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Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration ::
From: |
Juan Manuel Macías |
Subject: |
Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal |
Date: |
Mon, 06 Dec 2021 05:57:42 +0000 |
Russell Adams writes:
> What makes Org dramatically different is the editing experience in
> Emacs. Collapsing the outline, filtering on metadata, exports, agenda,
> etc. Those are Emacs features, not specific to the actual markup
> format.
>
> My impression is we already have stretched our resources thin trying
> to maintain Org. Pushing to provide compatibility with non-Emacs tools
> seems a poor use of their time, and rude to ask of them.
>
> If non-Emacs users and coders want to use Org formatted files, they
> are free to spend their time customizing their tools to make it
> work. If the Org project owes anything to anyone, it's a consistent
> experience for the users who have used Org for years. Not changes to
> satisfy potential users or follow trendy fads.
>
> My experience has been that Org's markup is so simple and could be
> summarized in a few lines. Anything more complex enters the territory
> of Emacs only features (ie: drawers. exports, view control, source
> blocks, reporting). Those are unlikely to be portable, so we're back
> to "use Emacs".
I think that I cannot agree more with this. Org Mode is GNU Emacs, and
the magic of Org Mode is the magic of GNU Emacs. That's why I insist
that going to Org means going to Emacs.
Best regards,
Juan Manuel
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, (continued)
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide, 2021/12/09
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Tim Cross, 2021/12/09
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Dr. Arne Babenhauserheide, 2021/12/10
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Ihor Radchenko, 2021/12/11
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Tim Cross, 2021/12/11
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Karl Voit, 2021/12/06
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Juan Manuel Macías, 2021/12/05
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Russell Adams, 2021/12/05
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal,
Juan Manuel Macías <=
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Timothy, 2021/12/06
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Juan Manuel Macías, 2021/12/06
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Greg Minshall, 2021/12/06
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Juan Manuel Macías, 2021/12/06
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Tom Gillespie, 2021/12/06
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, M . ‘quintus’ Gülker, 2021/12/06
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Russell Adams, 2021/12/06
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Timothy, 2021/12/06
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Russell Adams, 2021/12/06
- Re: Concrete suggestions to improve Org mode third-party integration :: an afterthought following Karl Voit's Orgdown proposal, Timothy, 2021/12/06