Stephen Berman <stephen.ber...@gmx.net> writes: > On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:01:14 +0200 Thorsten Jolitz <tjol...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> on the 'emacs-devel' mailing list I saw the announcement of a new >> version of `todo-mode.el', which I found a bit surprising - I would not >> have expected that something else as Org-mode is used nowadays to manage >> todo lists with Emacs? >> >> How is the relation between these two packages - if there is any? >> Anybody with more insights? > > I'm the one who wrote the new version of todo-mode.el and I didn't make > any attempt to borrow features or code from Org mode, which I know very > little about. I started using, and making changes to, Todo mode well > before Org existed. After Org appeared I briefly looked at its todo > list UI, but I was used to and liked Todo mode's UI and handling of todo > lists and Org's UI and handling didn't appeal to me as much for the way > I use todo lists, so I didn't try using it any further, and because I > kept working on Todo mode, changing it to suit my needs, I haven't felt > compelled to try Org again. I know, of course, that Org does a lot more > than todo lists. I've been casually monitoring this list for a couple > of months, but due to my unfamiliarity can't follow most of the > discussions. Maybe I'll give Org another try.
Ok, thanks for the info, a bit of package competition can't do no harm, and since envy is a strong motivation, some of the better features of one package might be ported later on to the other package too (see vim vs. emacs). I was just confused to read about an Emacs todo-mode without any mentioning of Org-mode - now the context is clearer. -- cheers, Thorsten