Dnia 2013-04-07, o godz. 14:16:54 David Rogers <davidandrewrog...@gmail.com> napisaĆ(a):
> Marcin Borkowski <mb...@wmi.amu.edu.pl> writes: > > > the key seems to be "too hard to use efficiently"... I am afraid > > that MobileOrg for Android) is indeed much more difficult to use > > than the Emacs version. The strength of Org is that it is easy to > > use (and efficient in terms of keystrokes etc.). > > > > I am just wondering... What is the rationale behind all the syncing > > stuff? Assume that I have all my org files dropboxed - why not just > > edit them directly in the mobile version? I was thinking about it > > for some time, and can't see any disadvantages with this approach. > > In fact, since I'm considering learning to write Android apps, I am > > very much tempted to use an "org-lite" app (say, just TODOs or > > capture for the beginning) as my first project. > > I have felt the same way. Is the reason it's not already done (and the > pitfall for you if you take on a project like this) that "re-write > major chunks of Emacs" is a pretty big job? Well, it seems that it actually *is* done, though not for a touchscreen: I hear that Vimperator supports some subset of Org's functionality in Vim. Remember that the purpose of something like such an app (as opposed to Org-mode proper) would not be *editing* of text, but (primarily) *entering* texts (and short ones, for that matter), entering timestamps (which is quite convenient with any pointing device, including touchscreens) and things like changing todo states and clocking in and out - and that's basically it. In other words, a very small subset of Org-mode is needed here (at least for me). > There is already Emacs ported to Android; it isn't very convenient nor > working that well yet IMO. Maybe that project could use some help to > make it work well enough to use for this?? I don't think so. I'm not a usability expert, but the UI philosophies behind a keyboard and a touchscreen seem to be so different that this doesn't seem to make much sense. Regards, -- Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Adam Mickiewicz University