Re: [Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-27 Thread Ian Barton
I keep my stuff in git too, but recently I have found Dropbox very useful. Once I discovered how to install it on my server it meant that all my config files were automatically kept in sync on my computers. in fact Dropbox is still great even if you don't run your own server. Git is still very us

[Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-25 Thread Austin Frank
On Wed, Mar 24 2010, Ian Barton wrote: > I keep my stuff in git too, but recently I have found Dropbox very > useful. Once I discovered how to install it on my server it meant that > all my config files were automatically kept in sync on my > computers. in fact Dropbox is still great even if you d

Re: [Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-24 Thread Ian Barton
I keep my ~/.emacs -> ~/git/emacs/emacs.el and ~/git/emacs/custom.el files in a git repository (~/git/emacs) so I can commit changes to these files and add meaningful comments about the reason for the change in the commit message. This lets me easily experiment with changing half a dozen varia

[Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-24 Thread Bernt Hansen
Richard Riley writes: > Bernt Hansen writes: > >> Richard Riley writes: >> >> I keep my ~/.emacs -> ~/git/emacs/emacs.el and ~/git/emacs/custom.el >> files in a git repository (~/git/emacs) so I can commit changes to these >> files and add meaningful comments about the reason for the change in

[Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-24 Thread Richard Riley
Bernt Hansen writes: > Richard Riley writes: > >> Matt Lundin writes: >> >>> Hi Alex, >>> >>> Alexander Poslavsky 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

[Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread Bernt Hansen
Richard Riley writes: > Matt Lundin writes: > >> Hi Alex, >> >> Alexander Poslavsky 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: >>

[Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
On Mar 24, 2010, at 12:46 AM, Matt Lundin wrote: > > 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 bu

[Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread Matt Lundin
Alexander Poslavsky writes: > On Mar 23, 2010, at 8:42 PM, Matt Lundin wrote: > >> Hi Alex, >> >> Alexander Poslavsky 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

Re: [Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread Thomas S. Dye
On Mar 23, 2010, at 10:50 AM, Friedrich Delgado Friedrichs wrote: Hi Alexander Poslavsky schrieb: 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 i

Re: [Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
On Mar 23, 2010, at 10:43 PM, David Maus wrote: > Friedrich Delgado Friedrichs wrote: >> Hi > >> Alexander Poslavsky schrieb: 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

Re: [Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread David Maus
Friedrich Delgado Friedrichs wrote: >Hi >Alexander Poslavsky schrieb: >> > 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 th

[Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread Richard Riley
Matt Lundin writes: > Hi Alex, > > Alexander Poslavsky 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

Re: [Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread Friedrich Delgado Friedrichs
Hi Alexander Poslavsky schrieb: > > 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…. ---Zitatende--- Mayb

[Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread Alexander Poslavsky
On Mar 23, 2010, at 8:42 PM, Matt Lundin wrote: > Hi Alex, > > Alexander Poslavsky 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

[Orgmode] Re: org-mode tutorial questionaire

2010-03-23 Thread Matt Lundin
Hi Alex, Alexander Poslavsky 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 expe