On Apr 28, 2010, at 5:46 AM, Carsten Dominik wrote:
Dear all,
with the Org-mode manual moving toward 200 pages, I am
starting to worry that people with stop in their tracks
when considering Org-mode, just because of the sheer size
of the manual.
So I did a little experiment. I took the manual and stripped
everything which could be considered advanced material, but
keeping all features and all basic commands and customizations.
What remains are about 50 pages. A document with the same
structure (even the same chapter numbers) as the manual.
I am wondering if it would be useful to have this as a beginners
document - or if the existence of this document would lead
to more confusion than relief.
http://orgmode.org/orgguide.pdf
I don't see this a an alternative for the manual - just
as an additional, rather static document, with little need for
updates. The manual would continue to be the comprehensive
and constantly updated document.
Comments are welcome.
- Carsten
Aloha Carsten,
I think this is a terrific idea, immediately useful.
The addition of hyperref links back to the advanced material in the
manual might be useful and shouldn't require much maintenance.
A section at the end of each chapter, "Additional Reading," with links
to Worg articles, etc. might also prove useful, but could be a pain to
maintain.
All the best,
Tom
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