I just finished reading through a few hundred emacs-orgmode messages and I have to say that Org-mode changed quite a bit since the 4.12 version I have been using :-)
I find the discussions about usage and the numerous little enhancement requests fascinating. And while Carsten tries really hard to keep Org-mode focused, there have been many creative uses discussed on the list and related improvements implemented. What is the predominant use case for Org-mode by people on this list? It seems to me that there is a fair amount of GTD, task scheduling, and project tracking usage. Some mention of note taking and very little of traditional outlining, it seems. Related to outlining, I am wondering if anybody here uses graphical tools like concept maps? I have been pretty happy with CmapTools as a concept mapping tool and while it does allow for an outline import, I am not sure how well the two concepts fit together. One of the main features of concept maps, which distinguishes them from mind maps, is the use of propositions, which consist of concepts and linking words. Have a look at <http://cmap.ihmc.us/> for some examples and <http://cmap.ihmc.us/Publications/ResearchPapers/TheoryCmaps/TheoryUnderlyingConceptMaps.htm> for a lengthy discussion of the theory behind concept mapping. Concept maps are pretty much just directed graphs and allow for a lot of flexibility. The basic structure of the outline format CmapTools can import is reasonably straighforward: Concept1 | Link1 | Concept2 | | Link2 | | Concept4 | Concept3 | | Link3 | | Concept5 | | Concept4 etc. Note that links can branch and connect to other concepts and that all names have to be unique. Is this something that would be an interesting export option for Org-mode? How would linking words work? They are usually verbs to build the propositions and it seems awkward to make those headlines. Any comments, ideas, suggestions? Alex. _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
