At Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:43:04 -0400, Raffi R wrote: > > That's an interesting point. I started using org-mode randomly, > because I was writing an outline and didn't care for outline-mode and > figured org-mode should be compatible. After I'd used it for a couple > outlines, I found it could export to HTML. And LaTeX. And worked as a > day planner... > > In terms of marketing within the Emacs community, it might be worth > advertising it as an outline-mode replacement. Has anyone written a > simple tutorial explaining how to use org-mode just in this way, and > then providing a link to, say, the manual/Worg at the end? Most of the
I am a very long time emacs user (~25 years) (mind you, I'm an even longer vi user... ;-) but even I didn't start using org-mode until recently (last year). I did try it a couple of years ago but wasn't impressed for some reason. In the meantime, I started using planner, muse and todo. I'd used outline-mode for quite a while. Anyway, I subsequently ran across Carsten's google tech talk and I decided to try org-mode again. What a difference! I think having used all these disparate tools, each with their own way of working, and then finding that org-mode essentially handled all of them in a consistent manner was a huge selling point. Essentially, what I'm saying is that Carsten's tech talk is one key advertising element we should ensure stays prominent wherever possible! eric _______________________________________________ Emacs-orgmode mailing list Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
