010, at 8:43 PM, Matti De Craene wrote: >>> > - 2.8 Drawers > - 3.2 Column width and alignment > - 3.3 The Spreadsheet (4 rather technical pages) > - 7.4 Prop

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-29 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Apr 29, 2010, at 7:23 PM, Dan Davison wrote: Carsten Dominik writes: On Apr 28, 2010, at 8:43 PM, Matti De Craene wrote: - 2.8 Drawers - 3.2 Column width and alignment - 3.3 The Spreadsheet (4 rather technical pages) - 7.4 Property Inheritance and 7.5 Column View (do beginners really ne

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-29 Thread Dan Davison
Carsten Dominik writes: > On Apr 28, 2010, at 8:43 PM, Matti De Craene wrote: > >>> - 2.8 Drawers >>> - 3.2 Column width and alignment >>> - 3.3 The Spreadsheet (4 rather technical pages) >>> - 7.4 Property Inheritance and 7.5 Column View >>> (do beginners really need properties at all ??) >> >>

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-28 Thread Carsten Dominik
On Apr 28, 2010, at 8:43 PM, Matti De Craene wrote: - 2.8 Drawers - 3.2 Column width and alignment - 3.3 The Spreadsheet (4 rather technical pages) - 7.4 Property Inheritance and 7.5 Column View (do beginners really need properties at all ??) I would agree on this list (except maybe drawers)

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-28 Thread Sebastian Rose
>> If the manual were in org, then the tag, :basic:, would suffice. Just >> export only that tag. But maybe that is more work instead of less? >> >> On 2010-04-28, Carsten Dominik wrote: >>> Dear all, >>> >>> with the Org-mode manual moving toward 200 pages, I am >>> starting to worry that peop

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-28 Thread Thomas S . Dye
On Apr 28, 2010, at 7:27 AM, Samuel Wales wrote: Just realized the need for export to info. So never mind. And it was obvious anyway. On 2010-04-28, Samuel Wales wrote: Great idea. If the manual were in org, then the tag, :basic:, would suffice. Just export only that tag. But maybe t

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-28 Thread Matti De Craene
> - 2.8 Drawers > - 3.2 Column width and alignment > - 3.3 The Spreadsheet (4 rather technical pages) > - 7.4 Property Inheritance and 7.5 Column View > (do beginners really need properties at all ??) I would agree on this list (except maybe drawers). If there is room for additional sections ma

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-28 Thread Samuel Wales
Just realized the need for export to info. So never mind. And it was obvious anyway. On 2010-04-28, Samuel Wales wrote: > Great idea. > > If the manual were in org, then the tag, :basic:, would suffice. Just > export only that tag. But maybe that is more work instead of less? > > On 2010-04-2

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-28 Thread Samuel Wales
Great idea. If the manual were in org, then the tag, :basic:, would suffice. Just export only that tag. But maybe that is more work instead of less? On 2010-04-28, Carsten Dominik wrote: > Dear all, > > with the Org-mode manual moving toward 200 pages, I am > starting to worry that people wit

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-28 Thread Dan Davison
Erik Iverson writes: > Carsten Dominik wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> with the Org-mode manual moving toward 200 pages, I am >> starting to worry that people with stop in their tracks >> when considering Org-mode, just because of the sheer size >> of the manual. >> >> So I did a little experiment. I

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-28 Thread Dan Davison
Erik Iverson writes: > Carsten Dominik wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> with the Org-mode manual moving toward 200 pages, I am >> starting to worry that people with stop in their tracks >> when considering Org-mode, just because of the sheer size >> of the manual. >> >> So I did a little experiment. I

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-28 Thread Thomas S. Dye
On Apr 28, 2010, at 5:46 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote: Dear all, with the Org-mode manual moving toward 200 pages, I am starting to worry that people with stop in their tracks when considering Org-mode, just because of the sheer size of the manual. So I did a little experiment. I took the manu

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-28 Thread Marco
Hello, > I am wondering if it would be useful to have this as a beginners > document - or if the existence of this document would lead > to more confusion than relief. > >    http://orgmode.org/orgguide.pdf This is IMHO a much appreciated relief. Carsten, many thanks for all your efforts, Marco

Re: [Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-28 Thread Erik Iverson
Carsten Dominik wrote: Dear all, with the Org-mode manual moving toward 200 pages, I am starting to worry that people with stop in their tracks when considering Org-mode, just because of the sheer size of the manual. So I did a little experiment. I took the manual and stripped everything wh

[Orgmode] A shorter manual

2010-04-28 Thread Carsten Dominik
Dear all, with the Org-mode manual moving toward 200 pages, I am starting to worry that people with stop in their tracks when considering Org-mode, just because of the sheer size of the manual. So I did a little experiment. I took the manual and stripped everything which could be considered ad