[Orgmode] Re: desirability of boxquote-style snippets for helping new users

2009-01-16 Thread Tassilo Horn
"Samuel Wales" writes: Hi Samuel, > While an experienced user can figure out rectangle commands or write a > command to unpack the quote, new users and users who can't type much > might skip using the code to avoid having to do that. And a very new > user could actually stick the whole thing in

[Orgmode] Re: desirability of boxquote-style snippets for helping new users

2009-01-15 Thread Kevin Rodgers
Samuel Wales wrote: I have noticed more people using boxquote and similar ways of setting off code. This makes it pretty and makes it stand out, both of which are good things. However, most prefix every line. For example, boxquote by default uses "|". While an experienced user can figure out

Re: [Orgmode] Re: desirability of boxquote-style snippets for helping new users

2009-01-15 Thread Matthew Lundin
Austin Frank writes: > > For anyone using gnus, I think a good alternative is to use > message-mark-inserted region. Select a region and hit C-c M-m to get > > --8<---cut here---start->8--- > a region set apart in this manner. > --8<---cut here---

[Orgmode] Re: desirability of boxquote-style snippets for helping new users

2009-01-15 Thread Austin Frank
On Thu, Jan 15 2009, Samuel Wales wrote: > I have noticed more people using boxquote and similar ways of setting > off code. This makes it pretty and makes it stand out, both of which > are good things. > > [snip] > > What do you think? For anyone using gnus, I think a good alternative is to use