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Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure
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Thomas S. Dye |
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Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure |
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Mon, 30 Sep 2013 07:56:24 -1000 |
Aloha Suvayu,
I like this, too, except that I miss the capabilities of the export
framework. How about?:
a programmable and dynamic plain-text note taking platform and markup
language
All the best,
Tom
Suvayu Ali <address@hidden> writes:
> Hi,
>
> On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 07:29:26PM -0500, John Hendy wrote:
>> On Sat, Sep 28, 2013 at 6:29 PM, Thomas S. Dye <address@hidden> wrote:
>> >
>> > In this vein, I think it would be useful to have a brief statement about
>> > Org-mode that gives the interested reader from any background a good
>> > feel for the scope of Org-mode and how it presents itself to the user.
>> > I don't think the current statements about what Org-mode "is" do this
>> > very effectively, though they might have done so in the past.
>> >
>>
>> Absolutely love that, and this puts some of your earlier comments in
>> perspective -- you're looking for the 30sec elevator pitch for
>> Org-mode, and saying "this outline-y task manager" is not cutting it.
>
> To me the best way to describe Org is: a programmable and dynamic
> plain-text note taking platform. All its features are essentially built
> on this ability: planning & task management, authoring or publishing,
> literate programming, and what not. On top of this, it can interact
> with external applications for tasks like referencing (links, citation,
> etc). Of course trying to faithfully outline this in a few words is a
> herculean task.
--
Thomas S. Dye
http://www.tsdye.com
- Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure, (continued)
- Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure, Marcin Borkowski, 2013/09/28
- Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure, John Hendy, 2013/09/28
- Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure, Charles Millar, 2013/09/28
- Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure, Thomas S. Dye, 2013/09/28
- Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure, John Hendy, 2013/09/28
- Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure, Suvayu Ali, 2013/09/29
- Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure, Alan Schmitt, 2013/09/30
- Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure, Eric S Fraga, 2013/09/30
- Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure, Peter Neilson, 2013/09/30
- Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure, Eduardo Ochs, 2013/09/30
- Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure,
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Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure, Eric Abrahamsen, 2013/09/29
Re: [O] Org Tutorials need more structure, Rustom Mody, 2013/09/29